Phil Heath (footballer)

Phil Heath

Personal information
Full name	Philip Adrian Heath[1]
Date of birth	24 November 1964[1]
Place of birth	Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1988	Stoke City	156	(16)
1988–1990	Oxford United	37	(1)
1990–1991	Cardiff City	11	(1)
1991–1992	Aldershot	25	(1)
1992–1994	Aylesbury United	68	(7)
	Chipping Norton Town
Total		297	(26)
Teams managed
	Chipping Norton Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Philip Adrian "Phil" Heath (born 24 November 1964) is a former English footballer who played in the Football League for Aldershot, Cardiff City, Oxford United and Stoke City.^[1][2]

Career

Heath was born in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent and came through the youth system at the Victoria Ground making his debut against Coventry City on the final day of the 1982–83 season.^[1] He became a useful member of a struggling Stoke City side which was relegated with a record low points tally in 1984–85, Heath playing in 37 matches that season.^[2] He remained a regular under new manager Mick Mills in 1985–86 playing in 44 matches scoring four goals and at the end of the season Stoke turned down a bid of £150,000 from Everton for his services.^[2] He remained at Stoke and was highest league goalscorer in 1987–88 with eight goals.^[2]

At the end of the 1987–88 season he joined Oxford United for a fee of £100,000 where he spent two seasons and later had spells at Cardiff City and Aldershot before entering non-league football in 1992 with Aylesbury United. He later became player manager of Chipping Norton Town winning promotion for them from the Hellenic League Division One West to the Hellenic League Premier Division.

Career statistics

• Sourced from Phil Heath profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[A]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1982–83	First Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1983–84	First Division	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
	1984–85	First Division	36	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	37	2
	1985–86	Second Division	38	4	0	0	3	0	3	0	44	4
	1986–87	Second Division	38	1	5	2	2	0	1	0	46	3
	1987–88	Second Division	39	8	0	0	4	0	4	1	47	9
	Total		156	16	5	2	10	0	8	1	179	19
Oxford United	1988–89	Second Division	16	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	20	1
	1989–90	Second Division	21	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	24	0
	Total		37	1	3	0	2	0	2	0	44	1
Cardiff City	1990–91	Fourth Division	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	1
Aldershot	1991–92	Fourth Division	25	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	30	1
Career total			229	19	9	2	14	0	12	1	264	22

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup.

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.

External links

• Phil Heath at Neil Brown stat site
• Interview with Phil Heath