Reg Phillips (footballer, born 1900)

Reginald Phillips (c. 1900 – March 1924) was an English professional footballer who played primarily as a full back, but made three Football League Third Division South appearances for Brighton & Hove Albion at outside left.[1]

Reg Phillips
Personal information
Full name Reginald Phillips[1]
Date of birth c. 1900[1]
Place of birth Hove,[1] England
Date of death March 1924 (1924-04) (aged 23)[1]
Place of death Hove,[1] England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
191?–1920 Brighton & Hove Amateurs
1920–1923 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Phillips was born in Hove, Sussex, in around 1900. He played for Brighton & Hove Amateurs during and after the First World War, and turned professional with Albion in 1920. He was a member of their reserve team that won the 1920–21 Southern League title, and made his debut in the Football League in September 1921. Illness put an end to his football career during the following season, and he died in Hove in March 1924 at the age of 23. Albion's reserves played a benefit match against Southampton in support of his family.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.