Aaron Owen Phillips (born 20 November 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for club St Ives Town. He has played in the English Football League for Coventry City and Northampton Town.
Career Coventry City On 31 January 2013, Phillips joined Conference Premier club Nuneaton Town on loan for a month, with a view of gaining more experience, He made his Nuneaton Town debut on 2 February 2013 in a 3–2 loss to Stockport County. Phillips was joined at Nuneaton by fellow Sky Blue Lee Burge, both Phillips and Burge had their loan spells extended until the end of the season and were influential in saving Nuneaton from relegation.
Phillips made his Coventry City debut as a substitute on 3 August 2013 in a 3–2 League One loss to Crawley Town, coming on to replace Jordan Willis after 82 minutes. Phillips scored his first goal for the club on 19 October in a 1–1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers."Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Coventry" BBC Sport. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 25 October 2013. Aaron made his first start for Coventry City in their 1–0 victory in League One against Walsall in October 2013."Walsall 0 Coventry 1" BBC Sport. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
On 1 January 2014, Phillips signed a new contract to keep him at Coventry City until the summer of 2016.
Northampton Town On 3 June 2016, Phillips signed for Northampton Town newly promoted to League One. He made his league debut for Northampton on 6 August 2016 in a 1–1 home draw against Flettwood Town. He scored his first goal for Northampton on 14 March 2017 in a 2–1 home win against Port Vale. His goal came in the 63rd minute, and was assisted by John-Joe O'Toole. This was the first goal of the game.
Brackley Town On 28 August 2020, Phillips signed for Brackley Town for the 20/21 Season in the National League North.
Personal life Phillips' father is former Wales international footballer David Phillips who a member of the Coventry City team that won the 1987 FA Cup Final.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCoventry City2012–13League One00000000002013–14League One1111000101312014–15League One1900000322222015–16League One230101010260Total531201052613Nuneaton Town (loan)2012–13Conference Premier171000000171Northampton Town2016–17League One2011020302612017–18League One2000100030Total221103030291Kidderminster Harriers2018–19National League North4100—0041St Ives Town2019–20Southern League Premier Division Central12020—30170Brackley Town2020-National League NorthCareer total108450401121286
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