Wilf Phillips Explained

Wilf Phillips
Fullname:Wilfred John Phillips
Birth Date:27 August 1895
Birth Place:Bradley, Staffordshire, England
Position:Forward
Years1:1918
Years2:1919–1920
Clubs2:Stoke
Caps2:13
Goals2:3
Years3:1920–1921
Clubs3:Ebbw Vale
Years4:1921–1922
Years5:1922–1923
Years6:1923–1925
Caps6:90
Goals6:35
Years7:1925–1930
Clubs7:Millwall
Caps7:109
Goals7:58
Years8:1930–1931
Clubs8:Thames
Caps8:35
Goals8:7
Years9:1931–1932
Caps9:21
Goals9:3
Years10:1932–1933
Caps10:24
Goals10:4
Years11:1933
Totalcaps:292
Totalgoals:110

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

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

Source:

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke1919–20Second Division13310143
Bristol Rovers1923–24Third Division South4223214424
1924–25Third Division South369424011
1925–26Third Division South12310133
Total9035739738
Millwall1925–26Third Division South600060
1926–27Third Division South2915523417
1927–28Third Division South3927104027
1928–29Second Division2211312512
1929–30Second Division13511146
Total1095810411962
Thames1930–31Third Division South35700357
West Ham United1931–32First Division21320233
Clapton Orient1932–33Third Division South24400244
Career total292110207312117

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. Book: Hogg, Tony . 2005 . Who's Who of West Ham United . Profile Sports Media . 1-903135-50-8.