Forbes Phillipson-Masters
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Forbes Ernest Phillipson-Masters[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Bournemouth, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1974 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1979 | Southampton | 9 | (0) |
| 1976 | → Exeter City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1977 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 1978 | → Luton Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 1979–1982 | Plymouth Argyle | 119 | (0) |
| 1982–1985 | Bristol City | 94 | (4) |
| 1985 | → Exeter City (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 1985–1986 | Yeovil Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Forbes Ernest Phillipson-Masters (born 14 November 1955) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a central defender for Southampton, Exeter City, AFC Bournemouth, Luton Town, Plymouth Argyle and Bristol City.[2]
Phillipson-Masters was born in Bournemouth.[2] He originally signed with Southampton as an apprentice goalkeeper in August 1972, but was given a free transfer two years later by Lawrie McMenemy. John McGrath, then Saints' youth team coach, persuaded the player to try his luck in the centre-half position. The conversion was successful, and, after playing nine times for the Saints first team, and spending spells on loan to Exeter City, AFC Bournemouth and Luton Town, Phillipson-Masters was sold to Plymouth Argyle for £50,000 in 1979, where he was to make over a hundred league appearances. He went on to Bristol City, where he made nearly another hundred, before winding up his career with a season with Yeovil Town.
Later career
In 1987, he moved into non-League football management in the Dorset area, and now has his own building company in Verwood, Dorset.