Philip Adrian Heath (born 24 November 1964) is an English former

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who played in

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for

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, Cardiff City,

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and Stoke City.

Career

Heath was born in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent and came through the youth system at the

Victoria Ground The Victoria Ground was the home ground of Stoke City from 1878 until 1997, when the club relocated to the Britannia Stadium after 119 years. At the time of its demolition it was the oldest operational ground in the Football League. History ...

making his debut against

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in the final home game of the 1982–83 season. He became a useful member of a struggling Stoke City side which was relegated with a record low points tally in 1984–85, Heath playing in 37 matches that season. He remained a regular under new manager

Mick Mills Michael Dennis Mills MBE (born 4 January 1949) is an English former footballer who played for Ipswich Town, Southampton and Stoke City. He managed Stoke City, Colchester United and Birmingham City. During his career he achieved Ipswich To ...

in 1985–86 playing in 44 matches scoring four goals and at the end of the season Stoke turned down a bid of £150,000 from Everton for his services. He remained at Stoke and was highest league goalscorer in 1987–88 with eight goals. At the end of the 1987–88 season he joined

for a fee of £100,000 where he spent two seasons and later had spells at Cardiff City and

before entering non-league football in 1992 with

Aylesbury United Aylesbury United Football Club is a football club based in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. They are currently members of Division One Central of the Southern League and play at Chesham United's Meadow ground, having been evicted from their ...

. He later became player manager of Chipping Norton Town winning promotion for them from the Hellenic League Division One West to the Hellenic League Premier Division.

Career statistics

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References

External links

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Interview with Phil Heath
{{DEFAULTSORT:Heath, Phil 1964 births Living people People from Longton, Staffordshire English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Stoke City F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Aldershot F.C. players Aylesbury United F.C. players Chipping Norton Town Swifts F.C. players English Football League players English football managers