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Phil Rookes

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Phil Rookes
Personal information
Full name Philip William Rookes
Date of birth (1919-04-23)23 April 1919
Place of birth Dulverton, England
Date of death 1919 (aged -85–-84)
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Worksop Town
1936–1938 Bradford City 11 (0)
1938–1951 Portsmouth 114 (0)
1951–1953 Colchester United 68 (0)
Chichester City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip William Rookes (23 April 1919 – February 2003) was an English footballer who played as a full back in the Football League.

Career

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Born in Dulverton, Somerset, Rookes played for Bradford City, Portsmouth and Colchester United in the Football League.[1]

Rookes joined Bradford City in October 1936 from Worksop Town.[2] He made 11 league and 3 FA Cup appearances,[3] before joining Portsmouth in January 1938.[2]

He was a member of the Portsmouth First Division championship-winning teams of 1948–49 and 1949–50.[4]

Club

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Portsmouth[5]

Sources

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  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

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  1. ^ "Phil Rookes". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  2. ^ a b Frost, p. 406
  3. ^ Frost, p. 387
  4. ^ "Tier One (Premier League) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Other Award - Cup Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.