| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Phillip Anthony Bardsley | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2003 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2008 | Manchester United | 8 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Burnley (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Rangers (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Aston Villa (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2008– | Sunderland | 112 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Scotland | 11 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 22 June 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Phillip Anthony "Phil" Bardsley (born 28 June 1985) is an English-born Scottish footballer who plays for Sunderland and the Scotland national football team. Although born in England, Bardsley qualifies for Scotland through his Glasgow-born father.[2]
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Bardsley attended Hope High School in his hometown Salford, along with former United team-mates Mark Redshaw and Mark Howard. Bardsley started his career with Charlestown Lads Club also with Redshaw before signing for Manchester United.[3] He grew up near Manchester United's old training ground, The Cliff, and would often go there on his school holidays to see his heroes train. Prior to his departure for Sunderland, he was the only current player who progressed through all the levels of the academy, starting out at the club at the age of 8.[4]
Bardsley was occasionally included in UEFA Champions League and League Cup squads for Manchester United. In 2004, he spent four months on loan to Manchester United's Belgian feeder club, Royal Antwerp. On 16 March 2006, he joined Championship side Burnley, where he played on loan until the end of the season. He played five games and scored a first minute own goal against Southampton.
He was sent out on loan again at the start of the 2006–07 season, this time to Scottish Premier League club Rangers. On 9 September 2006, he scored his only goal for Rangers against Falkirk with a terrific long-range free kick.[5] He was sent off against Hibernian, and therefore missed the Old Firm match against Celtic. On 17 October, it was reported that Bardsley was involved in a training ground disagreement with manager Paul Le Guen and his future at Rangers appeared to be in doubt.[6] Indeed, Bardsley never played for Rangers again and returned to Manchester United in December.[7]
On 8 January 2007, Bardsley joined Aston Villa on loan until the end of the season and played his first Premiership game against Watford on 20 January.[8] It was announced on 1 May that Bardsley would be returning to Manchester United when his loan deal with Villa ran out as manager Martin O'Neill did not want to make the move permanent.[9]
On 15 October, it was confirmed Bardsley would join Sheffield United on loan until January 2008.[10] He made his full debut for the Blades a few days later in a 1–1 draw with Preston North End at Bramall Lane. Despite the Blades agreeing a deal with Manchester United to sign him permanently,[11] Bardsley left at the end of his loan deal in January 2008 after playing sixteen games.
On 22 January 2008, Bardsley joined Sunderland on a three-and-a-half-year contract in a deal for £850,000 that could potentially rise to £2 million.[12] He made his debut in the 2–0 win against Birmingham City in the Premier League on 29 January. On 27 August 2008, he scored his first goal in English football to level a League Cup match against Nottingham Forest. Sunderland won the tie 2-1 after extra time.[13] Bardsley featured inconsistently in the 2009-10 season, with manager Steve Bruce favouring on-loan defenders Alan Hutton and John Mensah ahead of Bardsley. A lack of playing time lead to him hinting at an exit from the club in the summer transfer window,[14] but he remained at the club for the 2010-11 season and has recently become first-choice in an unfamiliar left back position. On 18 October 2010, Bardsley started and played the full 90 minutes in the game against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park in a 0-0 draw. In November 2010, he signed a new three-and-a-half year deal running until summer 2014. He scored his first league goal in English football against Aston Villa on 5 January 2011 with a 25 yard strike in a 1–0 win.[15] He then scored his second of the season with another long range strike to put Sunderland 1-0 against Chelsea. Unfortunately the match ended in a 4-2 defeat for Sunderland. He also scored from long range against West Bromwich Albion at the Stadium of Light which ended in a 3-2 defeat for Sunderland. He has emerged as one of Sunderland's most consistent players this season. A fan favourite, he has taken up the video blogging duties after the departure of Darren Bent. Bardsley's consistent performances earned him the supporters' Player of the Season award.[16]
On 6 October 2010, Bardsley received a call up for the Scotland national team for the Euro 2012 qualifier against the Czech Republic on 8 October 2010.[17] He qualifies through his father's line coming from Glasgow.[18] He made his debut on 11 October 2010 in a 3–2 defeat by World and European champions Spain, filling in for the injured Alan Hutton.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 2003–04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Royal Antwerp (loan) | 2003–04 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Manchester United | 2004–05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Burnley (loan) | 2005–06 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Rangers (loan) | 2006–07 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Aston Villa (loan) | 2006–07 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
| Manchester United | 2007–08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheffield United (loan) | 2007–08 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |
| Sunderland | 2007–08 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2011–12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Sunderland Total | 112 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 122 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 167 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 189 | 5 | |
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