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Kevin Phillips

Sunderland AFC

8 appearances, 0 goals

P 8 W 2 D 5 L 1 F 9: A 8
(actual pitch goals F 7: A 5)
56% successful

1999-2002

disciplined: none
captain:
none
minutes played:
347

Timeline

  Kevin Mark Phillips
Birth 25 July 1973 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire
Marriage to Julie
Children Kevin and Julie Phillips have four children together
  registered as Kevin in Hitchin July-September 1973

Source

Barry Hugman's PFA Yearbook [2000] &

Playing Career


Club(s)
After being rejected at Southampton FC after becoming an apprentice at right-back, he began his football career with Baldock Town FC in 1991. Manager Ian Allinson moved him up front and soon his goalscoring was noticed by Watford FC, who signed Phillips for an eventual £30,000 on 19 December 1994. Despite a year out with a foot injury, a £325,000+ deal took him to Sunderland AFC on 17 July 1997. Following his success he courted interest from Arsenal FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC. However, Phillips joined Southampton FC on 14 August 2003 for £3¼ million. He joined Aston Villa FC for £1 million on 29 June 2005, before he signed with West Bromwich Albion FC for £700,000 on 22 August 2006. Signed for Birmingham City FC on 5 August 2008, and was released after three seasons. So on 10 July 2011, Phillips signed for Blackpool FC, before he followed his manager to Crystal Palace FC on loan on 31 January 2013. After securing promotion to the Premier League, five days short of his fortieth birthday, Phillips signed a year long contract with Palace, but he left on 3 January 2014 to join Leicester City FC twelve days later. He announced his intention to retire at the end of the season on 28 April 2014.

League honours
454+126 appearances, 246 goals
Watford FC 1995-97 50 appearances 24 goals
debut (division one): Watford FC 0 Sunderland AFC 1.
Sunderland AFC 1997-2003 207+one appearances 113 goals
debut (division one): 15 August 1997 Sunderland AFC 3 Manchester City FC 1.
Southampton FC 2003-05 49+fifteen appearances, 22 goals
debut: (sub) 16 August 2003 Leicester City FC 2 Southampton FC 2.
Aston Villa FC 2005-06 twenty+three appearances, four goals
debut: 13 August 2005 Aston Villa FC 2 Bolton Wanderers FC 2.
West Bromwich Albion FC 2006-08 sixty+eleven appearances, 38 goals
debut (chmp'ship): (sub) 28 August 2007 Sunderland AFC 2 West Bromwich Albion FC 0.
Birmingham City FC 2008-11 31+38 appearances, nineteen goals
debut (championship): (sub) 9 August 2008 Birmingham City FC 1 Sheffield United FC 0.
Blackpool FC 2011-13 29+27 appearances, eighteen goals
debut (championship): 5 August 2011 Hull City AFC 0 Blackpool FC 1.
Crystal Palace FC 2013 loan two+twelve appearances,
2013 permanent none+four appearances
debut (championship): (sub) 2 February 2013 Crystal Palace FC 2 Charlton Athletic FC 1.
Leicester City FC 2014 two+ten appearances, two goals
debut (championship): (sub) 18 January 2014 Leeds United AFC 0 Leicester City FC 1.
last:

Club honours
Football League Division One third place-play-off runners-up 1997-98 (43ᵍ 29ᵃ); Champions 1998-99 (26ᵍ 23ᵃ), 2007-08 (35ᵍ 22ᵃ), 2013-14 (12ᵍ 2ᵃ); fourth place-play-off runners-up 2006-07 (36ᵍ 16ᵃ); runners-up 2008-09 (36ᵍ 14ᵃ), fifth place-play-off runners-up 2011-12; fifth place-play-off winners 2012-13 (14ᵍ 6ᵃ);
Football League Cup winners
2010-11 (2ᵍ 1ᵃ);
FA Premier League best seventh place 1999-2000 (36ᵍ 30ᵃ), 2000-01 (34ᵍ 14ᵃ);
FA Cup best semi-finalist 2007-08 (3ᵍ 2ᵃ)

Individual honours
FA Premier League... Player of the Month October 1999; PFA Premier League Team of the Year 1999-2000;
West Bromwich Albion FC... Player of the Year 2007-08; Supporters' Player of the Year 2007-08;
Football League Championship Player of the Year
2007-08; PFA Championship Team of the Year 2007-08;
Sir Tom Finney Award
2014-15;
Goalscoring Records Premier League Golden Boot 1999-2000; European Golden Boot 1999-2000;
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 7", 11st. 0lbs [2000].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Management Career


Club(s)
Following his retirement from playing at the end of Leicester City FC's triumphant 2013-14 Championship season, Phillips remained another season as an assistant first team coach. Then, on 17 September 2015, he was appointed as an assistant at Derby County FC. On 26 June 2018, appointed as first team coach at Stoke City FC, but was part of the staff that was sacked on 8 January 2019. Phillips returned to management on 16 January 2022 when South Shields FC appoint him as their new manager. He left on 22 April 2023, despite winning the League and gaining promotion. Appointed Head Coach at National League side Hartlepool United FC on 20 January 2024.
Honours Northern Premier League Premier Division runners-up-play-off runners-up 2021-22; winners 2022-23

England Career

Player number One of two who became 1090th players (1091) to appear for England.
Position(s) Centre-forward
First match No. 757, 28 April 1999, Hungary 1 England 1, a friendly match at Népstadion, Budapest, substituted (72), aged 25 years 277 days.
Last match No. 786, 13 February 2002, Netherlands 1 England 1, a friendly match at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, substitute (ht), aged 28 years 203 days.
Major tournaments European Championship Finals 2000.
Team honours None
Individual honours England B (one appearance)
Distinctions The eleventh Hertfordshirian to represent England

 

Kevin Phillips - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
22 8 0 4 4 4 347 0 0.00 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Kevin Phillips - Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 5 1 4 0 6 5 +1 1 1 1.20 1.00 60.0 +1
Away 3 1 1 1 3 3 =0 1 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All - Friendly 8 2 5 1 9 8 +1 2 1 1.125 1.00 56.3 +1

 

Kevin Phillips - Match Record - By Colour of Shirt
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
White 5 1 3 1 6 6 =0 1 0 1.20 1.20 50.0 =0
Red 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 1 1 1.00 0.667 66.7 +1
All 8 2 5 1 9 8 +1 2 1 1.125 1.00 56.3 +1

 

Kevin Phillips - Match History
 Club: Sunderland A.F.C. - 8 full appearances

Coach: Kevin Keegan - 5 full capsx

Age 25
1 757 28 April 1999 - Hungary 1 England 1, Népstadion, Budapest Fr AD Start off 82 10

1-1 when substituted

758 5 June 1999 - England 0 Sweden 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HD withdrew injured
759 9 June 1999 - Bulgaria 1 England 1, Stadion Balgarska Armia, Sofiya AD
Age 26
- 760 4 September 1999 - England 6 Luxembourg 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley ECP HW squad member
- 761 8 September 1999 - Poland 0 England 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley AD
2 762 10 October 1999 - England 2 Belgium 1, Stadium of Light, Sunderland Fr HW Start off 82 10

2-1 when substituted

- 763 13 November 1999 - Scotland 0 England 2, Hampden Park, Glasgow ECP AW unused sub 17
- 764 17 November 1999 - England 0 Scotland 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley HL squad member
3 765 23 February 2000 - England 0 Argentina 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD sub 77 17
0-0 when substituting
4 766 27 May 2000 - England 1 Brazil 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HD sub 84 18
1-1 when substituting
- 767 31 May 2000 - England 2 Ukraine 0, Wembley Stadium, Wembley Fr HW unused sub 18
5 768 3 June 2000 - Malta 1 England 2, Stadium Nazzjonali, Ta' Qali Fr AW Start off 68 10

1-1 when substituted

- 769 12 June 2000 - Portugal 3 England 2, Philips Stadion, Eindhoven ECF NL unused sub 20
- 770 17 June 2000 - England 1 Germany 0, Stade Communal, Charleroi NW
- 771 20 June 2000 - England 2 Romania 3, Stade Communal, Charleroi NL
Age 27
- 772 2 September 2000 - France 1 England 1, Stade de France, Saint-Denis Fr AD injured squad member
- 773 7 October 2000 - England 0 Germany 1, Wembley Stadium, Wembley WCP HL unused sub 18
 

Coach: Howard Wilkinson - 0 full capsx

- 774 11 October 2000 - Finland 0 England 0, Olympiastadion, Helsinki WCP AD squad member
 

Coach: Peter Taylor - 1 full capx

6 775 15 November 2000 - Italy 1 England 0, Stadio delle Alpi, Torino Fr AL sub 73 14
1-0 when substituting
 

Coach: Sven-Göran Eriksson - 2 full capsx

- 776 28 February 2001 - England 3 Spain 0, Villa Park, Birmingham Fr HW unused sub 16
Age 28
7 785 10 November 2001 - England 1 Sweden 1, Old Trafford, Manchester Fr HD Start off 58 9

1-1 when substituted

8 786 13 February 2002 - Netherlands 1 England 1, Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam Fr AD sub ht 20

1-0 when substituting

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