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
Playing position(s)	Outside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Brierley Hill Alliance
1911–1923	West Bromwich Albion	174	(15)
	→ Birmingham City (war guest)
1918	→ Lincoln 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. The Birmingham City Miscellany.
5. "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 1 October 2016.