Phillips was born in Exeter and began his football career as a trainee with his local side Exeter City, turning professional in July 1994. He soon attracted the attention of higher division clubs and moved to Manchester City in November 1995 for a fee of £500,000. This remained Exeter's record sale until they sold Matt Grimes for around £1.75 million in 2015.[1] Upon signing Phillips, City manager Alan Ball predicted "Buster will be the first British £10 million pound player."[2] He struggled to establish himself at Maine Road and was loaned to Scunthorpe United in January 1998 and back to Exeter City in March 1998.
He left Maine Road in August 1998, moving to Portsmouth for a fee of £100,000. Again he struggled to establish himself and spent a month on loan to Bristol Rovers in February 1999. In August 2000 he returned to Devon, joining Plymouth Argyle in August 2000 for a fee of just £25,000.[3] He was released at the end of the 2003–04 season, after spending much of the season struggling with injuries.
In November 2006, the BBC linked him with a possible move back to Exeter City, by now a Conference National side,[5] but the move fell through and Phillips remained at Plainmoor. He failed to appear again for Torquay and in May 2007 he was forced to retire due to suffering chronic fatigue syndrome.[6]
martin, phillips, footballer, martin, john, buster, phillips, born, march, 1976, english, former, professional, footballer, martin, phillipspersonal, informationfull, namemartin, john, phillipsdate, birth, 1976, march, 1976, place, birthexeter, devon, englandp. Martin John Buster Phillips born 13 March 1976 is an English former professional footballer Martin PhillipsPersonal informationFull nameMartin John PhillipsDate of birth 1976 03 13 13 March 1976 age 47 Place of birthExeter Devon EnglandPosition s WingerYouth career 1994Exeter CitySenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1994 1995Exeter City52 5 1995 1998Manchester City15 0 1998Scunthorpe United loan 3 0 1998Exeter City loan 8 0 1998 2000Portsmouth24 1 1999Bristol Rovers loan 2 0 2000 2004Plymouth Argyle114 10 2004 2007Torquay United70 6 Total288 22 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Life and career 2 Honours 3 External links 4 ReferencesLife and career EditPhillips was born in Exeter and began his football career as a trainee with his local side Exeter City turning professional in July 1994 He soon attracted the attention of higher division clubs and moved to Manchester City in November 1995 for a fee of 500 000 This remained Exeter s record sale until they sold Matt Grimes for around 1 75 million in 2015 1 Upon signing Phillips City manager Alan Ball predicted Buster will be the first British 10 million pound player 2 He struggled to establish himself at Maine Road and was loaned to Scunthorpe United in January 1998 and back to Exeter City in March 1998 He left Maine Road in August 1998 moving to Portsmouth for a fee of 100 000 Again he struggled to establish himself and spent a month on loan to Bristol Rovers in February 1999 In August 2000 he returned to Devon joining Plymouth Argyle in August 2000 for a fee of just 25 000 3 He was released at the end of the 2003 04 season after spending much of the season struggling with injuries He joined Torquay United on a free transfer in July 2004 4 becoming one of a growing band of former Plymouth players signed by Leroy Rosenior others including Craig Taylor Brian McGlinchey Martin Gritton and Matthew Villis In November 2006 the BBC linked him with a possible move back to Exeter City by now a Conference National side 5 but the move fell through and Phillips remained at Plainmoor He failed to appear again for Torquay and in May 2007 he was forced to retire due to suffering chronic fatigue syndrome 6 Honours EditPlymouth Argyle2001 02 Division Three Champions 2003 04 Division Two ChampionsExternal links EditMartin Phillips at Soccerbase References Edit Matt Grimes Swansea City sign midfielder from Exeter City BBC Sport 2 January 2015 Retrieved 2 January 2015 Football Phillips looks set for Pilgrims Phillips set for Torquay Exeter keen to re sign Phillips Torquay s Phillips hangs up boots Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Martin Phillips footballer amp oldid 1164062392, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
