Alan Philpott

Alan Philpott
Personal information
Full name Alan Philpott[1]
Date of birth (1942-11-08)8 November 1942
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Date of death 26 May 2009(2009-05-26) (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 footballer who played in the Football League for Oldham Athletic and Stoke City.[1]

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 some former Stoke players at Boundary Park including manager Jimmy McIlroy. 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

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "Hundreds mourn Stoke City star Alan Philpott". The Sentinel. Retrieved 10 February 2013.