Len Phillips

Leonard Horace "Len" Phillips (11 September 1922 – 9 December 2011) was a professional footballer who won three caps for the England national team.

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 and Bath City, then worked as a lathe operator at De Havilland's works in Portsmouth.

Phillips died in Portsmouth on 9 December 2011.

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