Alan Philpott

English footballer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroEnglish footballer
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
wasAthlete Football player Association football player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth8 November 1942, Stoke-on-Trent
Death26 May 2009 (aged 66 years)
The details

Biography

Alan Philpott (8 November 1942 – 26 May 2009) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Oldham Athletic and Stoke City.

Career

Philpott was born in Stoke-on-Trent and joined Stoke City's youth ranks in 1960. He made his debut for the "Potters" on the final day of the 1960–61 season against Liverpool at the Victoria Ground. 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. He showed useful versatility in 1964–65 where he played 17 games in a number of positions, scoring once against Nottingham Forest. Philpott made three appearances in 1965–66 scoring in a League Cup match against Chesterfield. 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. He joined up with a number of former Stoke players at Boundary Park including manager Jimmy McIlroy where he spent two seasons making 33 appearances scoring once in his second to last game against Barrow. He returned to Staffordshire and played for non-league 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.

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City1960–61Second Division10000010
1961–62Second Division20000020
1962–63Second Division10000010
1963–64First Division00000000
1964–65First Division1210040171
1965–66First Division20001131
1966–67First Division2601000270
1967–68First Division10001020
Total4511061522
Oldham Athletic1967–68Third Division2001000210
1968–69Third Division1110020131
Total3111020331
Career total7622081853

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