Alan Philpott
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Philpott[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 26 May 2009 (aged 66)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Fenton, Staffordshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1968 | Stoke City | 45 | (1) |
| 1968–1970 | Oldham Athletic | 31 | (1) |
| Stafford Rangers | |||
| Eastwood Hanley | |||
| Total | 76 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Philpott (8 November 1942 – 26 May 2009) was an English
Career
Philpott was born in Stoke-on-Trent and joined Stoke City's youth ranks in 1960.[1] He made his debut for the "Potters" on the final day of the 1960–61 season against Liverpool at the Victoria Ground.[1] He was a regular in the reserves and in the first-team he played twice in 1961–62 and once in 1962–63, but failed to make an appearance in 1963–64.[1] He showed useful versatility in 1964–65 where he played 17 games in a number of positions, scoring once against Nottingham Forest.[1] Philpott made three appearances in 1965–66, scoring in a League Cup match against Chesterfield.[1]
He broke into the first-team in 1966–67, making 27 appearances but found himself back in the reserves in 1967–68 and was sold to Oldham Athletic by Tony Waddington.[1] He joined up with a number of former Stoke players at Boundary Park including manager Jimmy McIlroy, and over two seasons he made 33 appearances, scoring once in his second-to-last game against Barrow. He returned to Staffordshire and played non-League football for Stafford Rangers and Eastwood Hanley before having a spell as youth coach at Port Vale. He later became a cricket umpire in North Staffordshire and was umpiring a game when he suffered a fatal heart attack on 26 May 2009.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City[1] | 1960–61 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961–62 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1962–63 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1963–64 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1964–65 | First Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| 1965–66 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1966–67 | First Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 1967–68 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 2 | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1967–68 | Third Division | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1968–69 | Third Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 76 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 85 | 3 | ||
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ "Hundreds mourn Stoke City star Alan Philpott". The Sentinel. Retrieved 10 February 2013.