| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Phillips | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1960 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hazel Grove, England [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Macclesfield Town | 10 | (2) |
| 1980–1981 | Bury | 14 | (0) |
| 1981 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | (0) |
| 1981–1982 | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
| 1982–1983 | Mossley | ||
| 1983–19?? | Witton Albion | ||
| Winsford United | |||
| Barrow | |||
| Buxton | |||
| 19??–1990 | Rossendale United | ||
| 1990–1991 | Mossley | ||
| 1991–19?? | Curzon Ashton | ||
| Droylsden | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| Grove United | |||
| Bramhall | |||
| 1997–2001 | Mossley | ||
| 2001–2003 | Witton Albion | ||
| 2007–2008 | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
| 2011–2015 | Radcliffe Borough | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Benjamin Phillips (born 9 June 1960) is an English football manager and former professional player who played as a right-back. He played in the Football League for Bury. He is manager of Radcliffe Borough of the Northern Premier League Division One North. [3]
Phillips was a junior with Blackpool, Manchester City and Preston North End before joining Macclesfield Town. [4]
He joined Bury in September 1980. [1] He played 14 times that season and was linked with a move to Bolton Wanderers that fell through due to a pelvic injury, [4] but was released and joined Stalybridge Celtic after a brief spell with Crewe Alexandra. [4] He joined Mossley in August 1982 and was voted the supporters' player of the year the following season. He remained a regular the following season until leaving to join Witton Albion following the departure of manager Bob Murphy from the club in December 1983. [1]
He subsequently played for Winsford United, Barrow, Buxton and Rossendale United before rejoining Mossley in November 1990. [1] He left to join Curzon Ashton early in the 1991–92 season, [1] later playing for Droylsden.
Phillips was assistant manager at Stalybridge Celtic, Congleton Town and Ashton United and managed coached Mid-Cheshire League sides Grove United and Bramhall before taking over as manager of Mossley in July 1997. [1] He left in November 2001 to take over as manager of Witton Albion, [5] resigning in August 2003 after Albion had lost their first three games of the season. [6]
He was later assistant manager of Leek Town (from May 2004 [4] until May 2005 [7] ), Clitheroe (from June 2005 [8] ) and Witton Albion before taking over as manager of Bradford Park Avenue in March 2007. [9] He was sacked by Bradford in February 2008, despite the team being in the race for promotion. [10]
He was appointed as first-team coach, under manager Steve Burr, of Stalybridge Celtic in June 2009. [11] He was made caretaker manager of Stalybridge Celtic in January 2010 following Steve Burr's departure to take over Conference National side Kidderminster Harriers. [12] He was appointed manager of Radcliffe Borough in February 2011 by chairman Bernard Manning jnr (son of the late comic Bernard Manning). [13]
Away from football, Phillips used to run a bingo club in Hyde, [4] although he sold the club in 2005 and it closed in 2009. [14]