Phil Hardy (footballer)

Phil Hardy
Personal information
Full name Philip Hardy
Date of birth (1973-04-09) 9 April 1973
Place of birth Ellesmere Port, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Wrexham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–2001 Wrexham 349 (1)
2001–2002 Port Vale 8 (1)
Total 357 (2)
International career
Republic of Ireland under-21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip Hardy (born 9 April 1973) is an English-born former Ireland under-21 footballer who played as a left-back. With Welsh club Wrexham from 1990 to 2001, he played more than 450 games under manager Brian Flynn. He was named on the PFA Team of the Year for the 1991–92 Fourth Division campaign. He picked up both a winners and runners-up medal in the Welsh Cup. During his time at the club, Wrexham reached four FAW Premier Cup finals, winning on three occasions, and were also promoted out of the Third Division in 1992–93. He later played ten games for Port Vale, before leaving the professional game in 2002.