| Phil Airey | |
| Fullname: | Philip Airey[1] |
| Height: | [2] |
| Birth Date: | 14 November 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Amble,[3] England |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Newcastle United |
| Years1: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Newcastle United |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2011 |
| Clubs2: | → Hibernian (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2012 |
| Clubs3: | → Gateshead (loan) |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs4: | Blyth Spartans |
| Caps4: | 49 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2013 |
| Clubs5: | → Whitley Bay (loan) |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Totalcaps: | 60 |
| Totalgoals: | 10 |
| Club-Update: | 15:05, 14 July 2020 (UTC) |
Philip Airey (born 14 November 1991), known as Phil Airey, is a retired English footballer, who played as a striker. Airey has played for Premier League club Newcastle United, Scottish Premier League club Hibernian, Blyth Spartans and a spell on loan at Whitley Bay.
Airey joined the Newcastle United Academy at age 10[4] and made his reserve team debut on 18 November 2008 against Everton as a right back. Airey made his first team debut on 8 January 2011 as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 defeat against Stevenage in the FA Cup. He won the Golden Boot in the Premier Reserve League North with 11 goals.[5] Airey signed on loan for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian in August 2011.[6] He made just one substitute appearance before returning to Newcastle a month later.[7] On 20 January 2012, Airey signed for Conference National side Gateshead on a one-month loan.[8] He made his debut the following day as a 79th-minute substitute in Gateshead's 3–3 draw with Lincoln City. Airey was released by Newcastle United on 1 June 2012.[9]
He then joined Blyth Spartans in August 2012. He started out at the club as a striker but moved to right-back to accommodate for the loss of Shaun Utterson. Airey had a number of trials at full-time clubs over the 2012–13 season, but failed to secure a deal. On 18 November 2013, Airey joined Northern League side Whitley Bay on a month loan,[10] making a goal-scoring debut the following day in a 7–3 win against Alnwick Town in the Northumberland Senior Cup.[11] Airey now plays for local club Red Row Welfare Fc.
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
| 2010–11 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Hibernian (loan) | Scottish Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Gateshead (loan) | Conference National | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||