| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven John Phillips[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Bath, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Paulton Rovers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2006 | Bristol City | 257 | (0) |
| 1996 | → Gloucester City (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 1996 | → Evesham United (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 1997 | → Worcester City (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2006–2010 | Bristol Rovers | 136 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2010– | Crewe Alexandra | 15 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:10, 10 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Steven John "Steve" Phillips (born 6 May 1978 in Bath, Somerset) is an English football goalkeeper, currently with Crewe Alexandra.
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The West Country goalkeeper began his career in Non-League with Paulton Rovers and then earned a big move to Bristol City where he went on to play 250 league appearances for the Ashton Gate outfit.
However, after an alleged falling out with City boss Gary Johnson he was replaced from the first team by Adriano Basso early into the 2005/06 season. Despite being in his testimonial season Phillips never figured regularly again for City.
In the summer of 2006, Phillips moved across the city to bitter rivals Bristol Rovers F.C.. This was after Phillips made a "come and get me" plea to Swindon Town manager Dennis Wise through ex-City team mate Lee Peacock. Wise chose to pursue Petr Brezovan instead.
Phillips took over the number one jersey at Bristol Rovers, taking over from Scott Shearer and very much helped Rovers secure a play-off spot in the 2006/07 season with Phillips earning much praise, and winning Player of the Year. Phillips won League Two's player of the month for November after not conceding any league goals during that month. He also won The Football Leagues Golden Glove competition after keeping the most clean sheets in the football league for the 2006/07 season. He was also awarded the Bristol Rovers Player 2006/07 Player of the Year.
Steve was in Turkey hoping to sign a contract with Turkish Super League Division Three team Ankara Demirspor. There was also interest from Turkish side Ankaragücü who already have English influences with former Manchester City striker Darius Vassell and former Luton Town winger Ian Henderson on their books. However, a contract was rejected from both teams, and he has returned to Rovers.
On 26 August 2009, Phillips signed for Shrewsbury Town on a one-month loan deal, which was soon extended. In November 2009, he joined League 2 side Crewe on a two months loan with a view to make the move permanent. Phillips made his Crewe Alexandra debut against Morecambe in a 2-1 home loss. On 6 January 2010, Phillips extended his loan with Crewe until the end of the season. He established himself as number one, but missed the last three games of the season through a shoulder injury.
Along with 14 other players, he was released by Rovers at the end of the 2009/10 season.[2]
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