Mike Fillery

Mike Fillery
Personal information
Full name Michael Christopher Fillery
Date of birth (1960-09-17) 17 September 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Mitcham, London, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1978 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1983 Chelsea 181 (41)
1983–1987 Queens Park Rangers 97 (9)
1987–1990 Portsmouth 67 (6)
1990–1992 Oldham Athletic 2 (0)
1990 Millwall (loan) 1 (0)
1991 → Torquay United (loan) 4 (0)
1992–199? Crawley Town (loan)
International career
1976 England Schoolboys 8 (6)
1978 England Youth 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Christopher Fillery (born 17 September 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played for Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers, Portsmouth, Oldham Athletic, Millwall and Torquay United as a midfielder during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.[2] Fillery was Chelsea player of the year in 1982.

Career

Mike Fillery signed professional forms for Chelsea in August 1978. This stylish midfielder played many fine games for Chelsea, though sometimes inconsistent, during a difficult and troubled period for Chelsea Football Club. Mike Fillery was Chelsea Player of the Year in 1982 and also won the Chelsea Official Supporter's Club award in the same year. He was transferred to Queens Park Rangers nearby in West London in August 1983 for £200,000.[3]

Fillery was the last Chelsea youth team product to score 10 or more goals in back-to-back seasons until Tammy Abraham achieved the feat during the 2020–21 season.[4]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ^ Mike Fillery at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  3. ^ Chelsea Football Club The Full Statistical Story 1905-1986 by Scott Cheshire and Ron Hockings. ISBN 0-9511640-0-7
  4. ^ "Abraham matches Lampard with FA Cup hat-trick for Chelsea vs Luton". Goal. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.