David Philip

David Philip
Personal information
Full name David Carswell Philip
Date of birth 1880
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 29 April 1917 (aged 36–37)
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

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.

Personal life

Philip worked as a clerk for Edinburgh Corporation Tramways. 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. 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. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.

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 Scottish First Division 12 0 0 0 12 0
1904–05 Scottish First Division 14 0 0 0 14 0
1905–06 Scottish First Division 14 0 5 0 19 0
1906–07 Scottish First Division 17 1 3 0 20 1
1907–08 Scottish First Division 19 0 1 0 10 0
1908–09 Scottish First Division 9 0 0 0 9 0
Total 85 1 9 0 94 1
Leith Athletic (loan) 1909–10 Scottish Second Division 22 0 10 0 32 0
Raith Rovers 1910–11 Scottish First Division 25 0 1 0 26 0
1911–12 Scottish First Division 28 0 2 0 30 0
1912–13 Scottish First Division 28 0 2 0 30 0
1913–14 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "David C Philip – Hearts Career – from 17 Aug 1903 to 04 Jan 1909". www.londonhearts.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Philip D.C." Great War Dundee. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "David Carswell Philip | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  7. ↑ "1906-04-28 Sat Hearts 1 Third Lanark 0". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "1904-05-14 Sat St Bernards 2 Hearts 7". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "1906-05-15 Tue Hibernian 1 Hearts 2". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "1906-10-06 Sat Leith Athletic 0 Hearts 1". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  11. ↑ "1906-05-12 Sat Leith Athletic 1 Hearts 4". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  12. ↑ "1907-05-15 Wed Hearts 1 Hibernian 0". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.