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Len Phillips

Portsmouth FC

 3 appearances, 0 goals

P 3 W 3 D 0 L 0 F 8: A 3
100% successful
1951-55

captain: none
minutes played: 270

Timeline
  Horace Leonard Phillips
Birth 11 September 1922 in Hackney, Middlesex [registered in Shoreditch, December 1922].
Marriage to Joan G.B. Saunders, 14 July 1951 [registered as Leonard H., in Epping, September 1953].
Death 9 December 2011 in Portsmouth, aged 89 years 89 days [registered in Portsmouth, December 2011]. Lived at 36 Madeira Road in Portsmouth

Source

 Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
Biographies x
 

x. - A Football Compendium, Peter J. Seddon (1999).

Club Career
Club(s) x
Club honours x
Individual honours x
Distinctions x
Height/Weight x' x", xst. xlbs [x].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number One of three who became the 710th players (712) to appear for England.
Position(s) Inside-left, right-half
First match No. 267, 14 November 1951, England 2 Ireland 0, a British Championship match at Villa Park, Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham, aged 29 years 64 days.
Last match No. 293, 1 December 1954, England 3 West Germany 1, a friendly match at The Empire Stadium, Wembley, London, aged 32 years 81 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1951-52, 1954-55;
Team honours British Championship shared 1951-52, winners 1954-55;
Individual honours x
Distinctions x

Beyond England
x.  - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x.


The Numbers
parties Appearances comp. apps minutes captain
4 3 2 270 0 none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 0 1 2.667 1 100 +3
all matches were played at a home venue

Competition & Shirt Record

Competition & Colour P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship White shirt 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 0 1 2.50 1.00 100.0 +2
Friendly match
Red shirt		 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1

Tournament Record

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1951-52 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 0 1 2.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC 1954-55 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 0 0 3.00 2.00 100.0 +1
BC All 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 0 1 2.50 1.00 100.0 +2

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 0 1 2.50 1.00 100.0 +2
2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 0 1 2.50 1.00 100.0 +2
 
 Match History
  
 Club: Portsmouth F.C. - three full appearances (270 min) manager: Walter Winterbottom - three full appearances (270 min)x

apps match pic match details comp res. rundown shirt

Age 29
1 267 14 November 1951 - England 2 Ireland 0
Villa Park, Birmingham		 BC HW 10
 

one of two who became the 725th player (725) to appear for England.
the tenth Portsmouth player to represent England

Age 32
2 292 10 November 1954 - England 3 Wales 2
Empire Stadium, Wembley		 BC HW   4
3 293 1 December 1954 - England 3 West Germany 1
 Empire Stadium, Wembley		 Fr HW   4
294 2 April 1955 - England 7 Scotland 2, Empire Stadium, Wembley BC HW withdrew injured
 


  

 
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