Leslie Michael Phillips (born 7 January 1963 in Lambeth) was an English football midfielder.
Phillips began his career at Birmingham City, making his debut in a 2-2 draw at West Ham in 1982. In all he played 44 league games for Birmingham, scoring 3 goals, before he was transferred to Oxford United in March 1984. Phillips enjoyed a long spell at Oxford, remaining with the club until 1993 and he featured in to date the club's only major honour the 1986 Football League Cup Final. His final league season was with Northampton Town during the 1993-94 season.
He finished his playing career at non-league Banbury United F.C. before returning to Oxford as a scout in 2008
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