Harry Phillips (Australian footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harold Phillips | ||
| Nickname(s) | Harry, Tick | ||
| Date of birth | 1867 or 1868 | ||
| Date of death | 10 August 1923 (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Queenstown, South Australia[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Utility | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1885–1900 | Port Adelaide | 198 (125)[2] | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1890–1894 | South Australia | 5 (4)[2] | |
| Career highlights | |||
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Harry 'Tick' Phillips (died 10 August 1923[3]) was a champion player for the Port Adelaide Football Club. He is widely considered to be the club's greatest player of the nineteenth century.[4][5] Phillips played sixteen seasons for Port Adelaide. For his final two seasons, he was appointed captain.
In 1890, Phillips was a member of Port Adelaide's victorious Championship of Australia side who defeated South Melbourne for the national title.[6]
1890 premiership team (Phillips is fourth left, front row.)
1897 premiership team (Phillips is second right, front row.)
Death
Harold Phillips died in Queenstown, South Australia. His funeral was attended by Norwood captain Alfred Waldron.[7]
References
- ↑ ""TICK" PHILLIPS DEAD". News. I, (22). South Australia. 17 August 1923. p. 10 (HOME EDITION). Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 "Australian Football - harry phillips - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
- ↑ ""TICK" PHILLIPS DEAD.". The News. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 17 August 1923. p. 10 Edition: HOME EDITION. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ↑ "Greatest Team - portadelaidefc.com.au". portadelaidefc.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ↑ "Australian Football - Harry 'Tick' Phillips - Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ↑ "FOOTBALL.". The Advertiser. Adelaide: National Library of Australia. 6 October 1890. p. 6. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- ↑ ""TICK" PHILLIPS DEAD". News. I, (22). South Australia. 17 August 1923. p. 10 (HOME EDITION). Retrieved 2 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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