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Phil Bardsley

Phil Bardsley

Defender - Right-Back  at Retired
Age40
CitizenshipScotland England
Height1.80 m
Footright
BornJune 28, 1985
👕200+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
03/04
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Sunderland AFC
top club · 200 apps

Career highs

€6.00m
peak value · 2011
€3.00m
top transfer fee · 07/08
4
best season · 13/14
13 / 0
int'l caps / goals

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Attack - Left Winger · Retired
Juan Carlos Ortiz
Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired

Shares 1985-06-28 · 4 players total

408Appearances
14Goals
9Assists
99Yellow cards
0Red cards
83Full matches (90′)
Full namePhil Bardsley
Name in home countryPhillip Anthony Bardsley
Date of birth1985-06-28 (40 yrs)
Place of birthSalford, Scotland
CitizenshipScotland England
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height180.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2023-07-01
Contract expires—
Jul 2023
Transfer: Stockport → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Dec 2022
Transfer: Without Club → Stockport
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Stockport County
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Burnley → Without Club
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Burnley FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Burnley FC, FC Burnley U23
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Burnley FC
22 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2019
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jan 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jan 2019
Injury: unknown
Jan 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Burnley FC
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Stoke City → Burnley
17/18 · Transfer · €840k
Jul 2017
17/18 — Burnley FC
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2016
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Stoke City, Stoke City U23
17 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Stoke City
17 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Stoke City
30 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Sunderland → Stoke City
14/15 · Transfer
Aug 2013
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Sunderland AFC, Sunderland AFC U21
34 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Sunderland AFC, Sunderland AFC U21
23 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2012
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Sunderland AFC
37 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2011
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2010
10/11 — Sunderland AFC
37 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Sunderland AFC
28 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2008
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Sunderland AFC
33 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2008
Transfer: Man Utd → Sunderland
07/08 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jan 2008
Transfer: Sheff Utd → Man Utd
07/08 · Return from loan
Oct 2007
Transfer: Man Utd → Sheff Utd
07/08 · Loan
Jul 2007
07/08 — Sheffield United, Manchester United, Sunderland AFC
28 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Apr 2007
Transfer: Aston Villa → Man Utd
06/07 · Return from loan
Jan 2007
Transfer: Man Utd → Aston Villa
06/07 · Loan
Dec 2006
Transfer: Rangers → Man Utd
06/07 · Return from loan
Aug 2006
Transfer: Man Utd → Rangers
06/07 · Loan
Jul 2006
06/07 — Aston Villa, Rangers FC
20 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
May 2006
Transfer: Burnley → Man Utd
05/06 · Return from loan
Mar 2006
Transfer: Man Utd → Burnley
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — Manchester United, Burnley FC
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
May 2004
Transfer: Royal Antwerp → Man Utd
03/04 · Return from loan
Jan 2004
Transfer: Man Utd → Royal Antwerp
03/04 · Loan
Jul 2003
03/04 — Manchester United, Royal Antwerp FC
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Man Utd U18 → Man Utd
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2001
Transfer: Man Utd Youth → Man Utd U18
01/02 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €6.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
7,484 min
Minutes played by club
Stockport County 0.0%
Burnley FC 0.0%
FC Burnley U23 0.0%
Stoke City 5.8%
Stoke City U23 0.0%
Sunderland AFC 88.5%
Sunderland AFC U21 0.0%
Sheffield United 0.0%
Manchester United 0.0%
Rangers FC 5.7%
Aston Villa 0.0%
Royal Antwerp FC 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Stockport County 1 22/23 22/23 3 0 0 0
Burnley FC 6 05/06 21/22 77 0 1 0
FC Burnley U23 1 20/21 20/21 1 0 0 0
Stoke City 3 14/15 16/17 63 2 3 435
Stoke City U23 1 16/17 16/17 1 0 0 0
Sunderland AFC 7 07/08 13/14 200 11 3 6,623
Sunderland AFC U21 2 12/13 13/14 3 0 0 0
Sheffield United 1 07/08 07/08 16 0 1 0
Manchester United 3 03/04 07/08 18 0 0 0
Rangers FC 1 06/07 06/07 7 1 0 426
Aston Villa 1 06/07 06/07 13 0 1 0
Royal Antwerp FC 1 03/04 03/04 6 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€1.5M3€3M4€4.5M5€6M06/07 — 1 goals (Rangers FC)06/07 — 1 assists206/0707/08 — 1 assists107/0808/09 — 1 goals (Sunderland AFC)108/0909/10 — 1 assists109/1010/11 — 3 goals (Sunderland AFC)10/11 — 2 assists510/1111/12 — 2 goals (Sunderland AFC)211/1212/13 — 1 goals (Sunderland AFC)112/1313/14 — 4 goals (Sunderland AFC)413/1414/15 — 2 assists214/1515/16 — 1 goals (Stoke City)15/16 — 1 assists215/1616/17 — 1 goals (Stoke City)116/1717/1818/1919/20 — 1 assists119/2020/2121/2222/2306/07 — €500K07/08 — €1.3M08/09 — €3M09/10 — €3.2M10/11 — €3M11/12 — €6M12/13 — €6M13/14 — €4M14/15 — €3M15/16 — €2.5M16/17 — €1.5M17/18 — €1.5M18/19 — €1.5M19/20 — €1.5M20/21 — €800K21/22 — €400K22/23 — €250KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

03/04: 0003/0405/06: 0005/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 4413/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/23

Assists by season

03/04: 0003/0405/06: 0005/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 1107/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
22/23 FA Cup Stockport County 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 League Two Stockport County 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 EFL Cup Burnley FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Burnley FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premier League Burnley FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 EFL Cup Burnley FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Burnley FC 3 0 0 2 0 0
20/21 Premier League Burnley FC 4 0 0 2 0 0
20/21 Premier League 2 FC Burnley U23 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 EFL Cup Burnley FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Burnley FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League Burnley FC 21 0 1 6 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Burnley FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Europa League Qualifying Burnley FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Premier League Burnley FC 19 0 0 9 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Burnley FC 2 0 0 2 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Burnley FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Premier League Burnley FC 13 0 0 5 0 0
16/17 EFL Cup Stoke City 1 1 0 0 0 90
16/17 EFL Trophy Stoke City U23 1 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 FA Cup Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League Stoke City 15 0 0 4 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Stoke City 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Stoke City 4 1 0 1 0 345
15/16 Premier League Stoke City 11 0 1 1 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Stoke City 3 0 0 2 0 0
14/15 League Cup Stoke City 2 0 1 1 0 0
14/15 Premier League Stoke City 25 0 1 6 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Sunderland AFC 5 2 0 1 0 195
13/14 Premier League Sunderland AFC 26 2 0 9 0 1,123
13/14 U21 PL Sunderland AFC U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Premier League Sunderland AFC 18 1 0 5 0 984
12/13 U21 PL Sunderland AFC U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 U21 PL Qualificationsgr. 1 Sunderland AFC U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 6 1 0 1 0 570
11/12 Premier League Sunderland AFC 31 1 0 3 0 2,480
10/11 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Sunderland AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Premier League Sunderland AFC 34 3 2 5 0 941
09/10 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 2 0 1 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Sunderland AFC 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Premier League Sunderland AFC 26 0 0 8 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup Sunderland AFC 3 1 0 0 0 330
08/09 Premier League Sunderland AFC 28 0 0 11 0 0
07/08 Championship Sheffield United 16 0 1 4 0 0
07/08 Community Shield Manchester United 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Premier League Sunderland AFC 11 0 0 3 0 0
06/07 Premier League Aston Villa 13 0 1 1 0 0
06/07 Premiership Rangers FC 5 1 0 1 0 426
06/07 UEFA Cup Rangers FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Champions League Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Champions League Qu. Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Championship Burnley FC 6 0 0 1 0 0
05/06 FA Cup Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 League Cup Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Premier League Manchester United 8 0 0 1 0 0
03/04 FA Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 1 0 0
03/04 Jupiler League Royal Antwerp FC 6 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 League Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
01/02 2001-07-01 Man Utd Youth Man Utd U18 Transfer 0 —
03/04 2003-07-01 Man Utd U18 Man Utd Transfer 0 —
03/04 2004-01-24 Man Utd Royal Antwerp Loan 0 —
03/04 2004-05-25 Royal Antwerp Man Utd Return from loan 0 —
05/06 2006-03-16 Man Utd Burnley Loan 75000 —
05/06 2006-05-01 Burnley Man Utd Return from loan 75000 —
06/07 2006-08-16 Man Utd Rangers Loan 75000 —
06/07 2006-12-28 Rangers Man Utd Return from loan 500000 —
06/07 2007-01-08 Man Utd Aston Villa Loan 500000 —
06/07 2007-04-29 Aston Villa Man Utd Return from loan 500000 —
07/08 2007-10-15 Man Utd Sheff Utd Loan 1250000 —
07/08 2008-01-02 Sheff Utd Man Utd Return from loan 1250000 —
07/08 2008-01-22 Man Utd Sunderland Transfer 1250000 €3.00m
14/15 2014-07-01 Sunderland Stoke City Transfer 3000000 —
17/18 2017-07-25 Stoke City Burnley Transfer 1500000 €840k
22/23 2022-07-01 Burnley Without Club Transfer 250000 —
22/23 2022-12-13 Without Club Stockport Transfer 250000 —
23/24 2023-07-01 Stockport Retired Transfer 75000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
08/09 Ankle injury 2008-09-26 2008-10-01 6 1
10/11 Knee injury 2011-03-20 2011-04-10 22 4
11/12 Torn muscle bundle 2012-02-29 2012-03-05 6 1
13/14 Broken foot 2013-08-12 2013-10-17 67 13
16/17 Knee injury 2016-11-19 2016-12-27 39 7
18/19 Knock 2019-01-03 2019-01-11 9 1
18/19 Knock 2019-01-13 2019-01-18 6 0
18/19 Hamstring strain 2019-01-20 2019-01-28 9 1
18/19 Knock 2019-04-05 2019-05-31 57 6
19/20 Knock 2019-12-05 2019-12-13 9 1
19/20 Ill 2020-01-05 2020-01-10 6 0
19/20 Back injury 2020-01-20 2020-02-01 13 2
20/21 Virus 2020-10-21 2020-11-05 16 2
20/21 Chest injury 2020-11-24 2020-12-13 20 3
Current€75k
Peak€6.00m
Low—
Δ since start+—
—€1.50m€3.00m€4.50m€6.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3380 — 13 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Simon Mignolet 1 0 0
James Tarkowski 1 0 0
Jack Cork 2 0 0
Jordan Henderson 1 0 0
Charlie Taylor 1 0 0
Chris Wood 1 0 0
Ashley Westwood 2 0 0
Craig Gordon 1 0 0
Ashley Barnes 1 0 0
Ben Mee 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
10/11 Premier League Sunderland AFC 3 34
13/14 League Cup Sunderland AFC 2 5
13/14 Premier League Sunderland AFC 2 26

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
10/11 Premier League Sunderland AFC 2 34
09/10 FA Cup Sunderland AFC 1 2
06/07 Premier League Aston Villa 1 13

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
07/08 2008-01-02 Sheff Utd Man Utd Return from loan — €1.25m
07/08 2007-10-15 Man Utd Sheff Utd Loan — €1.25m
06/07 2007-04-29 Aston Villa Man Utd Return from loan — €500k
06/07 2007-01-08 Man Utd Aston Villa Loan — €500k
06/07 2006-12-28 Rangers Man Utd Return from loan — €500k
06/07 2006-08-16 Man Utd Rangers Loan — €75k
05/06 2006-05-01 Burnley Man Utd Return from loan — €75k
05/06 2006-03-16 Man Utd Burnley Loan — €75k
03/04 2004-05-25 Royal Antwerp Man Utd Return from loan — —
03/04 2004-01-24 Man Utd Royal Antwerp Loan — —

Teams faced most often by Phil Bardsley's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
West Bromwich Albion 32 12 7 13 36 37 -1 38%
Everton FC 28 6 6 16 25 51 -26 21%
Manchester United 28 4 4 20 20 51 -31 14%
Manchester City 28 6 7 15 18 50 -32 21%
Arsenal FC 28 3 9 16 20 47 -27 11%
Tottenham Hotspur 28 3 7 18 21 53 -32 11%
Chelsea FC 28 5 3 20 30 61 -31 18%
Liverpool FC 28 4 9 15 23 44 -21 14%
West Ham United 24 6 9 9 23 24 -1 25%
Aston Villa 24 9 9 6 31 30 +1 38%
Newcastle United 24 10 8 6 35 31 +4 42%
Southampton FC 20 5 11 4 22 24 -2 25%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
03/04 Senior debut season
06/07 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
20/21 9 0 4 0 0 0
19/20 22 0 6 0 0 0
18/19 23 0 10 0 0 0
17/18 15 0 7 0 0 0
16/17 17 90 5 1 0 6
15/16 17 345 2 1 0 0.78
14/15 30 0 9 0 0 0
13/14 34 1,318 10 0 0 0.68
12/13 23 984 5 0 0 0.46
11/12 37 3,050 4 1 0 0.15
10/11 37 941 5 0 0 0.48
09/10 28 0 8 0 0 0
08/09 33 330 11 0 0 3
07/08 28 0 7 0 0 0
06/07 20 426 2 1 0 0.63
05/06 21 0 2 0 0 0
03/04 8 0 2 1 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
303 apps
7 G
6 A
League Cup
28 apps
5 G
1 A
FA Cup
28 apps
1 G
1 A
Premiership
5 apps
1 G
0 A
Championship
22 apps
0 G
1 A
Jupiler League
6 apps
0 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about Phil Bardsley

Who is Phil Bardsley?

Phil Bardsley is a Scotland professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Retired.

How old is Phil Bardsley?

Phil Bardsley is 40 years old. He was born on June 28, 1985 in Salford.

What position does Phil Bardsley play?

Phil Bardsley plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).

What club does Phil Bardsley play for?

Phil Bardsley currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Phil Bardsley scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Phil Bardsley has scored 14 goals in 408 appearances.