Phil Basey

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
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
1972–1976 Maidstone United
1977–1978 Hillingdon Borough (1)
1978–1979 Tooting & Mitcham United 18 (6)
Bromley
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

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
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

Maidstone United

References
  1. "Phil Basey". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  2. 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. 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. "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.


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