Phil Bates (footballer)
Philip William Bates (16 November 1897 – 19 January 1974) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half in the Football League for Crystal Palace.[1][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip William Bates[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Penge, England | ||
| Date of death | 19 January 1974 (aged 76)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Beckenham, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Beckenham Wanderers | |||
| 1919–1921 | Crystal Palace | 66 | (3) |
| Scunthorpe & Lindsey United | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
Prior to the First World War, Bates worked in his family's greengrocer business.[2] After the outbreak of the war in 1914, he attested in the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) and gave his age as 19 years and 9 months, three years older than he was in reality.[2] After a period training, Bates' battalion arrived on the Western Front in June 1915.[2] He was wounded in the right arm in March 1916 and evacuated to Wharncliffe War Hospital in Sheffield.[2] The resultant paralysis, caused by arthritis, led to Bates' discharge from the army later in the year.[2] Despite the injury, he was able to return to work as a grocer and to football,[4] though he was only able to play until he was forced into retirement in 1921.[2] After the war, Bates married and established a grocer's in Beckenham.[2] His business was damaged by a V-1 flying bomb during the Second World War.[4] He died of lung cancer at Beckenham Hospital in 1974.[2]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crystal Palace | 1919–20[5] | Southern League First Division | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| 1920–21[5] | Third Division | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |
| Career total | 66 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 3 | ||
Honours edit
Crystal Palace
References edit
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 20. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Wiseman, Peter. "Philip William Bates – One-armed centre half of the 1920s Crystal Palace Football team" (PDF). pp. 4–6. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Phil Bates". Holmesdale Online. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Fag break saved market worker when V2 struck". Gravesend Reporter. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Bates Phil Crystal Palace 1920". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 16 January 2021.