Brian Phillips (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 November 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Cadishead, England | ||
| Date of death | 28 March 2012 (aged 80) | ||
| Place of death | Mansfield, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lancashire Steel | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1950–1954 | Altrincham | ||
| 1954–1960 | Middlesbrough | 121 | (2) |
| 1960–1963 | Mansfield Town | 103 | (3) |
| Total | 224 | (5) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1975–1978 | Notts FA | ||
| Clipstone Welfare | |||
| Retford Town | |||
| Rainworth Miners Welfare | |||
| Rainworth Miners Welfare | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Brian Phillips (9 November 1931 – 28 March 2012) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half.
Career
Born in Cadishead, Phillips played for Lancashire Steel, Altrincham, Middlesbrough and Mansfield Town,[1][2] before being banned for his involvement in the 1964 British betting scandal.[1][2][3][4]
After being re-instated in 1971, Phillips began a managerial career. He took charge of the Notts FA representative side from 1975 to 1978,[1] and managed a number of non-league clubs including Clipstone Welfare and Retford Town.[4] He also had two spells as manager of Rainworth Miners Welfare, leading them to the 1982 FA Vase Final.[3][4]
Later life and death
Phillips died on 28 March 2012, at the age of 80, following a number of years of illness.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Altrincham FC Archived News January, 2008". Altrincham F.C.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Tributes Paid To Brian Phillips". Mansfield 103. 29 March 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Tributes paid to former Mansfield Town scandal man Brian Phillips". chad.co.uk. 3 April 2012.
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