Cuthbert Phillips (23 June 1910 – 15 October 1969), known as Charlie Phillips, was a professional footballer who won 13 full caps for Wales. At club level, he scored 73 goals in 237 appearances in the Football League playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Aston Villa and Birmingham.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cuthbert Phillips | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Victoria, Newport, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 15 October 1969 (aged 59) | ||
| Place of death | Lichfield, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 192?–1929 | Ebbw Vale | ||
| 1929–1936 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 191 | (59) |
| 1936–1938 | Aston Villa | 22 | (5) |
| 1938–1939 | Birmingham | 24 | (9) |
| 1939 | Chelmsford City | 4 | (2) |
| 1939 | Bath City | ||
| International career | |||
| 1931–1937 | Wales | 13 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Phillips was born in Victoria, Newport, which was then in Monmouthshire. He began his football career with Ebbw Vale before turning professional with Wolverhampton Wanderers of the Football League Second Division in 1929.[3] He made his debut for the club on 15 March 1930 in a 1–1 home draw with Oldham Athletic, and went on to play 202 games in all competitions, scoring 65 goals. He contributed to the club's Second Division title in the 1931–32 season,[3] and scored in the 4–2 victory over Everton in the last match of the following season, a game Wolves had to win to remain in the First Division.[4]
In January 1936, Phillips moved on to Aston Villa for a fee of £9,000, where he experienced relegation followed by another Second Division title, and in 1938 he crossed the city to join Birmingham, where he was again relegated from the First Division. In the 1939 close season he dropped into non-league football with Chelmsford City. Phillips played in Chelmsford's opening four games of the season, scoring twice, before moving onto Bath City in October 1939. Phillips subsequently retired from football during the Second World War.[5][3]
Phillips was capped twice at schoolboy level and went on to win 13 full international caps for Wales.[3] He made his debut on 22 April 1931 against Ireland at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, in the British Home Championship, scoring the opening goal in a 3–2 win.[6]
He played as a forward, either at centre-forward or on the right. He was skilful with the ball but had a short temper which sometimes caused him disciplinary problems. After retirement from the game Phillips kept a pub, first in the Bushbury district of Wolverhampton and later in Lichfield, Staffordshire. He died in Lichfield in 1969 at the age of 59.[3]
Honours
editwith Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Football League Second Division champions: 1931–32
with Aston Villa
- Football League Second Division champions: 1937–38
References
edit- ^ "Villa have talent to succeed". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vi – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b c d e Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 117–18. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ "Wolves celebrate the ball that kept them in top flight". Black Country Bugle. 13 June 2008. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ Chelmsford City F.C. (5 August 2018). Did they play or didn't they. Chelmsford City F.C. p. 31.
- ^ "Welsh International Matches: 22 April 1931". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2009.