Phil Basey

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Phil Basey
Personal information
Full name Philip John Basey [1]
Date of birth (1948-08-27) 27 August 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Playing career

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]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford 1966–67 [5] Fourth Division 20000020
Crawley Town 1968–69 [10] Southern League First Division3618101 [a] 03818
1969–70 [11] Southern League Premier Division3317626 [b] 34522
1970–71 [12] Southern League First Division3822744 [c] 04926
1971–72 [13] Southern League First Division South29196411 [d] 44627
Total13676201022717893
Career total1387620100022718093
  1. Appearance in Sussex Professional Cup
  2. 4 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Sussex Professional Cup, 1 appearance in Southern League Cup
  3. 2 appearances in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Sussex Professional Cup
  4. 7 appearances and 1 goal in Southern League Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 2 appearances and 2 goals in Sussex Professional Cup

Honours

Crawley Town

Maidstone United

References

  1. "Phil Basey". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 16. ISBN   978-0955294914.
  3. "Basey To Stand By". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 5 August 1966.
  4. "Their Big Chance". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 8 July 1966.
  5. 1 2 3 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 389. ISBN   0951526200.
  6. "Phil Basey". Tiger Roar. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  7. "All Time Leading Goalscorers – 51 To 74". Vital Brentford. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Barnet FC Official Matchday Programme 2018–19" (PDF). 3 November 2018. p. 23. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  9. "Season 1978–79". Tooting & Mitcham United FC Archive. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  10. "1968/1969: Full season stats". CTFC History. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  11. 1 2 "1969/1970: Full season stats". CTFC History. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  12. "1970/1971: Full season stats". CTFC History. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  13. "1971/1972: Full season stats". CTFC History. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  14. "The Pilgrim 2019–20, match 15: Argyle vs Crawley Town". Issuu. Retrieved 4 October 2021.