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Wilf Phillips
Personal information
Full name Wilfred John Phillips[1]
Date of birth (1895-08-27)27 August 1895[1]
Place of birth Bradley, Staffordshire, England[1]
Date of death 14 March 1976(1976-03-14) (aged 80)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1918 Bilston United
1919–1920 Stoke 13 (3)
1920–1921 Ebbw Vale
1921–1922 Darlaston
1922–1923 Bilston United
1923–1925 Bristol Rovers 90 (35)
1925–1930 Millwall 109 (58)
1930–1931 Thames 35 (7)
1931–1932 West Ham United 21 (3)
1932–1933 Clapton Orient 24 (4)
1933 Stourbridge
Total 292 (110)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilfred John Phillips (27 August 1895 – 14 March 1976) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol Rovers, Millwall, Clapton Orient, Thames, West Ham United and Stoke.[1]

Career

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Phillips was born in Bradley, Staffordshire, and played non-league football with Bilston United before joining Football League side Stoke in 1919.[1] He played 14 matches for the "Potters" scoring three goals which included a brace against Coventry City on Boxing day.[1] However manager Arthur Shallcross was seemingly unimpressed by Phillips's performance during the 1919–20 season and he was released by the club.[1] He went on to play for Ebbw Vale, Darlaston and made a return to Bilston United before he re-entered League football with Bristol Rovers in 1923.[1] He had an impressive first season at Rovers scoring 23 goals in 42 games and in December 1925 he joined league rivals Millwall for £500.[2] Phillips became a prolific forward for the "Lions" and his 27 goals in 1927–28 helped Millwall to claim the Third Division South title.

After scoring 62 goals in 119 matches for Millwall he joined the short lived Thames in June 1930, and then signed for West Ham United, for another £500 fee, in May 1931. He scored on his Irons debut, a 4–2 victory against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park. His single season at Upton Park saw relegation to the Second Division.[2] He then joined Clapton Orient before returning to his native Midlands and played for Stourbridge.

Career statistics

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Source:[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke 1919–20 Second Division 13 3 1 0 14 3
Bristol Rovers 1923–24 Third Division South 42 23 2 1 44 24
1924–25 Third Division South 36 9 4 2 40 11
1925–26 Third Division South 12 3 1 0 13 3
Total 90 35 7 3 97 38
Millwall 1925–26 Third Division South 6 0 0 0 6 0
1926–27 Third Division South 29 15 5 2 34 17
1927–28 Third Division South 39 27 1 0 40 27
1928–29 Second Division 22 11 3 1 25 12
1929–30 Second Division 13 5 1 1 14 6
Total 109 58 10 4 119 62
Thames 1930–31 Third Division South 35 7 0 0 35 7
West Ham United 1931–32 First Division 21 3 2 0 23 3
Clapton Orient 1932–33 Third Division South 24 4 0 0 24 4
Career total 292 110 20 7 312 117

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ a b Hogg, Tony (2005). Who's Who of West Ham United. Profile Sports Media. ISBN 1-903135-50-8.
  3. ^ Wilf Phillips at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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