Aaron Phillips

Aaron Phillips
Personal information
Full name Aaron Owen Phillips[1]
Date of birth (1993-11-20) 20 November 1993[2]
Place of birth Warwick, England
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Northampton Town
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2012 Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Coventry City 53 (1)
2013Nuneaton Town (loan) 17 (1)
2016– Northampton Town 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:23, 3 November 2016 (UTC).


Aaron Owen Phillips (born 20 November 1993) is an English football player. He is a defender who currently plays for League One team Northampton. His father is the former Welsh international footballer David Phillips who played for Coventry's FA Cup winning side in 1987.

Career

On 31 January 2013 Phillips joined Conference National side Nuneaton Town on loan for a month, with a view of gaining more experience,[3] He made his Nuneaton Town debut on 2 February 2013 in a 3-2 loss to Stockport County.[4] Phillips was joined at Nuneaton by fellow Sky Blue Lee Burge, both Phillips and Burge had their loan spells extended until the end of the season and were influential in saving Nuneaton from relegation.

Phillips made his Coventry City debut as a substitute on 3 August 2013 in a 3-2 Football League One loss to Crawley Town, coming on to replace Jordan Willis after 82 minutes.[5] Phillips scored his first goal for the club on 19 October in a 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers.[6] Aaron made his first start for Coventry City in their 1-0 victory in League One against Walsall in October 2013.[7]

On 1 January 2014, Phillips signed a new contract to keep him at Coventry City until the summer of 2016.[8]

On 3 June 2016, Phillips signed for Northampton Town newly promoted to League One.[9]

Career statistics

As of 2 May 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Coventry City 2012–13[10] League One0000000000
2013–14[11] League One11110001[lower-alpha 1]0131
2014–15[12] League One19000003[lower-alpha 1]2222
2015–16[13] League One23010101[lower-alpha 1]0260
Total 531201052613
Nuneaton Town (loan) 2012–13[10] Conference Premier171000000171
Career total 702201052784

References

  1. "Professional retain lists & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 32. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Aaron Phillips". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. "City defender completes loan deal". CCFC Official Site. 2013-01-31.
  4. "Stockport County 3–2 Nuneaton Town". BBC Sport. 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
  5. "Crawley Town 3-2 Coventry City". CCFC Official Site. 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2013-08-03.
  6. "Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-1 Coventry" BBC Sport. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  7. "Walsall 0 Coventry 1" BBC Sport. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  8. "Aaron Phillips pens new contract". CCFC Official Site. 1 January 2014.
  9. "Aaron Phillips: Northampton Town sign defender after Coventry City release". BBC Sport. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Games played by Aaron Phillips in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  11. "Games played by Aaron Phillips in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  12. "Games played by Aaron Phillips in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  13. "Games played by Aaron Phillips in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

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