Personal information | |||
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Full name | Philip John Basey [1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 August 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1966–1967 | Brentford | 2 | (0) |
1967–1968 | Gloucester City | 39 | (9) |
1968–1972 | Crawley Town | 136 | (76) |
1972–1976 | Maidstone United | ||
1977–1978 | Hillingdon Borough | (1) | |
1978–1979 | Tooting & Mitcham United | 18 | (6) |
Bromley | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Philip John Basey (born 27 August 1948) is a Welsh retired professional footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Brentford. After his release in 1967, he played for over a decade in non-League football and notably scored over 100 career goals for Southern League club Crawley Town.
Basey began his career in the youth team at Fourth Division club Brentford, [2] after writing to the club requesting a trial. [3] He progressed to sign a professional contract in July 1966. [4] At age 18, he made his professional debut in a league match versus Tranmere Rovers on 24 September 1966 and played the full 90 minutes of the 1–1 draw. [5] His second and final appearance for the club came three days later, in a 2–2 draw with Lincoln City. [5] After his release at the end of the 1966–67 season, [2] Basey dropped into non-League football and played for Gloucester City, [6] Crawley Town, [7] Maidstone United, [8] Hillingdon Borough, Tooting & Mitcham United and Bromley. [9]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 1966–67 [5] | Fourth Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 2 | 0 | |
Crawley Town | 1968–69 [10] | Southern League First Division | 36 | 18 | 1 | 0 | ― | 1 [a] | 0 | 38 | 18 | |
1969–70 [11] | Southern League Premier Division | 33 | 17 | 6 | 2 | ― | 6 [b] | 3 | 45 | 22 | ||
1970–71 [12] | Southern League First Division | 38 | 22 | 7 | 4 | ― | 4 [c] | 0 | 49 | 26 | ||
1971–72 [13] | Southern League First Division South | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | ― | 11 [d] | 4 | 46 | 27 | ||
Total | 136 | 76 | 20 | 10 | ― | 22 | 7 | 178 | 93 | |||
Career total | 138 | 76 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 180 | 93 |
Crawley Town
Maidstone United