Phil Basey

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Phil Basey

| fullname = Philip John Basey{{hugman|1104|accessdate=18 March 2016}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|8|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cardiff, Wales

| position = Left winger

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1966–1967

| clubs1 = Brentford

| caps1 = 2

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1967–1968

| clubs2 = Gloucester City

| caps2 = 39

| goals2 = 9

| years3 = 1968–1972

| clubs3 = Crawley Town

| caps3 = 136

| goals3 = 76

| years4 = 1972–1976

| clubs4 = Maidstone United

| caps4 =

| goals4 =

| years5 = 1977–1978

| clubs5 = Hillingdon Borough

| caps5 =

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 1978–1979

| clubs6 = Tooting & Mitcham United

| caps6 = 18

| goals6 = 6

| years7 =

| clubs7 = Bromley

| caps7 =

| goals7 =

}}

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.

Playing career

Basey began his career in the youth team at Fourth Division club Brentford,{{Cite book |last1=Haynes |first1=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |location=Harefield |page=16}} after writing to the club requesting a trial.{{Cite news |date=5 August 1966 |title=Basey To Stand By |work=The Brentford & Chiswick Times}} He progressed to sign a professional contract in July 1966.{{Cite news |date=8 July 1966 |title=Their Big Chance |work=The Brentford & Chiswick Times}} 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.{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |page=389}} His second and final appearance for the club came three days later, in a 2–2 draw with Lincoln City. After his release at the end of the 1966–67 season, Basey dropped into non-League football and played for Gloucester City,{{Cite web |title=Phil Basey |url=http://www.tigerroar.co.uk/philbasey.php |access-date=18 March 2016 |website=Tiger Roar}} Crawley Town,{{Cite web |date=11 January 2017 |title=All Time Leading Goalscorers – 51 To 74 |url=https://brentford.vitalfootball.co.uk/all-time-leading-goalscorers-51-to-74-12-1-17/ |access-date=23 December 2020 |website=Vital Brentford |language=en}} Maidstone United,{{Cite web |date=3 November 2018 |title=Barnet FC Official Matchday Programme 2018–19 |url=https://www.barnetfc.com/contentassets/3192f35788364a508cdba06258567c2f/11.-maidstone-united.pdf |access-date=22 December 2020 |page=23}} Hillingdon Borough, Tooting & Mitcham United and Bromley.{{Cite web |title=Season 1978–79 |url=http://www.tmu-fc.co.uk/history/season/1970/78-79.htm |access-date=25 July 2014 |publisher=Tooting & Mitcham United FC Archive}}

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|FA Cup ! colspan="2" \|League Cup ! colspan="2" \|Other ! colspan="2" \|Total
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
Brentford \|1966–67 \|Fourth Division \|2 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|― \|2 \|0
rowspan="5" \|Crawley Town \|1968–69{{Cite web \|title=1968/1969: Full season stats \|url=https://www.ctfchistory.co.uk/stats/1968_1969.html \|access-date=5 June 2025 \|website=CTFC History}} \|Southern League First Division \|36 \|18 \|1 \|0 \| colspan="2" \|― \|1Appearance in Sussex Professional Cup \|0 \|38 \|18
1969–70{{Cite web \|title=1969/1970: Full season stats \|url=https://www.ctfchistory.co.uk/stats/1969_1970.html \|access-date=5 June 2025 \|website=CTFC History}} \|Southern League Premier Division \|33 \|17 \|6 \|2 \| colspan="2" \|― \|64 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Sussex Professional Cup, 1 appearance in Southern League Cup \|3 \|45 \|22
1970–71{{Cite web \|title=1970/1971: Full season stats \|url=https://www.ctfchistory.co.uk/stats/1970_1971.html \|access-date=5 June 2025 \|website=CTFC History}} \|Southern League First Division \|38 \|22 \|7 \|4 \| colspan="2" \|― \|42 appearances in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Sussex Professional Cup \|0 \|49 \|26
1971–72{{Cite web \|title=1971/1972: Full season stats \|url=https://www.ctfchistory.co.uk/stats/1971_1972.html \|access-date=5 June 2025 \|website=CTFC History}} \|Southern League First Division South \|29 \|19 \|6 \|4 \| colspan="2" \|― \|117 appearances and 1 goal in Southern League Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 2 appearances and 2 goals in Sussex Professional Cup \|4 \|46 \|27
colspan="2" \|Total !136 !76 !20 !10 ! colspan="2" \|― !22 !7 !178 !93
colspan="3" \|Career total !138 !76 !20 !10 !0 !0 !22 !7 !180 !93

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |FA Cup

! colspan="2" |League Cup

! colspan="2" |Other

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

Brentford

|1966–67

|Fourth Division

| colspan="2" |―

rowspan="5" |Crawley Town

|1968–69{{Cite web |title=1968/1969: Full season stats |url=https://www.ctfchistory.co.uk/stats/1968_1969.html |access-date=5 June 2025 |website=CTFC History}}

|Southern League First Division

|36

|18

| colspan="2" |―

|1Appearance in Sussex Professional Cup

|38

|18

1969–70{{Cite web |title=1969/1970: Full season stats |url=https://www.ctfchistory.co.uk/stats/1969_1970.html |access-date=5 June 2025 |website=CTFC History}}

|Southern League Premier Division

|33

|17

| colspan="2" |―

|64 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Sussex Professional Cup, 1 appearance in Southern League Cup

|45

|22

1970–71{{Cite web |title=1970/1971: Full season stats |url=https://www.ctfchistory.co.uk/stats/1970_1971.html |access-date=5 June 2025 |website=CTFC History}}

|Southern League First Division

|38

|22

| colspan="2" |―

|42 appearances in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in Sussex Professional Cup

|49

|26

1971–72{{Cite web |title=1971/1972: Full season stats |url=https://www.ctfchistory.co.uk/stats/1971_1972.html |access-date=5 June 2025 |website=CTFC History}}

|Southern League First Division South

|29

|19

| colspan="2" |―

|117 appearances and 1 goal in Southern League Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in FA Trophy, 2 appearances and 2 goals in Sussex Professional Cup

|46

|27

colspan="2" |Total

!136

!76

!20

!10

! colspan="2" |―

!22

!178

!93

colspan="3" |Career total

!138

!76

!20

!10

!22

!180

!93

Honours

Crawley Town

Southern League First Division fourth-place promotion: 1968–69{{Cite web |title=The Pilgrim 2019–20, match 15: Argyle vs Crawley Town |url=https://issuu.com/pilgrimprogramme/docs/28.01.20_plymouth_v_crawley_digital |access-date=4 October 2021 |website=Issuu |language=en}}
Sussex Professional Cup: 1969–70

Maidstone United

Southern League First Division South: 1972–73

References

Category:1948 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Cardiff

Category:Brentford F.C. players

Category:English Football League players

Category:Gloucester City A.F.C. players

Category:Crawley Town F.C. players

Category:Maidstone United F.C. (1897) players

Category:Hillingdon Borough F.C. players

Category:Tooting & Mitcham United F.C. players

Category:Bromley F.C. players

Category:Southern Football League players

Category:Isthmian League players

Category:Men's association football wingers

Category:Welsh men's footballers