Wilf Phillips

Wilf Phillips
Personal information
Full name	Wilfred John Phillips
Date of birth	27 August 1895
Place of birth	Bradley, Staffordshire, England
Date of death	14 March 1976 (aged 80)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	Bilston United
1919–1920	Stoke
–	Ebbw Vale
–	Darlaston
–	Bilston United
1923–1925	Bristol Rovers
1925–1929	Millwall
1930	Thames
1931	West Ham United
1932	Clapton Orient
–	Stourbridge
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wilfred John "Wilf" 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

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 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. 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 and then spent a season at West Ham United and Clapton Orient before returning to his native Midlands and played for Stourbridge.

Career statistics

Sourced from Wilf Phillips at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	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	0	44	23
	1924–25	Third Division South	36	9	4	2	40	11
	1925–26	Third Division South	12	3	1	0	13	3
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
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	6	312	116

Honours

Football League Third Division South champion: 1927–28

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-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.

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