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 | ||
| Playing position | Half back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Edinburgh Myrtle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1903–1910 | Heart of Midlothian | 85 | (1) |
| 1909–1910 | → Leith Athletic (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| Raith Rovers | 83 | (15) | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
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][3]
Personal life
Philip served as an enlisted man in the Royal Scots during the First World War.[4] He was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers on 2 April 1917 and was killed less than a month later, near Arras, France, on 29 April 1917.[4][5] He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ↑ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". www.afcheritage.org. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ↑ "David C Philip - Hearts Career - from 17 Aug 1903 to 04 Jan 1909". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- 1 2 http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1916-1917_(Fell).pdf
- ↑ "David Carswell Philip | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 2016-09-18.
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