He began his career at Tranmere Rovers, but after narrowly missing out on a professional contract, Jake joined Llandudno, where he was part of their 2015 Huws Gray Alliance title-winning side.

Phillips then earned himself an opportunity at Sheffield United, then of League One, where he was a regular for the Blades' Under-21 side before cancelling his contract by mutual consent.

A stint followed at Fleetwood Town before he signed for Brackley Town whom he helped avoid relegation from the National League North.

He spent the 2016 pre-season on trial at Nottingham Forest but was not offered a deal, eventually moving to Margate, and then on to Welling United in the National League South that season.

In pre-season of the 2017-18 campaign, he trained with various teams from National League to the Welsh Premier after which he re-signed for Llandudno. The defender then joined the Nantwich for an initial spell half-way through the season before signing for Matlock Town.

Jake re-joined the Dabbers in October last year before making a handful of appearances for Brig to end the campaign.

Co-manager Kev Towey was naturally pleased to secure the defender's services and said: "Jake will bring real quality to the side.

"He can play in a number of positions and enhances our options defensively.

"Since leaving Sheffield United, Jake has played at National League and Evo-Stik Premier Division level so not only are we still getting a talented player who's still only 23, but a player with experience at a higher level."