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David Philip
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(s) Half back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1903 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

David Carswell Philip (1880 – 29 April 1917) was a Scottish professional football half back who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian, Raith Rovers and Leith Athletic.[2]

Personal life

Philip served as an enlisted man in the Royal Scots during the First World War.[3] He was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers on 2 April 1917 and was killed less than a month later on the Western Front.[3][4] Philip is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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] 14 0 0 0 14 0
1905–06[2] 14 0 5 0 19 0
1906–07[2] 17 1 3 0 20 1
1907–08[2] 19 0 1 0 10 0
1908–09[2] 9 0 0 0 9 0
Total 85 1 9 0 94 1
Leith Athletic (loan) 1909–10[5] Scottish Second Division 22 0 10 0 32 0
Raith Rovers 1910–11[5] Scottish First Division 25 0 1 0 26 0
1911–12[5] 28 0 2 0 30 0
1912–13[5] 28 0 2 0 30 0
1913–14[5] 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 83 0 5 0 88 0
Career total 190 1 24 0 214 1

References

  1. ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "David C Philip – Hearts Career – from 17 Aug 1903 to 04 Jan 1909". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 11. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. ^ "David Carswell Philip | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.


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