David Philip
Scottish footballer
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David Carswell Philip (1880 – 29 April 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half back in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian, Raith Rovers and Leith Athletic.[2]
Full name
David Carswell Philip[1]
Date of birth
1880
Place of birth
Dundee, Scotland
Date of death
29 April 1917 (aged 36–37) [1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Carswell Philip[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 29 April 1917 (aged 36–37) [1] | ||
| Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| Position | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1903 | Edinburgh Myrtle | ||
| 1903–1910 | Heart of Midlothian | 85 | (1) |
| 1909–1910 | → Leith Athletic (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 1910–1914 | Raith Rovers | 83 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
Philip worked as a clerk for Edinburgh Corporation Tramways.[3] He served as an enlisted man in the Royal Scots early in the First World War and arrived on the Western Front in June 1916.[3] Philip was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers on 2 April 1917 and was reported missing (later presumed dead) less than a month later on the Western Front.[3][4][5] He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 1903–04[2] | Scottish First Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1904–05[2] | Scottish First Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 1905–06[2] | Scottish First Division | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 1906–07[2] | Scottish First Division | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 1907–08[2] | Scottish First Division | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1908–09[2] | Scottish First Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 85 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 94 | 1 | ||
| Leith Athletic (loan) | 1909–10[6] | Scottish Second Division | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| Raith Rovers | 1910–11[6] | Scottish First Division | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1911–12[6] | Scottish First Division | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 1912–13[6] | Scottish First Division | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 1913–14[6] | Scottish First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 83 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 88 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 190 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 214 | 1 | ||
Honours
Heart of Midlothian
- Scottish Cup: 1905–06[7]
- East of Scotland Shield: 1903–04, 1905–06, 1906–07[8][9][10]
- East of Scotland Cup: 1905–06[11]
- East of Scotland Cup & Wilson Cup: 1906–07[12]
