Joseph Phillips (rugby league)

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Joe Phillips
Personal information
Full name Joseph Anthony Phillips
Born (1924-12-30)30 December 1924
New Zealand
Died 16 May 1969(1969-05-16) (aged 44)
London, England
Playing information
Position Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1950–56 Bradford Northern 232 47 661 0 1463
Keighley
Total 232 47 661 0 1463
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≈1954 Rugby League XIII ≥1
1953 Other Nationalities 4 12 24
Source: RLP

Joseph Anthony "Joe" Phillips (30 December 1924 – 16 May 1969) was a New Zealand rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, playing at representative level for Other Nationalities, and Rugby League XIII, and at club level for Bradford Northern, as a Fullback, i.e. number 1.

Playing career

Bradford

Phillips played Fullback, and scored three conversions in Bradford Northern's 6-13 defeat by Wigan in the Championship final during the 1951–52 season at Leeds Road, Huddersfield on Saturday 10 May 1952.[1] He made 232 appearances for the club, scoring 47-tries and 661-goals.[2]

Keighley

Phillips joined Keighley in 1957. He spent three seasons at the club, playing 80 games and scoring 20 tries and 225 goals.[3]

International honours

Phillips represented Other Nationalities while at Bradford Northern, and represented Rugby League XIII while at Bradford Northern.[4]

Post-playing career

In 1964, Phillips, along with former team-mate Trevor Foster, helped to lead a campaign which resulted in the reformation of Bradford Northern after the club folded a year earlier due to increasing financial difficulties. He later served as the club's chairman.[5]

Death and legacy

Phillips died on 16 May 1969 in a hotel in London, aged 44.[5] Later that year, Bradford named a trophy in his honour, the Joe Phillips Memorial Trophy, which in the past was contested for annually between Phillips' former clubs, Bradford and Keighley.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "1951-1952 Championship Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Craven, Dave (22 February 2007). "'Sir Keith' favourite for full back slot". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Into The Sixties". Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Floodlit feast at Odsal". TotalRL. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Joe Phillips". The Guardian (London). 17 May 1969. p. 15. (subscription required (help)).
  6. ↑ Ledger, John (21 December 2005). "Roe's return renews belief". Yorkshire Post. Johnston Press. Retrieved 23 January 2014.

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