Phil Whitehead
# Phil Whitehead

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. At Reading he made some important penalty saves, including one against AFC Bournemouth's Richard Hughes in a 2–1 win and one against Cambridge United's Tom Youngs in a 2–2 draw. He also saved a crucial Scott Minto penalty during a shootout as Reading knocked Premier League side West Ham United out of the 2001–02 League Cup.

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 served Brentford as part-time goalkeeping coach during the 2004–05 season.

## Career statistics

### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :

| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Reading | 1999–2000 | Second Division | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Reading | 2000–01 | Second Division | 46 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| Reading | 2001–02 | Second Division | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| Reading | 2002–03 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Reading | Total | Total | 94 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 94 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 0 |

* 1 2 Appearances in the Football League Trophy
* ↑ Three appearances in the Second Division Playoffs and zero appearances in the Football League Trophy
* ↑ Appearances in the First Division Playoffs
