Stewart Phillips
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Stewart Phillips is a former English
footballer who spent most of his career at Hereford United
. He has scored more goals for Hereford in the Football League than any other player in the club's history.
He was a YTS trainee at Hereford and made his debut for the first team aged 16 years and 112 days, making him the youngest player ever to appear for Hereford. Indeed he was required to take a day off school so that he could play. He enjoyed a long and successful career at Edgar Street, scoring 124 goals in 401 competitive appearances. Indeed he was the club's top goalscorer four seasons in succession, between 1981-82 and 1984-85.
In 1988 he made the step up to Second Division football with West Brom
but only made 15 first team appearances, scoring 4 goals. He then joined Swansea City before returning to Hereford. In the latter stages of his career he played for Wrexham
, Aldershot
(in the season they went out of business), Kettering Town
and Sudbury Town
. He now owns a fitness centre in Hereford
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer who spent most of his career at Hereford United
Hereford United F.C.
Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',...
. He has scored more goals for Hereford in the Football League than any other player in the club's history.
He was a YTS trainee at Hereford and made his debut for the first team aged 16 years and 112 days, making him the youngest player ever to appear for Hereford. Indeed he was required to take a day off school so that he could play. He enjoyed a long and successful career at Edgar Street, scoring 124 goals in 401 competitive appearances. Indeed he was the club's top goalscorer four seasons in succession, between 1981-82 and 1984-85.
In 1988 he made the step up to Second Division football with West Brom
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
but only made 15 first team appearances, scoring 4 goals. He then joined Swansea City before returning to Hereford. In the latter stages of his career he played for Wrexham
Wrexham A.F.C.
Wrexham Football Club are a professional football team based in Wrexham, north-east Wales, who play in the English football pyramid.Founded in 1872, they are one of the oldest surviving football clubs in Britain and the oldest professional club in Wales...
, Aldershot
Aldershot F.C.
Aldershot Football Club was an English Football League club, which was wound up in the High Court in March 1992. They became the first Football League club since Accrington Stanley to resign from the League during the course of a season. The club was nicknamed the Shots for both the last syllable...
(in the season they went out of business), Kettering Town
Kettering Town F.C.
Kettering Town Football Club are a football club originating in Kettering, Northamptonshire but currently based in the nearby village of Irthlingborough. The club play in the Conference National after winning the Conference North in 2007–08...
and Sudbury Town
Sudbury Town F.C.
Sudbury Town F.C. was an English football club based in Sudbury, Suffolk. Established in 1885, the club merged with Sudbury Wanderers in 1999 to form A.F.C. Sudbury.-History:...
. He now owns a fitness centre in Hereford
Hereford
Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...
.