Philip John Basey (born 27 August 1948) is a Welsh retired professional footballer who played as a left winger in the Football League for Brentford. After his release in 1967, he played for over a decade in non-League football and notably scored over 100 career goals for Southern League club Crawley Town.

Phil Basey
Personal information
Full name Philip John Basey[1]
Date of birth (1948-08-27) 27 August 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1967 Brentford 2 (0)
1967–1968 Gloucester City 39 (9)
1968–1972 Crawley Town (71)
1972–1976 Maidstone United
1977–1978 Hillingdon Borough (1)
1978–1979 Tooting & Mitcham United 18 (6)
Bromley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

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Basey began his career in the youth team at Fourth Division club Brentford,[2] after writing to the club requesting a trial.[3] He progressed to sign a professional contract in July 1966.[4] At age 18, he made his professional debut in a league match versus Tranmere Rovers on 24 September 1966 and played the full 90 minutes of the 1–1 draw.[5] His second and final appearance for the club came three days later, in a 2–2 draw with Lincoln City.[5] After his release at the end of the 1966–67 season,[2] Basey dropped into non-League football and played for Gloucester City,[6] Crawley Town,[7] Maidstone United,[8] Hillingdon Borough, Tooting & Mitcham United and Bromley.[9]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1966–67[5] Fourth Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Honours

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Crawley Town

Maidstone United

References

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  1. ^ "Phil Basey". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 16. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. ^ "Basey To Stand By". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 5 August 1966.
  4. ^ "Their Big Chance". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 8 July 1966.
  5. ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 389. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. ^ "Phil Basey". Tiger Roar. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  7. ^ "All Time Leading Goalscorers – 51 To 74". Vital Brentford. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Barnet FC Official Matchday Programme 2018–19" (PDF). 3 November 2018. p. 23. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Season 1978–79". Tooting & Mitcham United FC Archive. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  10. ^ "The Pilgrim 2019–20, match 15: Argyle vs Crawley Town". Issuu. Retrieved 4 October 2021.