Alan Philpott

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]

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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 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.[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. 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.