Phil Gilchrist

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Phil Gilchrist

Phil Gilchrist playing for Oxford United
Personal information
Full name Philip Alexander Gilchrist
Date of birth August 25, 1973 (1973-08-25) (age 34)
Place of birth    Stockton-on-Tees, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre Back
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1990–1992
1992
1992–1995
1995–1999
1999–2001
2001–2004
2004
2004–2006
2006–2007		 Nottingham Forest
Middlesbrough
Hartlepool United
Oxford United
Leicester City
West Bromwich Albion
→ Rotherham United (loan)
Rotherham United
Oxford United
Total		 000 0(0)
000 0(0)
082 0(0)
177 (10)
039 0(1)
090 0(0)
010 0(0)
035 0(1)
036 0(1)
0479 0(13)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 20:31, 18 May 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Philip Alexander "Phil" Gilchrist (born August 25, 1973) is a player/assistant manager footballer at Woking FC. He plays as a defender.

[edit] Career

Gilchrist first joined Oxford United from Hartlepool United for £100,000 in February 1995. He soon formed one of the best defensive partnerships ever seen at The Manor Ground, alongside Matt Elliott, and it was this partnership that formed the basis for the promotion winning side of 1995–96.

Predominantly left sided, Phil continued to flourish after the sale of Elliott, and moved on to Leicester for £500,000 in 2000. In total he had made 201 starts for the U's in his first spell, scoring eleven goals.

Gilchrist made 23 Premier League starts for Leicester before moving on to West Bromwich Albion for £500,000 in March 2001.[1] He made his debut for Albion in a 2–1 win over Tranmere Rovers on 25 March 2001. He was a regular during 2001–02, forming part of a solid defence which notched up a club record 27 clean sheets and helping Albion win promotion to the Premiership. In all, Gilchrist made over 100 appearances for Albion in all competitions.

Three years later he joined Rotherham United, initially on a month's loan.[2] Gilchrist made his debut for the Millers in a 1-0 defeat away at Derby County on 13 March 2004. The success of his loan spell led to a permanent move. Rotherham released Gilchrist in May 2006.[3]

Gilchrist returned to Oxford in June 2006 for his second spell at the club,[4] and was made club captain (with Barry Quinn as team captain). Gilchrist announced his retirement from football on 6 December 2007.[5] However, in May 2008, he was appointed assistant manager at conference club Woking FC, where it was shortly after announced he would be registered as a player.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Gilchrist moves to West Brom", BBC Sport, 2001-03-23. Retrieved on 2007-04-28. 
  2. ^ "Millers sign Gilchrist", BBC Sport, 2004-03-12. Retrieved on 2007-08-13. 
  3. ^ "Millers let experienced trio go", BBC Sport, 2006-05-09. Retrieved on 2007-04-28. 
  4. ^ "Oxford capture defender Gilchrist", BBC Sport, 2006-06-30. Retrieved on 2007-04-28. 
  5. ^ "Gilly to quit professional game", Oxford Mail, 2007-12-06. Retrieved on 2007-12-06. 


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Persondata
NAME Gilchrist, Phil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gilchrist, Philip Alexander
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockton-on-Tees, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH