Joseph Anthony Phillips(30 December 1924 – 16 May 1969) was a New Zealandrugby unionand professionalrugby leaguefootballer who played in the 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) forJunior All Blacks(New Zealand Schoolboys), and representative level rugby league (RL) forOther NationalitiesandRugby League XIII,and at club level forBradford NorthernandKeighley,as afullback.[1]
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| Full name | Joseph Anthony Phillips | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 December 1924 New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 May 1969(aged 44) London,England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editBradford Northern
editPhillips playedfullback,and scored threeconversionsinBradford Northern's 6-13 defeat byWiganin theChampionshipFinal during the1951–52 seasonatLeeds Road,Huddersfieldon Saturday 10 May 1952.[2]He made 232 appearances for the club, scoring 47-tries and 661-goals.[3]
Keighley
editPhillips joinedKeighleyin 1957. He spent three seasons at the club, playing 80 games and scoring 20 tries and 225 goals.[4]
International honours
editPhillips representedOther Nationalities(RL) while atBradford Northern,and representedRugby League XIII(RL) while atBradford Northern.[5]
Post-playing career
editIn 1964, Phillips, along with former team-mateTrevor 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,[6]and was also a director at Keighley.[4]
Death and legacy
editPhillips died on 16 May 1969 (the day before the1968–69 Challenge CupFinal) in a hotel inLondon,aged 44, leaving a wife; Margaret, and three children; Catherine, Charles and Joseph.[6]Later that year, Bradford named a trophy in his honour, the Joe Phillips Memorial Trophy, which is contested for between Phillips' former clubs, Bradford and Keighley.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ab"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org".rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017.Retrieved1 January2018.
- ^"1951-1952 Championship Final".wigan.rlfans. 31 December 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 12 December 2013.Retrieved1 January2012.
- ^Craven, Dave (22 February 2007)."'Sir Keith' favourite for full back slot ".Bradford Telegraph and Argus.Retrieved5 October2014.
- ^ab"Into The Sixties".Archived fromthe originalon 2 July 2013.Retrieved24 January2014.
- ^"Floodlit feast at Odsal".TotalRL. 31 December 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 14 January 2010.Retrieved1 January2012.
- ^ab"Joe Phillips".The Guardian.London. 17 May 1969. p. 15.ProQuest185364408.
- ^Ledger, John (21 December 2005)."Roe's return renews belief".Yorkshire Post.Johnston Press.Retrieved23 January2014.
- ^"Joe Phillips Memorial Trophy Fixture Confirmed".Keighley Cougars. 19 October 2016. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018.Retrieved31 January2017.
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External links
edit- Photograph "Largest ever Northern Crowd - 14th March 1953 saw the largest ever crowd to watch a Bradford Northern game at Odsal when Huddersfield were the visitors in a third round Challenge Cup tie. Northern lost the tie 7-17. - 14/03/1953" at rlhp.co.uk
- Photograph "Joe Phillips makes a break - Joe Phillips, the attacking Kiwi full back, who played for Bradford Northern between 1950 and 1956 amassing a massive 1,463 points including 661 goals. He once score 14 goals in a single game against Batley in 1952. - 01/01/1955" at rlhp.co.uk
- Photograph "Trevor Foster receives his testimonial cheque - Trevor Foster receives his testimonial cheque with Joe Phillips - 03/08/1972 (sic)" at rlhp.co.uk
- Search for "Joseph Phillips" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
- Search for "Joe Phillips" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
