Philip Warner (born 2 February 1979) is an English retired semi-professional footballer, who played as a utility player in the Premier League for Southampton and in the Football League for Cambridge United and Brentford. After his release from Cambridge United in 2003, he dropped into non-League football and had a brief spell playing in Australia.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Philip Warner[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 February 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Southampton, England | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Utility player | ||
Youth career | |||
Southampton | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2001 | Southampton | 6 | (0) |
1999–2000 | → Brentford (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2001–2003 | Cambridge United | 20 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Eastleigh | 19 | (2) |
2004–2005 | Aldershot Town | 20 | (0) |
2005 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Eastbourne Borough | 31 | (1) |
2006–2008 | Havant & Waterlooville | 28 | (0) |
2008 | → Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Totton | ||
2009–2010 | Heidelberg United | ||
2010–2011 | Poole Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
editSouthampton
editA utility player, Warner began his career in the youth system at Premier League club Southampton and signed his first professional contract in August 1997.[3] He made his senior debut as a 39th-minute substitute for Jason Dodd in a 1–1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur on 10 May 1998.[4] Warner made six appearances during the 1998–99 season, but failed to appear after October 1998.[5] On 2 July 1999, Warner joined newly promoted Second Division club Brentford on a season-long loan, with a view to a permanent move.[6] He made just 15 appearances and returned to The Dell two months early, in March 2000.[7][8] Warner returned to the Southampton first team squad during the 2000–01 season, but failed to make any further appearances before his release in May 2001.[9]
Cambridge United
editOn 31 May 2001, Warner signed a two-year contract with Second Division club Cambridge United on a free transfer.[10] He made just 16 appearances during the 2001–02 season,[11] at the end of which the Us were relegated to the Third Division.[12] Warner was mostly out of favour with manager John Taylor during the first half of the 2002–03 season and was released on 10 January 2003, in a cost-cutting exercise.[13][14] He made 26 appearances during 18 months at the Abbey Stadium.[10]
Non-League football
editOn 24 January 2003, Warner dropped into non-League football to join Wessex League club Eastleigh.[2][15] Over the following six years he also would play for Aldershot Town, Eastbourne Borough, Havant & Waterlooville, Bognor Regis Town and Totton, before travelling to Australia and playing for Heidelberg United.[16][17][18][19][20] Warner joined his final club, Poole Town, in 2010 and retired in 2011.[21]
Personal life
editWarner attended Redbridge Community School.[22] As of January 2008, he was living in Bassett and was working as a van driver and property developer.[22] After his retirement from football in 2011, he became a sports masseur.[23][24]
Career statistics
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Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Southampton | 1997–98[4] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
1998–99[5] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
2000–01[9] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
Brentford (loan) | 1999–00[7] | Second Division | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Cambridge United | 2001–02[11] | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 16 | 0 |
2002–03[13] | Third Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
Eastleigh | 2003–04[25] | Southern League First Division East | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
Aldershot Town | 2004–05[10] | Conference Premier | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 2004–05[26] | Conference South | 13 | 0 | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
Eastbourne Borough | 2005–06[27] | Conference South | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
Total | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |||
Havant & Waterlooville | 2006–07[28] | Conference South | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
2007–08[28] | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |||
Bognor Regis Town (loan) | 2007–08[29] | Conference South | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Career total | 152 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 175 | 3 |
- ^ Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearance in Conference South play-offs
- ^ 2 appearances in FA Trophy, 2 appearances in Hampshire Senior Cup
- ^ 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Conference League Cup
Honours
editEastleigh
- Wessex League: 2002–03[30]
References
edit- ^ "Phil Warner". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Phil Warner". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan & Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. pp. 494–495. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
- ^ a b "Games played by Phil Warner in 1997/1998". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Phil Warner in 1998/1999". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ Croxford, Mark; Lane, David; Waterman, Greville (2013). The Big Brentford Book Of The Nineties. Sunbury, Middlesex: Legends Publishing. p. 318. ISBN 9781906796723.
- ^ a b "Games played by Phil Warner in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Phil has new target". Daily Echo. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Phil Warner in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Games played by Phil Warner in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Phil Warner in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Cambridge United Complete History". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Phil Warner in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Warner leaves Cambridge". 2003. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Warner's signature too late for vital cup game". Daily Echo. 21 January 2003. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ Houldsworth, Andy; Harris, Jon. "Phil Warner: 2004/2005 Biography & Statistics". archive.theshots.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Aldershot snap up Warner". BBC Sport. 11 August 2004. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Warner is loaned out by Aldershot". BBC Sport. 11 February 2005. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Exclusive: Bognor land Brighton ace with minutes to spare". Chichester Observer. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ Chard, Phil (23 November 2010). "McCormick's move to Poole 'temporary'". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ Chard, Phil (7 January 2011). "Browning influence pleases Poole boss". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ a b Walter, Simon (16 January 2008). "Ex-Saint dreams of return to the big-time". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Meet our Therapists". Elite Sports Massage Therapy. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Phil Warner – Sports Massage". Legends Bootcamp. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Details: Season 2003–2004". SoccerFacts UK. Archived from the original on 30 August 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Details: Season 2004–2005". SoccerFacts UK. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Player Details: Season 2005–2006". SoccerFacts UK. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ a b "player apps breakdown for Phil Warner". hawks.net. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Blue Square Conference South guide – Bognor Regis Town". Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Title winners hit by Hants FA fines". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
External links
edit- Phil Warner at Soccerbase
- Phil Warner at Premier League