| Jimmy Phillips | |
| Fullname: | James Peter Phillips[1] |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Currentclub: | Kidsgrove Athletic |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Stoke City |
| Years1: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs1: | Stoke City |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2008 |
| Clubs2: | → Alfreton Town (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2008 |
| Clubs3: | → Stafford Rangers (loan) |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2009–2015 |
| Clubs4: | Burton Albion |
| Caps4: | 121 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2015 |
| Clubs5: | → Alfreton Town (loan) |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs6: | Gateshead |
| Caps6: | 19 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2016 |
| Clubs7: | → Macclesfield Town (loan) |
| Caps7: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2016 |
| Clubs8: | → Altrincham (loan) |
| Caps8: | 4 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2017–2019 |
| Years10: | 2019– |
| Club-Update: | 17:45, 8 May 2016 (UTC) |
James Peter Phillips (born 20 September 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kidsgrove Athletic.
He started his career at Stoke City but after loan spells at Alfreton Town[2] and Stafford Rangers[3] he was released at the end of the 2008–09 season.[4] It was then that he was snapped up by Burton manager Paul Peschisolido.[5]
He made his debut on the first day of the 2009–10 season, starting in the 3–1 defeat to Shrewsbury Town.[6] He scored his first goal for Burton in a first round League Cup defeat at Reading on 11 August 2009.[7] He scored his first Football League goal in a 2–1 win over Grimsby Town on 10 October 2009. His goal turned out to be the winning goal for Burton.[8] He scored his second league goal for the club, 4 years after his first, in a 2–0 win over Torquay United on 22 October 2013.[9] His fourth goal for the club came against Bournemouth in the FA Cup on 14 January 2014.[10]
On 27 March, Phillips was loaned out to Conference Premier side Alfreton Town until the end of the season.[11] He played five times for Alfreton as they suffered relegation to the Conference North.[12] Phillips was released by Burton at the end of the 2014–15 season.
Phillips joined National League side Gateshead on 7 July 2015 on a one-year contract.[13] He made his debut on 8 August in a 2–1 win over Aldershot Town[14] and scored his first goal on 12 September in a 2–1 win over Eastleigh.[15]
On 17 February 2016, Phillips joined Macclesfield Town on a one-month loan.[16] Phillips made three appearances for Macclesfield Town before joining Altrincham on loan for the remainder of the season on 18 March 2016.[17]
On 3 May 2016, it was announced that Phillips had been released by Gateshead.[18] He remained without club until August 2017, where he joined Mickleover Sports.[19] He played for the club until the summer 2019, where he joined Kidsgrove Athletic.[20]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stoke City | 2008–09 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Burton Albion | 2009–10 | League Two | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | |
| 2010–11 | League Two | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | League Two | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | League Two | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | League Two | 33 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2014–15 | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 121 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 137 | 4 | |||
| Alfreton Town (loan) | 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Gateshead | 2015–16 | National League | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| Macclesfield Town (loan) | 2015–16 | National League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Altrincham (loan) | 2015–16 | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 152 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 169 | 7 | |||