Phil Whitehead

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Phil Whitehead

| image =

| fullname = Philip Matthew Whitehead{{Hugman|20954|accessdate=12 February 2018}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|12|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Halifax, England

| height =

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1988–1990

| years2 = 1990–1993

| years3 = 1991

| years4 = 1991–1992

| years5 = 1992

| years6 = 1993–1998

| years7 = 1998–1999

| years8 = 1999–2003

| years9 = 2002

| years10 = 2003

| years11 = 2003–2004

| clubs1 = Halifax Town

| clubs2 = Barnsley

| clubs3 = → Halifax Town (loan)

| clubs4 = → Scunthorpe United (loan)

| clubs5 = → Bradford City (loan)

| clubs6 = Oxford United

| clubs7 = West Bromwich Albion

| clubs8 = Reading

| clubs9 = → Tranmere Rovers (loan)

| clubs10 = → York City (loan)

| clubs11 = Tamworth

| caps1 = 42

| caps2 = 16

| caps3 = 9

| caps4 = 16

| caps5 = 6

| caps6 = 207

| caps7 = 26

| caps8 = 94

| caps9 = 2

| caps10 = 2

| caps11 = 15

| goals1 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| goals10 = 0

| goals11 = 0

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Philip Matthew Whitehead (born 17 December 1969) is an English former professional football goalkeeper. He is mainly remembered for his playing days with Oxford United and Reading. At Reading he made some important penalty saves, including one against AFC Bournemouth's Richard Hughes in a 2–1 win{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/1266975.stm |title=Bournemouth 1–2 Reading |date=11 April 2001 |publisher=BBC |access-date=24 October 2017}} and one against Cambridge United's Tom Youngs in a 2–2 draw.{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/1844787.stm |title=Cambridge 2–2 Reading |date=2 March 2002 |publisher=BBC |access-date=24 October 2017}} He also saved a crucial Scott Minto penalty during a shootout as Reading knocked Premier League side West Ham United out of the 2001–02 League Cup.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royals.org/matdoc/110901.html.stm |title=READING 0 WEST HAM UNITED 0 (Half Time: 0–0, Full Time: 0–0, AET) |date=11 September 2001 |publisher=royals.org |access-date=24 October 2017 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

His career ended after he suffered a major injury playing for Tamworth during an FA Cup fourth qualifying round replay,{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tamworth/3224845.stm |title=Whitehead blow for Tamworth |date=29 October 2003 |publisher=BBC |access-date=24 October 2017}} although he attempted a short-lived comeback when he made one more appearance for Tamworth in an FA Trophy replay against Aldershot Town.{{Citation needed|date=February 2009}} He served Brentford as part-time goalkeeping coach during the 2004–05 season.{{Cite web |url=http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~536320,00.html |title=Brentford {{!}} News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} WHITEHEAD NEW GOALKEEPING COACH |website=world.brentfordfc.co.uk |access-date=12 February 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~622504,00.html|title=Brentford {{!}} News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} MARTIN'S THURSDAY UPDATE|last=|first=|date=3 February 2005|website=world.brentfordfc.co.uk|access-date=20 February 2018}}