Phil Airey

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Phil Airey
Personal information
Full name Philip Airey [1]
Date of birth (1991-11-14) 14 November 1991 (age 31)
Place of birth Amble, [2] England
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in) [3]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
2002–2011 Newcastle United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 Newcastle United 0 (0)
2011Hibernian (loan) 1 (0)
2012Gateshead (loan) 2 (0)
2012–2013 Blyth Spartans 49 (6)
2013Whitley Bay (loan) 8 (4)
Total60(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 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.

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Club career

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. [4] 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. [2] 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, Airey now plays for local club Red Row Welfare Fc. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20:00, 24 January 2012 (UTC) [12]
Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
EnglandLeague FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2010–11 Newcastle United Premier League 0010000010
2011–12 0000000000
2011–12 Hibernian (loan) Scottish Premier League 1000000010
2011–12 Gateshead (loan) Conference National 2000000020
Career total3010000040

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