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Mike Phenix
Personal information
Full name Michael Phenix[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-15) 15 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Wythenshawe
Youth career
2006–2008 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Hindsford
2011–2012 Droylsden
2012–2013 Skelmersdale United
2013–2014 AFC Telford United 46 (14)
2014–2015 Barnsley 2 (0)
2015Macclesfield Town (loan) 3 (0)
2015Southport (loan) 23 (8)
2015–2016 Southport 15 (5)
2016–2018 Salford City 80 (7)
2018 Southport 7 (0)
2022 Ashton United 8 (2)
2022Prestwich Heys (dual-registration)
2022–2023 Prestwich Heys
2024 Avro 6 (0)
2024– Wythenshawe 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:35, 11 October 2024 (UTC)

Michael Phenix (born 15 March 1989) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Northern Premier League Division One West club Wythenshawe.

Career

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Early career

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Phenix was born in Manchester and began his career at Bolton Wanderers academy. He failed to earn a professional contract at Bolton and began playing amateur football with Manchester League side Hindsford.[2] After a trial at Notts County, Phenix played for Droylsden and Skelmersdale United before joining AFC Telford United.[2] He missed a month of the 2013–14 season after suffering from ulcerative colitis.[3]

Barnsley

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In October 2014 Phenix joined League One side Barnsley for a fee of £25,000.[4] He made his Football League debut on 17 January 2015 in a 1–0 defeat against Doncaster Rovers.[5] After struggling for game time at Oakwell Phenix went out on loan to Macclesfield Town in March 2015.[6]

Southport

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Despite playing several times for Barnsley in pre-season in 2015, he again went out on loan to Southport on 11 August 2015.[7] He made his debut for Southport the same day, playing the full 90 minutes in their 0–0 draw with Macclesfield. His first goal for the club came in a 2–2 home draw against Tranmere Rovers on 15 September 2015. In October 2015 Phenix had his role terminated by the club[8] however he signed for the club after he agreed a deal for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.[9] He was released at the end of the season, scoring five goals and making 36 appearances for the club.

Salford City

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He joined Salford City in late May 2016.

Mike made his Salford debut on the opening day of the 2016-2017 when Gloucester visited Moor Lane, The Ammies' first ever National League North fixture would finish 0-0 but 'Pheno' was soon on the goal trail. He scored in each of the next five matches, including a winner against local rivals FC United of Manchester. Sixteen goals were recorded over a campaign that ended in play-off disappointment but he had the consolation of finishing as the club's top scorer. He made a vital contribution during the 2017-2018 title winning season too, notching eleven times.

Southport (second spell)

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In June 2018 he re-joined Southport.[10] In October 2018, having made seven league appearances on his return to Southport,[11] his contract was terminated[12] with immediate effect. Phenix thereafter announced his retirement from football.[13] In May 2019 it was announced he had been banned from all football and football-related activity for four years for regularly use of cocaine.[14]

Return to football

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In September 2022, Phenix made his return to football, joining Ashton United. In November 2022, following a short spell on dual-registration terms, he joined North West Counties Football League Premier Division club Prestwich Heys.[15]

In July 2024, following a year out of football, Phenix joined Avro.[16] On 24 September 2024, he joined Wythenshawe.[17]

References

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  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 39. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Mike Phenix is stepping up for AFC Telford". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ^ "AFC Telford: Mike Phenix fights back from bowel condition". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Barnsley sign AFC Telford forward Mike Phenix". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Doncaster 1–0 Barnsley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Mike Phenix: Macclesfield sign Barnsley striker on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Phenix Joins Southport on Loan". Barnsley FC Official Site. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Conference Call: Southport send Mike Phenix packing, Macclesfield Town sign Chris Churchman, Jonny Maxted pens new deal at Forest Green Rovers". Chester Chronicle. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  9. ^ Mike Phenix Agrees deal with Southport
  10. ^ Mike Phenix Joins Sandgrounders | Southport Football Club
  11. ^ England - M. Phenix - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway
  12. ^ STATEMENT | Phenix & Corbett | Southport Football Club
  13. ^ The Non-League Football Paper
  14. ^ "Four-year drugs ban for footballer Phenix". BBC Sport.
  15. ^ "Heys sign striker Mike Phenix". www.prestwichheys.com. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Phenix flys with our squad as he puts pen to paper in latest Avro signing". www.avrofc.co.uk. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  17. ^ "The Phenix has arrived: Ex-Barnsley and Southport forward Mike joins the Ammies". wythenshaweafc.com. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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