Phil Whitehead

Phil Whitehead
Personal information
Full name Philip Matthew Whitehead
Date of birth (1969-12-17) 17 December 1969
Place of birth Halifax, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Halifax Town 42 (0)
1990–1993 Barnsley 16 (0)
1991Halifax Town (loan) 9 (0)
1991–1992Scunthorpe United (loan) 16 (0)
1992Bradford City (loan) 6 (0)
1993–1998 Oxford United 207 (0)
1998–1999 West Bromwich Albion 26 (0)
1999–2003 Reading 94 (0)
2002Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2 (0)
2003York City (loan) 2 (0)
2003–2004 Tamworth 15 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


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.

His career ended after he suffered a major injury playing for Tamworth during an FA Cup fourth qualifying round replay, although he attempted a short-lived comeback when he made one more appearance for Tamworth in an FA Trophy replay against Aldershot Town.

He was born in Halifax, England.



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