Harold James Phipps
Centre-half (1952-1953)
He made his name in army football while serving as a bandsman in the Middlesex Regiment for 15 years from 1931, having joined on leaving school. He went on to play in Charlton Athletic’s defence in three Wembley finals – one in wartime (the 1943 South Cup) and then in the first two post-war FA Cup Finals – earning a winner’s medal in the last of them. He was one of eight players in the 1945/46 final who had yet to make their peacetime Football League débuts, which Harold Phipps did at the age of 30. He was 36 when he joined Watford, and all his appearances for the club were at centre-half.
West Herts / Watford Career
Football League Career
| Season | Club | Apps | Subs | Goals | League Status and Final Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946/1947 | Charlton Athletic | 41 | Football League Division 1 - 19th of 22 | ||
| 1947/1948 | Charlton Athletic | 37 | Football League Division 1 - 13th of 22 | ||
| 1948/1949 | Charlton Athletic | 41 | 1 | Football League Division 1 - 9th of 22 | |
| 1949/1950 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 1 | Football League Division 1 - 20th of 22 | |
| 1950/1951 | Charlton Athletic | 28 | Football League Division 1 - 17th of 22 | ||
| 1952/1953 | WATFORD | 41 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 10th of 24 | ||
| 1953/1954 | WATFORD | 6 | Football League Division 3 (South) - 4th of 24 |