Phil Bardsley
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Bardsley playing for Sunderland in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | sir Phillip Anthony Bardsley | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Salford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Macclesfield (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993 | Charlestown Lads Club | ||
| 1993–2003 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | Manchester United | 8 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Burnley (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Rangers (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2007 | → Aston Villa (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2008–2014 | Sunderland | 174 | (7) |
| 2014–2017 | Stoke City | 51 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Burnley | 57 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Stockport County | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 338 | (8) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2014 | Scotland | 13 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:43, 27 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 March 2014 | |||
Phillip Anthony Bardsley (born 28 June 1985) is a former professional footballer who played as a full back. He also played international football for the Scotland national team.
Bardsley began his career with Manchester United where he made 18 appearances in five seasons at the club. During that time, he was loaned to several clubs, including Royal Antwerp, Burnley, Rangers, Aston Villa and Sheffield United.
He joined Sunderland in January 2008 for an initial fee of £850,000. Bardsley established himself as a regular at the Stadium of Light under Steve Bruce and Martin O'Neill and he won the player of the year award in 2010–11. He lost his place in the team in 2012–13 after a falling-out with manager Paolo Di Canio, before returning to the first team under Gus Poyet. Under Poyet, Bardsley helped Sunderland to avoid relegation in 2013–14 and reach the 2014 Football League Cup final, in which they lost 3–1 to Manchester City.
After his Sunderland contract expired in June 2014, Bardsley joined Stoke City on a free transfer. He spent three seasons with the club before joining Burnley in July 2017. Bardsley ended his career at Stockport County.