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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.

Phil Basey

Personal information
Full name	Philip John Basey[1]
Date of birth	(1948-08-27) 27 August 1948 (age 73)
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Position(s)	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1967	Brentford	2	(0)
1967–1968	Gloucester City	39	(9)
1968–1972	Crawley Town		(71)
1972–1976	Maidstone United
1977–1978	Hillingdon Borough		(1)
1978–1979	Tooting & Mitcham United	18	(6)
	Bromley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Basey began his career in the youth team at Fourth Division club Brentford,[2] after writing to the club requesting a trial.[3] He progressed to sign a professional contract in July 1966.[4] 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.[5] His second and final appearance for the club came three days later, in a 2–2 draw with Lincoln City.[5] After his release at the end of the 1966–67 season,[2] Basey dropped into non-League football and played for Gloucester City,[6] Crawley Town,[7] Maidstone United,[8] Hillingdon Borough, Tooting & Mitcham United and Bromley.[9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	1966–67[5]	Fourth Division	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Honours

Crawley Town

• Southern League First Division fourth-place promotion: 1968–69[10]

Maidstone United

• Southern League First Division South: 1972–73[8]

References

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