Phil Kitchin
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| Full name | Philip Kitchin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | second ¼ 1941 (age 82–83) Whitehaven district, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Stand-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philip Kitchin (birth registered second ¼ 1941[3]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Cumberland, and at club level for Whitehaven and Workington Town as a stand-off,[1] and coached at representative level for Cumbria, and at club level for Whitehaven and Workington Town.[4]
Background
[edit]Phil Kitchin's birth was registered in Whitehaven district, Cumberland, England.
Playing career
[edit]Club career
[edit]Kitchin started his career at Whitehaven before signing for Workington Town in February 1967 for a fee of £2,000.[5] He was re-signed by Whitehaven in January 1971 for a fee of £1,000.[6]
Representative honours
[edit]Phil Kitchin won caps for Cumberland while at Whitehaven, making his début aged-19 alongside; Brian Edgar, Dick Huddart, Syd Lowdon, William "Bill" McAlone and Ike Southward, against Yorkshire at Recreation Ground, Whitehaven circa-1960.[7]
On 3 April 1965, Kitchin played in the first ever Great Britain under-24 international match in a 17–9 win against France under-24's.[8]
Kitchin won a cap for Great Britain while at Whitehaven in 1965 against New Zealand.[1]
Honoured at Whitehaven
[edit]Phil Kitchin is a Whitehaven Hall Of Fame Inductee, i.e. one of the "Haven immortals".[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Player Summary: Phil Kitchin". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Trinity drop Berwyn Jones". Liverpool Daily Post. 22 February 1967. p. 11 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Kitchin transfer beats deadline". Liverpool Daily Post. 19 January 1971. p. 14 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Phil's Kitchins hopes for West Cumbrian rugby league". pitchero.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ Saxton, Irvin (ed.). History of Rugby League: No.70 1964–1965. League Publications.
External links
[edit]- 1941 births
- Living people
- Cumberland rugby league team players
- Cumbria rugby league team coaches
- English rugby league coaches
- English rugby league players
- Great Britain national rugby league team players
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league players from Whitehaven
- Whitehaven R.L.F.C. coaches
- Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players
- Workington Town coaches
- Workington Town players
- Great Britain under-24 national rugby league team players