Phil Hardy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip Hardy | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Chester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | 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) | |
| National team | |||
| Republic of Ireland under-21 | 3 | (0) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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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 medal and a runners-up medal in the Welsh Cup, and 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.
Hardy started his career with Fourth Division Wrexham, signing professionally for Brian Flynn's side in 1990. He played in the Welsh Cup final at the Cardiff Arms Park in 1991, in what finished as a 2–0 win for Swansea City. An ever-present in the 1991–92 season, along with fellow full-back Andy Thackeray, he played in the club's giant-killing of Arsenal in the FA Cup Third Round. They were eventually defeated by West Ham United in the next round, following a replay. For his performances, Hardy was named on the PFA Team of the Year.
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