About Len Phillips
Len Phillips was a notable figure. Phillips died in 2011 at the age of 89.
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|Leonard Horace Phillips (11 September 1922 – 9 December 2011) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward, notably for Portsmouth. He won three caps for the England national team and scored 97 goals.
Career
Phillips was born in Shoreditch, London. At club level, he played his entire professional career for Portsmouth, and was a member of the championship-winning teams of 1949 and 1950.
After his professional career, Phillips went on to play non-league football for Poole Town, Chelmsford City, Bath City and Waterlooville, the latter while working as a lathe operator at De Havilland's works in Portsmouth. He made his last appearance in senior football at the age of 44, in a 3–0 win for Waterlooville against Andover on 24 September 1966. After that, Phillips appeared for several years in occasional charity matches for the Pompey ex-Professionals team.
Death
Phillips died in Portsmouth on 9 December 2011.
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