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Harry Phillips (footballer, born 1877)

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Harry Phillips
Personal information
Full name Henry George Phillips
Date of birth 22 April 1877
Place of birth Caverswall, Staffordshire, England
Date of death 30 March 1955(1955-03-30) (aged 77)
Place of death Forsbrook, Staffordshire, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898–1899 Sandford Hill
1899–1900 Lincoln City 2 (1)
1900–1903 Stockton
1903–1905 Grimsby Town 21 (9)
1905–1906 New Brompton 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Harry Phillips, 1904

Henry George Phillips (born 1877) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]

A prolific marksman in Stoke whilst an iron foundry worker, after a spell with Sandford Hill Phillips signed with Lincoln City with whom he scored on his league debut, the second goal in a 3–0 home win against Middlesbrough on the opening day of the 1899/1900 season.

He played for Stockton between 1900 and 1903 where he was part of the FA Amateur Cup winning team of 1902/03.

He was signed by Grimsby Town in 1903, scoring 9 goals in 21 appearances. He finished the 1904/05 season as joint top scorer with seven goals despite missing several games with a knee injury. As reported in the March 27 edition of The Athletic News during a game against Glossop, "Phillips scored the best goal of the day after a fine run half the length of the field" whilst deputising at Outside Left for his teammate, William Ross.

His form during the 1904/05 season drew an unsuccessful £150 bid from Middlesbrough, though at the season's end he was allowed to join New Brompton (later to become Gillingham FC) as a free agent.

He was a versatile attacker, making appearances across the front line over the course of his career, with the majority being at centre forward.

In "Mariner Men: Grimsby Town Who's Who 1892-2007" by Rob Briggs and Dave Wherry, Harry is likened in style to Joe Rogers, described as "a bustler, quick on the ball, one of the cleverest with his head".

References

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  1. ^ Lamming, Douglas (1985). A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985. Beverley: Hutton. p. 42. ISBN 0-907033-34-2.