Phil Bater

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Phil Bater
Personal information
Full name Philip Thomas Bater [1]
Date of birth (1955-10-26) 26 October 1955 (age 68)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1974–1981 Bristol Rovers 212 (2)
1981–1983 Wrexham 73 (1)
1983–1986 Bristol Rovers 98 (1)
1986–1987 Brentford 19 (2)
1987–1989 Cardiff City 76 (0)
1990 Gloucester City 2 (0)
International career
1976–1977 Wales U21 2 (0)
Managerial career
2002 Bristol Rovers (caretaker)
2004 Bristol Rovers (caretaker)
2007–2008 Clevedon Town
2009–2012 Mangotsfield United
2017–2021 Larkhall Athletic
2022 Mangotsfield United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip Thomas Bater (born 26 October 1955) is a Welsh former professional footballer turned manager who was recently in charge of Mangotsfield United.

Originally from Cardiff, Bater began his career as an apprentice with Bristol Rovers in 1973. He made 310 league appearances in two spells at the club, and also played for Wrexham, Brentford and Cardiff City [3] He was also capped by Wales U-21. [4] before ending his playing days at Gloucester City and starting up a landscape gardening business [5]

After retiring as a player, Bater held a number of coaching positions at Bristol Rovers, including youth team coach and caretaker manager for the first team, and he also started a landscape gardening business.[ citation needed ] Since then he has been manager of Clevedon Town, and in 2009 became manager of Mangotsfield United leading the club to the playoffs in 2011, he left in April 2012. [6]

In January 2017, Bater was appointed manager of Larkhall Athletic, replacing his son Geraint in the position. [7]

Bater resigned as manager of Larkhall Athletic in November 2021. [8]

On 2 November 2022, Bater returned to manage Mangotsfield United for a second spell. [9]

On 22 November 2022, Bater resigned as Mangotsfield United manager after 19 days in charge. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Phil Bater". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 84. ISBN   0-362-02046-9. OCLC   868301130.
  3. ↑ "2007 - 2008 Player Profiles". Clevedon Town Football Club. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
  4. ↑ "Greatest Ever Gas Fullback?". Vital Football. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
  5. ↑ Phil Bater on Tiger Roar
  6. ↑ "Bater quits as Mangotsfield boss". Non League Daily. 6 April 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  7. ↑ "Father Comes in as Bater Steps Down". The Bath Chronicle. 12 January 2017. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017– via HighBeam Research.
  8. ↑ "It`s Bater Out – Price In at Larkhall". Southern Football League. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "MANGOS MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENT". Mangotsfield United. 3 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Former Bristol Rovers, Cardiff City and Wrexham man quits job after just 19 days". Bristol World. 22 November 2022.
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