Philip Kitchin (birth registered second ¼ 1941) is an English former professional

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footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and

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ed in the 1980s. He played at representative level for

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and Cumberland, and at club level for

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as a , i.e. number 6, and coached at representative level for

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, and at club level for

and

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Background

Phil Kitchin's birth was registered in

district, Cumberland, England.

Playing career

International honours

On 3 April 1965, Kitchin played in the first ever

under-24 international match in a 17–9 win against

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under-24's. Kitchin won a

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for

while at Whitehaven in 1965 against New Zealand.

County honours

Phil Kitchin won

s for Cumberland while at Whitehaven, making his début aged-19 alongside; Brian Edgar,

Dick Huddart Richard Huddart (22 June 1936 – 11 August 2021) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. A Great Britain and England international representative forward, he played at club level in England ...

, Syd Lowdon, William "Bill" McAlone and

Ike Southward Isaac "Ike" Southward (15 August 1934 – 6 June 2006) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and Coach (sport), coached in the 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain national ...

, against

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circa-1960.

Honoured at Whitehaven

Phil Kitchin is a Whitehaven Hall Of Fame Inductee, i.e. one of the "Haven immortals".

References

External links

Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (statistics currently missing due to not having appeared for both Great Britain, and England)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kitchin, Philip 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