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Phil Edwards

Phil Edwards

Defender - Right-Back  at Retired
Age40
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.73 m
Footright
BornNovember 8, 1985
👕500+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.07
goals / match
Accrington Stanley
top club · 242 apps

Career highs

€200k
peak value · 2016
—
top transfer fee
13
best season · 10/11
16 · 43.2%
pens / of goals

Born the same day

Vincent Bessat
Defender - Left-Back · Retired
Luis Omar Hernández
Defender - Centre-Back · Retired
Tamás Grúz
Defender - Centre-Back · Unione FC Budapest
Russell Penn
Midfield - Central Midfield · Retired

Shares 1985-11-08 · 6 players total

567Appearances
37Goals
9Assists
88Yellow cards
0Red cards
123Full matches (90′)
Full namePhil Edwards
Name in home countryPhilip Lee Edwards
Date of birth1985-11-08 (40 yrs)
Place of birthBootle, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height173.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2021-07-01
Contract expires—
Jul 2021
Transfer: Warrington → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
Nov 2020
Transfer: Without Club → Warrington
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
Transfer: Accrington → Without Club
20/21 · Transfer
Aug 2019
Transfer: Bury → Accrington
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — Accrington Stanley
8 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Bury FC
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Bury FC
42 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Burton Albion → Bury
17/18 · Transfer
May 2017
Transfer: Oxford United → Burton Albion
16/17 · Return from loan
Aug 2016
Transfer: Burton Albion → Oxford United
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Burton Albion, Oxford United
52 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Burton Albion
49 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Burton Albion
50 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Burton Albion
51 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Rochdale → Burton Albion
13/14 · Transfer
Aug 2012
Transfer: Stevenage → Rochdale
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Rochdale AFC
49 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
May 2012
Transfer: Rochdale → Stevenage
11/12 · Return from loan
Mar 2012
Transfer: Stevenage → Rochdale
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — Stevenage FC, Rochdale AFC
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Accrington → Stevenage
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Accrington Stanley
51 matches · 13 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Accrington Stanley
57 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Accrington Stanley
50 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Accrington Stanley
32 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Accrington Stanley
39 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2005
Transfer: Wigan → Accrington
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Accrington Stanley
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2004
Transfer: Morecambe FC → Wigan
04/05 · Return from loan
Sep 2004
Transfer: Wigan → Morecambe FC
04/05 · Loan
Jul 2004
Transfer: Wigan U18 → Wigan
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €200k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
11,094 min
Minutes played by club
Accrington Stanley 57.5%
Bury FC 0.0%
Oxford United 20.4%
Burton Albion 22.1%
Rochdale AFC 0.0%
Stevenage FC 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Accrington Stanley 7 05/06 19/20 242 24 2 6,375
Bury FC 2 17/18 18/19 45 0 1 0
Oxford United 1 16/17 16/17 51 5 0 2,263
Burton Albion 4 13/14 16/17 151 8 4 2,456
Rochdale AFC 2 11/12 12/13 52 0 2 0
Stevenage FC 1 11/12 11/12 26 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€50K7€100K10€150K13€200K06/07 — 1 goals (Accrington Stanley)106/0707/08 — 1 goals (Accrington Stanley)107/0809/10 — 9 goals (Accrington Stanley)909/1010/11 — 13 goals (Accrington Stanley)1310/1112/13 — 2 assists212/1313/14 — 2 goals (Burton Albion)13/14 — 1 assists313/1414/15 — 6 goals (Burton Albion)14/15 — 3 assists914/1515/1616/17 — 5 goals (Oxford United)516/1717/18 — 1 assists117/1819/20 — 2 assists219/2010/11 — €150K15/16 — €150K16/17 — €200KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 1107/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 9909/1010/11: 131310/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 6614/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 5516/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/20

Assists by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 2219/20
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
19/20 EFL Cup Accrington Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 EFL Trophy Accrington Stanley 4 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Accrington Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 League One Accrington Stanley 4 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Trophy Bury FC 3 0 0 2 0 0
18/19 League Two Bury FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Trophy Bury FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Bury FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 League One Bury FC 37 0 1 6 0 0
16/17 Championship Burton Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 EFL Cup Burton Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 EFL Trophy Oxford United 8 1 0 2 0 720
16/17 FA Cup Oxford United 5 1 0 1 0 440
16/17 League One Oxford United 38 3 0 3 0 1,103
15/16 FA Cup Burton Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League Cup Burton Albion 2 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 League One Burton Albion 46 0 0 7 0 0
14/15 EFL Trophy Burton Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Burton Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Cup Burton Albion 3 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 League Two Burton Albion 45 6 3 8 0 668
13/14 EFL Trophy Burton Albion 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Burton Albion 4 0 0 2 0 0
13/14 League Cup Burton Albion 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Two Burton Albion 41 2 1 2 0 1,788
13/14 League Two Play-Offs Burton Albion 3 0 0 2 0 0
12/13 EFL Trophy Rochdale AFC 2 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 FA Cup Rochdale AFC 2 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Cup Rochdale AFC 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 League Two Rochdale AFC 44 0 2 4 0 0
11/12 EFL Trophy Stevenage FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 FA Cup Stevenage FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League Cup Stevenage FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League One Rochdale AFC 3 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 League One Stevenage FC 22 0 0 2 0 0
10/11 EFL Trophy Accrington Stanley 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 FA Cup Accrington Stanley 2 0 0 2 0 0
10/11 League Cup Accrington Stanley 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Two Accrington Stanley 44 13 0 9 0 304
10/11 League Two Play-Offs Accrington Stanley 2 0 0 2 0 0
09/10 EFL Trophy Accrington Stanley 4 1 0 0 0 360
09/10 FA Cup Accrington Stanley 5 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Accrington Stanley 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Two Accrington Stanley 46 8 0 9 0 514
08/09 EFL Trophy Accrington Stanley 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 FA Cup Accrington Stanley 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup Accrington Stanley 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Two Accrington Stanley 46 0 0 6 0 0
07/08 EFL Trophy Accrington Stanley 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Cup Accrington Stanley 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 League Two Accrington Stanley 31 1 0 4 0 2,536
06/07 EFL Trophy Accrington Stanley 3 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 FA Cup Accrington Stanley 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League Cup Accrington Stanley 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League Two Accrington Stanley 33 1 0 12 0 2,661
05/06 Conference Accrington Stanley 4 0 0 2 0 0
05/06 EFL Trophy Accrington Stanley 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2004-07-01 Wigan U18 Wigan Transfer 0 —
04/05 2004-09-01 Wigan Morecambe FC Loan 0 —
04/05 2004-10-01 Morecambe FC Wigan Return from loan 0 —
05/06 2005-10-01 Wigan Accrington Transfer 0 —
11/12 2011-07-01 Accrington Stevenage Transfer 150000 —
11/12 2012-03-01 Stevenage Rochdale Loan 150000 —
11/12 2012-05-01 Rochdale Stevenage Return from loan 150000 —
12/13 2012-08-03 Stevenage Rochdale Transfer 150000 —
13/14 2013-07-01 Rochdale Burton Albion Transfer 150000 —
16/17 2016-08-19 Burton Albion Oxford United Loan 200000 —
16/17 2017-05-31 Oxford United Burton Albion Return from loan 200000 —
17/18 2017-07-01 Burton Albion Bury Transfer 200000 —
19/20 2019-08-01 Bury Accrington Transfer 200000 —
20/21 2020-07-01 Accrington Without Club Transfer 200000 —
20/21 2020-11-03 Without Club Warrington Transfer 200000 —
21/22 2021-07-01 Warrington Retired Transfer 200000 —

No recorded injuries.

Current—
Peak€200k
Low—
Δ since start−€150k
—€50k€100k€150k€200k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Robbie Weir 2 1 0
Damien McCrory 2 0 0
Matt Palmer 2 2 0
Jon McLaughlin 2 0 0
Stuart Beavon 2 1 0
Sean McConville 1 2 0
Billy Kee 2 1 0
Adam McGurk 2 2 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
10/11 League Two Accrington Stanley 13 44
09/10 League Two Accrington Stanley 8 46
14/15 League Two Burton Albion 6 45

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
14/15 League Two Burton Albion 3 45
12/13 League Two Rochdale AFC 2 44
19/20 EFL Trophy Accrington Stanley 1 4

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
16/17 2017-05-31 Oxford United Burton Albion Return from loan — €200k
16/17 2016-08-19 Burton Albion Oxford United Loan — €200k
11/12 2012-05-01 Rochdale Stevenage Return from loan — €150k
11/12 2012-03-01 Stevenage Rochdale Loan — €150k
04/05 2004-10-01 Morecambe FC Wigan Return from loan — —
04/05 2004-09-01 Wigan Morecambe FC Loan — —

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Bury FC 28 8 7 13 30 43 -13 29%
Morecambe FC 26 16 4 6 52 31 +21 62%
Wycombe Wanderers 24 9 11 4 32 29 +3 38%
Northampton Town 24 10 5 9 34 37 -3 42%
Cheltenham Town 24 8 9 7 38 35 +3 33%
Shrewsbury Town 22 4 4 14 17 39 -22 18%
Chesterfield FC 20 8 4 8 29 31 -2 40%
Southend United 20 4 5 11 18 28 -10 20%
Torquay United 18 11 3 4 29 20 +9 61%
Mansfield Town 18 12 5 1 35 19 +16 67%
Dagenham & Redbridge 18 5 4 9 19 26 -7 28%
Barnet FC 16 8 4 4 21 20 +1 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
05/06 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′
18/19 3 0 2 0 0 0
17/18 42 0 6 0 0 0
16/17 52 2,263 6 0 0 0.24
15/16 49 0 7 0 0 0
14/15 50 668 8 0 0 1.08
13/14 51 1,788 6 0 0 0.3
12/13 49 0 5 0 0 0
11/12 29 0 2 0 0 0
10/11 51 304 13 0 0 3.85
09/10 57 874 9 0 0 0.93
08/09 50 0 6 0 0 0
07/08 32 2,536 4 0 0 0.14
06/07 39 2,661 12 0 0 0.41
05/06 5 0 2 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

League Two
330 apps
31 G
6 A
League One
150 apps
3 G
2 A
EFL Trophy
33 apps
2 G
1 A
FA Cup
28 apps
1 G
0 A
League Cup
17 apps
0 G
0 A
League Two Play-Offs
5 apps
0 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about Phil Edwards

Who is Phil Edwards?

Phil Edwards is an England professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Retired.

How old is Phil Edwards?

Phil Edwards is 40 years old. He was born on November 8, 1985 in Bootle.

What position does Phil Edwards play?

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

What club does Phil Edwards play for?

Phil Edwards currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Phil Edwards scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Phil Edwards has scored 37 goals in 567 appearances.