Chris McPhee (born 20 March 1983) is an English

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coach and former player who is the manager of club Plymouth Parkway.

Career

Born in

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, East Sussex, McPhee began his career as a trainee with

Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home gr ...

, turning professional in August 1999, and made his debut, aged 16, at

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in December 1999. He broke into the

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on a regular basis in the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons, when he made over 50 appearances despite missing several months of the 2004–05 season due to a foot injury suffered in October 2004. McPhee joined

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side

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spr ...

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in August 2005, where he made 14 appearances. He returned to Brighton in November 2005 but struggled to break into the first team and made only seven appearances before joining

Swindon Town Swindon Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team, known as the "Robins", currently compete in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Founded as Swindon A ...

in March 2006 on loan until the end of the 2005–06 season. He was released by Brighton after the club was relegated from the

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at the end of the 2005–06 season and joined

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. They have played their ho ...

in July 2006, making his Torquay debut in the 1–0 home win against

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in the following month. He made 43 league and cup appearances for Torquay in the 2006–07 season. McPhee joined

Ebbsfleet United Ebbsfleet United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Northfleet, Kent, England. The club compete in the National League South, the sixth level of the English football league system. Founded in 1946 from the merger ...

in August 2007 on non-contract terms after impressing in a trial period and after making 20 appearances for Ebbsfleet in the

, he agreed a contract in November 2007 until the end of the 2007–08 season. In May 2008, he scored the winning goal as Ebbsfleet won the 2007–08 FA Trophy at

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against Torquay United and was named "Man of the Match" after the game. McPhee also won Player of the Season that year, voted for by the fans. He left Ebbsfleet in June 2008, after participating in a successful Four Nations Tournament campaign with England C, when he failed to agree a new deal with the Fleet. He turned down several League offers and moved to

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to be with his new family. McPhee joined Weymouth on 3 July 2008. He signed for

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club are a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team competes in the National League North, the sixth level of the English football league system. Formed in ...

on a contract until the end of the 2008–09 season on 26 February after leaving Weymouth, who had not paid his wages during 2009. He signed a new two-year contract with Kidderminster in July. On 28 June 2011, it was announced that McPhee was to rejoin former club, Torquay United. After the 2011–12 season, Chris moved to Salisbury City, he signed as a player-coach. Chris was looking at moving into coaching after his playing career ended and so cited a move to Salisbury as beneficial to this. The move to Salisbury was made more attractive because of the opportunities to coach as well as play regularly.

Coaching career

Chris McPhee was coaching full time at Exeter City's academy as the Youth Development Phase lead coach. Chris Holds a UEFA A coach's licence and an FA Advanced Youth Award Qualification. On 16 May 2024, McPhee was appointed manager of Southern League Premier Division South club Plymouth Parkway.

Honours

;Brighton & Hove Albion * League 2 title: 2000-2001 * League 1 title: 2001-2002 * League 1 playoffs: 2003-2004 ;Ebbsfleet United *

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: 2008 ;Salisbury City *

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play-offs:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McPhee, Chris 1983 births Living people Footballers from Eastbourne English men's footballers England men's semi-pro international footballers Men's association football midfielders Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Ebbsfleet United F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Salisbury City F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players English football managers Plymouth Parkway F.C. managers Exeter City F.C. non-playing staff 21st-century English sportsmen