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{{Short description|Canadian soccer player}} |
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| name = Pat Philley |
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| fullname = H. Patrick Philley |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1929|04|24|}} |
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| birth_place = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age |2019|11|22|1929|04|24}} |
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| death_place = [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada |
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| position = [[Midfielder#Centre-half|centre half]] |
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| years2 = 1953–54 |
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| clubs2 = Vancouver City / Hale-Co |
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| years3 = 1956–57 |
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| clubs3 = [[Westminster Royals|Westminster Royals FC]] |
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| years4 = 1958 |
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| clubs4 = Vancouver St. Andrews FC |
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| nationalyears1 = 1957 |
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| nationalteam1 = [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]] |
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| nationalcaps1 = 3 |
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| nationalgoals1 = 0 |
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'''Pat Philley''' (24 April 1929 – 22 November 2019) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[soccer]] player. He was a national champion with Vancouver City FC in 1950. He was [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]]'s starting [[Midfielder#Centre-half|centre half]] and [[Captain (association football)|captain]] during three matches in [[1958 FIFA World Cup qualification|FIFA World Cup Qualifiers]] in 1957.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/?t=project.tpl&sid=30|title = Home}}</ref> He is an honoured member of the [[Canada Soccer Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Homer Patrick (Pat) Philley |url=https://kearneyfs.com/obituaries/homer-patrick-pat-philley |publisher=Kearney Funeral Services |access-date=11 September 2023}}</ref> |
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Philley was a member of the [[Vancouver City (soccer club)|Vancouver City]] team that won the [[Canadian Club Championships|Canadian Challenge Cup]] in 1950 beating [[Winnipeg Scottish]] 4-1 and 4-0 in the final. He represented the [[British Columbia All-Stars|B.C. All-Stars]] twice against teams like [[Rangers F.C.]] in 1954, [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] in 1955, [[Aberdeen F.C.]] and [[Lokomotiv Moscow]] in 1956, and [[Tottenham Hotspur]] in 1957. |
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In the [[Pacific Coast Soccer League (1908-73)|Pacific Coast League]], Philley won two championships, the first with Vancouver City FC in 1953–54 and the second with Westminster Royals FC in 1956. He was a regular all-star selection, representing British Columbia or Vancouver in six of nine seasons from 1948–49 to 1956–57. He was part of the BC All-Stars team that won 2–0 over [[Tottenham Hotspur]] in Vancouver on 3 June 1957. |
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Philley captained Canada in the World Cup qualifying games of 1957 against the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] in Toronto and [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] twice in Mexico City. He also played for a Canadian select team in 1956 against [[Lokomotiv Moscow]] in [[Toronto]] before over 18,000 spectators. |
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In 2014, Pat Philley was inducted into the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame. |
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==Personal== |
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Pat's brother [[Brian Philley]] also played in the Pacific Coast League and was likewise honoured by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. While the two brothers often played for different teams, they were both part of Vancouver City's 1953–54 championship team. The brothers also played together for Vancouver St. Andrews FC in 1958,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PZRlAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EIoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1180,4126482|title=The Vancouver Sun - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|accessdate=17 November 2023}}</ref> on several provincial all-star teams, and for Canada in 1956 and 1957. |
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==Honours== |
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===Club=== |
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'''Vancouver City FC''' |
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* Canada Soccer Championship for [[The Challenge Trophy]]: 1950 |
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* [[Pacific Coast Soccer League (1908-73)|Pacific Coast League]]: 1953–54 |
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'''[[Westminster Royals|Westminster Royals FC]]''' |
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* [[Pacific Coast Soccer League (1908-73)|Pacific Coast League]]: 1956 |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist|30em}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{Canada Soccer player|id=2547}} / [[Canada Soccer Hall of Fame]] |
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*[http://www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca/OSN.nsf/c1bfa845a2dec3bf85256b0b005d4116/f4ed19159ed5611385256e22007575ea?OpenDocument Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame inductee page] |
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*[https://issuu.com/canadasoccer/docs/2017_pdf_cs_hall_of_fame_class Canada Soccer Hall of Fame] |
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*[https://issuu.com/canadasoccer/docs/20171231_canada_records_results Canada Soccer Records & Results] |
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{{Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame}} |
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Latest revision as of 07:12, 16 May 2024
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | H. Patrick Philley | ||
| Date of birth | April 24, 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Date of death | November 22, 2019 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | centre half | ||
| 1953–54 | Vancouver City / Hale-Co | ||
| 1956–57 | Westminster Royals FC | ||
| 1958 | Vancouver St. Andrews FC | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957 | Kanada | 3 | (0) |
Pat Philley (24 April 1929 – 22 November 2019) was a Canadian soccer player. He was a national champion with Vancouver City FC in 1950. He was Canada's starting centre half and captain during three matches in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1957.[1] He is an honoured member of the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame.[2]
In the Pacific Coast League, Philley won two championships, the first with Vancouver City FC in 1953–54 and the second with Westminster Royals FC in 1956. He was a regular all-star selection, representing British Columbia or Vancouver in six of nine seasons from 1948–49 to 1956–57. He was part of the BC All-Stars team that won 2–0 over Tottenham Hotspur in Vancouver on 3 June 1957.
In 2014, Pat Philley was inducted into the Coquitlam Sports Hall of Fame.
Personal
[edit]Pat's brother Brian Philley also played in the Pacific Coast League and was likewise honoured by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame. While the two brothers often played for different teams, they were both part of Vancouver City's 1953–54 championship team. The brothers also played together for Vancouver St. Andrews FC in 1958,[3] on several provincial all-star teams, and for Canada in 1956 and 1957.
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Vancouver City FC
- Canada Soccer Championship for The Challenge Trophy: 1950
- Pacific Coast League: 1953–54
- Pacific Coast League: 1956
References
[edit]- ^ "Home".
- ^ "Homer Patrick (Pat) Philley". Kearney Funeral Services. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "The Vancouver Sun - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 17 November 2023.