| Ronnie Phillips | |
| Fullname: | Ronald Daniel Phillips |
| Birth Date: | 1947 3, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Worsley, England |
| Death Place: | Cumbria, England |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1963–1965 |
| Youthclubs1: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Years1: | 1965–1975 |
| Years2: | 1975 |
| Years3: | 1975–1977 |
| Years4: | 1977–1981 |
| Years5: | 1981 |
| Years6: | 1981 |
| Clubs1: | Bolton Wanderers |
| Clubs2: | → Chesterfield (loan) |
| Clubs3: | Bury |
| Clubs4: | Chester |
| Clubs5: | Chorley |
| Clubs6: | Barrow |
| Caps1: | 145 |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Caps3: | 72 |
| Caps4: | 130 |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 21 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
Ronald Phillips (30 March 1947 – 18 April 2002) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
A left sided midfielder who also played as winger,[1] Phillips began his career with Bolton Wanderers. After 145 league appearances and a loan spell with Chesterfield, Phillips joined Bury in 1975 for a two-year spell.
Early in 1977–78 Phillips joined Chester, where he became part of one of the club's most successful teams.[1] His four-year stint at Sealand Road was largely successful, although Phillips did suffer the indignity of missing an open goal for Chester in a televised match at Blackpool in December 1978.[1]
Phillips left Chester in February 1981 and briefly joined Chorley before signing for Barrow in the Alliance Premier League. But he suffered a serious leg injury shortly after signing and left him in plaster for six months, effectively ending his playing career at a serious level.[1]
After his football career ended Phillips worked for an insurance company and later established a successful newsagents business.[1] Unfortunately he began to suffer from depression,[2] leading to his death from self-inflicted injuries in April 2002.[2]