Phillip Anthony Bardsley was born on 28 June 1985 and is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Stockport County.
29 Facts About Phil Bardsley
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Phil Bardsley has played international football for the Scotland national team.
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Phil Bardsley spent three seasons with the club before joining Burnley in July 2017.
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Phil Bardsley started his career with Charlestown Lads Club with Redshaw before signing for Manchester United.
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Phil Bardsley grew up near Manchester United's old training ground, The Cliff, and would often go there on his school holidays to watch the players train.
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Phil Bardsley was regularly named as a substitute for much of the rest of the season, before going on loan to Championship club Burnley on 16 March 2006.
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Phil Bardsley was sent off against Hibernian, and therefore missed the Old Firm match against Celtic.
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On 8 January 2007, Phil Bardsley joined Aston Villa on loan until the end of the season and played his first Premier League match against Watford on 20 January.
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However Hutton didn't make his move permanent and Phil Bardsley was able to reclaim his place in the side and in November 2010, he signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal running until summer 2014.
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Phil Bardsley returned to the side at the end of October 2012, with the team struggling near the bottom of the table.
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Phil Bardsley missed the final match of the season away at Tottenham Hotspur after he and Matthew Kilgallon were pictured visiting a casino, angering Di Canio who vowed never to play the pair again.
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On 20 August 2013, Phil Bardsley was suspended by Sunderland after mocking the club's opening day defeat to Fulham on a social media site.
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Phil Bardsley's suspension was lifted on 4 September 2013 after he apologised.
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Phil Bardsley scored against his former club Manchester United in the 2nd leg of the League Cup semi-final as Sunderland progressed to the final on penalties.
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On 22 May 2014, Phil Bardsley signed a three-year contract with Stoke City.
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Phil Bardsley established himself as a regular under Mark Hughes but struggled with discipline, picking up nine yellow cards by March 2015.
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Phil Bardsley was sent-off in the fourth round against Chelsea and scored a 30-yard free kick in the quarter final victory over Sheffield Wednesday.
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Phil Bardsley returned to the side in February but after getting sent-off against Chelsea on 18 March 2017 he was unable to get back into the team.
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Phil Bardsley signed a contract extension with Stoke on 26 May 2017.
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On 25 July 2017, Phil Bardsley completed a transfer to Premier League club Burnley, signing a two-year contract.
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On 7 March 2021, Phil Bardsley agreed a new one-year contract with Burnley, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2022.
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On 10 June 2022, Burnley announced that Phil Bardsley would be leaving the club when his contract expired at the end of June.
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On 13 December 2022, Phil Bardsley signed for EFL League Two club Stockport County having been training with the club for the six months prior as he looked to return from injury.
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The move saw Phil Bardsley agreeing to donate the entirety of his salary to the club's community trust.
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On 6 October 2010, Phil Bardsley received a call-up for the Scotland national team for the Euro 2012 qualifier against the Czech Republic on 8 October 2010.
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Phil Bardsley qualifies because his father was born in Glasgow.
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Phil Bardsley plays at right-back and describes himself as a modern full-back.
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In May 2017, Phil Bardsley took a UEFA B Licence course with the Irish Football Association.
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Phil Bardsley married glamour model Tanya Robinson in 2014, with whom he has four children.