Len Phillips (footballer, born 1890)

Australian rules footballer

For the VFL footballer who played with Richmond in 1913, see Len Phillips (footballer, born 1891).

Australian rules footballer

Len Phillips

Personal information
Full name|  Leonard Vincent Phillips
Date of birth|  (1890-04-14)14 April 1890
Place of birth|  Healesville, Victoria
Date of death|  13 August 1968(1968-08-13) (aged 78)
Place of death|  Surfers Paradise, Queensland
Original team(s)|  Healesville Football Club
Height|  171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight|  67 kg (148 lb)
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
1912–13|  Melbourne City (VFA)|  30 (12)
1914|  St Kilda|  05 0(6)
1914|  Brighton (VFA)|  05 0(4)
1915–17|  ‹See Tfd›West Perth (WAFL)|
1918|  Essendon|  04 0(0)
1919|  Footscray (VFA)|  12 0(7)
1922|  Hawthorn (VFA)|  01 0(0)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1922.

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leonard Vincent Phillips (14 April 1890 – 13 August 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

## Family

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The son of Thomas Joseph Phillips (1861-1951),[2] and Barbara Phillips (1870-1937), née Lindupp,[3] Leonard Vincent Phillips was born at Healesville, Victoria on 14 April 1890.[4]

He married Doris Maude Hynam (1895-1988) on 26 April 1921.[5]

## Football

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### Essendon (VFL)

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On 10 August 1918, Phillips, a fast, skilful rover, and a printer by trade, played the last of his nine senior VFL matches for Essendon, having played his first VFL match for St Kilda in 1914.

### Seven Clubs

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Phillips, recruited from the Healesville Football Club in 1912, played for Melbourne City Football Club (VFA) 1912–1913, Brighton Football Club (VFA) 1914, St Kilda Football Club (VFL) 1914, West Perth Football Club (WAFL) 1915–1917,[6] Essendon Football Club (VFL) 1918, Footscray Football Club (VFA) 1919, and Hawthorn Football Club (VFA) 1922; consequently, he has the unusual distinction of playing senior football with seven clubs, six of them in Melbourne, over eleven consecutive seasons (1912–1922).

## Death

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He died at Surfers Paradise, Queenslandon 13 August 1968.[7][8]

## Notes

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1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.704.
2. ^ Deaths: Phillips, The Age, (Friday, 8 December 1950), p. 2.
3. ^ Deaths: Phillips, The Age, (Monday, 7 June 1937), p. 1.
4. ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.13769/1890.
5. ^ Marriages: Phillips—Hynam, The Argus, (Saturday, 18 June 1921), p. 13.
6. ^ As "Leon Phillips" ("Permits", The West Australian, (Thursday, 1 April 1915), p. 4).
7. ^ Deaths: Phillips, The Age, (Wednesday, 14 August 1968), p. 27.
8. ^ "Probate: Leonard Philips". NSW State Archives & Records.

## References

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* Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
* Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
* Men of Action at Albury: Meet Len Phillips, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 7 February 1940), p. 10.

## External links

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* Len Phillips at AustralianFootball.com
* Len Phillips's playing statistics from AFL Tables
* Len Phillips' playing statistics from The VFA Project
* Essendon past player profile