Claude Jephcott

Allan Claud Jephcott[1] (31 October 1890 – 5 October 1950) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right.

Claude Jephcott

Personal information
Full name	Allan Claud Jephcott
Date of birth	31 October 1890
Place of birth	Smethwick, England
Date of death	5 October 1950 (aged 59)
Place of death	Penn, England
Position(s)	Outside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Brierley Hill Alliance
1911–1923	West Bromwich Albion	174	(15)
	→ Birmingham City (war guest)
1918	→ Lincoln City (war guest)	1	(0)
Total		175	(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Smethwick, Jephcott moved from Brierley Hill Alliance to West Bromwich Albion in April 1911, signing for a fee of £100.[1] He retired in May 1923, having made 189 appearances for the club in all competitions.[1][2] He was a war guest for Lincoln City in 1918, making one appearance,[3] and he also guested for Birmingham City, one of five West Bromwich Albion players to do so during World War I.[4]

He made two representative appearances for the Football League, one in 1914 against the Scottish League and one in 1919 against the Irish League.[5]

References

1. "Profile". Albion Till We Die. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
2. G.A. Willmore (1980). West Bromwich Albion: The First Hundred Years. Readers Union; Book Club edition.
3. "Profile". Lincoln City Archive. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
4. Tony Matthews (August 2012). The Birmingham City Miscellany. ISBN 9780752490557.
5. "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 1 October 2016.