George Philip (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Gregory Philip[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Newport-on-Tay, Scotland[2] | ||
| Date of death | 1968 (aged 77–78) | ||
| Place of death | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| − | Dundee North End | ||
| 1910−1914 | Dundee | 70 | (16) |
| 1914−1920 | Sunderland | 37 | (22) |
| 1916 | → Rangers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1918−1919 | → Sheffield United (guest) | ||
| 1920–1921 | Dundee | 27 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Gregory Philip (1890 – 1968) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as a centre forward between 1910 and 1921.
Philip was born in Newport-on-Tay and began his playing career with Dundee, for whom he played in the Scottish Football League, usually as a centre-half[2][3] (a goalkeeper of the same name was also in the squad in the same period).[4] After a strong 1913–14 season, scoring 15 goals in 37 appearances,[5] Sunderland paid a then club-record fee of £2,000 to sign Philip in 1914.[2] Converting to play as a striker, Philip made an immediate impact, scoring 22 goals in 37 appearances in his first season.[2][6]
With the outbreak of World War I, Philip served as a corporal in the British Army and made a number of guest appearances for Sheffield United while stationed in the area,[2] as well as two appearances for Rangers.[5][7] After the end of the war Philip returned to Sunderland but soon opted to head back to Dundee, with whom he played one further season before retiring.[2][5]
