Claude Jephcott

Allan Claud Jephcott[1] (31 October 1890 – 5 October 1950) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right.

Claude Jephcott
Personal information
Full name Allan Claud Jephcott
Date of birth (1890-10-31)31 October 1890
Place of birth Smethwick, England
Date of death 5 October 1950(1950-10-05) (aged 59)
Place of death Penn, England
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Brierley Hill Alliance
1911–1923 West Bromwich Albion 174 (15)
Birmingham City (war guest)
1918Lincoln City (war guest) 1 (0)
Total 175 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Smethwick, Jephcott moved from Brierley Hill Alliance to West Bromwich Albion in April 1911, signing for a fee of £100.[1] He retired in May 1923, having made 189 appearances for the club in all competitions.[1][2] He was a war guest for Lincoln City in 1918, making one appearance,[3] and he also guested for Birmingham City, one of five West Bromwich Albion players to do so during World War I.[4]

He made two representative appearances for the Football League, one in 1914 against the Scottish League and one in 1919 against the Irish League.[5]

References

  1. "Profile". Albion Till We Die. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. G.A. Willmore (1980). West Bromwich Albion: The First Hundred Years. Readers Union; Book Club edition.
  3. "Profile". Lincoln City Archive. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. Tony Matthews (August 2012). The Birmingham City Miscellany. ISBN 9780752490557.
  5. "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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