David Philip Explained

David Philip
Fullname:	David Carswell Philip
Birth Date:	1880
Birth Place:	Dundee, Scotland
Death Date:	29
Death Place:	Pas-de-Calais, France
Position:	Half back
Years1:	–1903
Clubs1:	Edinburgh Myrtle
Years2:	1903–1910
Clubs2:	Heart of Midlothian
Caps2:	85
Goals2:	1
Years3:	1909–1910
Clubs3:	→ Leith Athletic (loan)
Caps3:	22
Goals3:	0
Years4:	1910–1914
Clubs4:	Raith Rovers
Caps4:	83
Goals4:	0

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.^[1]

Personal life

Philip worked as a clerk for Edinburgh Corporation Tramways.^[2] He served as an enlisted man in the Royal Scots during 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.^{[3] [4]} He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.

Career statistics

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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^[5]	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

• Scottish Cup: 1905–06^[6]
• East of Scotland Shield: 1903–04, 1905–06, 1906–07^{[7] [8] [9]}
• East of Scotland Cup: 1905–06^[10]
• East of Scotland Cup & Wilson Cup: 1906–07^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: David C Philip – Hearts Career – from 17 Aug 1903 to 04 Jan 1909 . 17 September 2016 . www.londonhearts.com.
2. Web site: Philip D.C. . 19 January 2024 . Great War Dundee.
3. Web site: They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180515183714/http://www.scotlandswar.co.uk/pdf_Season_1916-1917_(Fell).pdf . 15 May 2018 . 15 May 2018 . 11.
4. Web site: David Carswell Philip Service Record . 18 September 2016 . Football and the First World War . en-US.
5. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.
6. Web site: 1906-04-28 Sat Hearts 1 Third Lanark 0 . 6 November 2020 . www.londonhearts.com.
7. Web site: 1904-05-14 Sat St Bernards 2 Hearts 7 . 6 November 2020 . www.londonhearts.com.
8. Web site: 1906-05-15 Tue Hibernian 1 Hearts 2 . 6 November 2020 . www.londonhearts.com.
9. Web site: 1906-10-06 Sat Leith Athletic 0 Hearts 1 . 6 November 2020 . www.londonhearts.com.
10. Web site: 1906-05-12 Sat Leith Athletic 1 Hearts 4 . 6 November 2020 . www.londonhearts.com.
11. Web site: 1907-05-15 Wed Hearts 1 Hibernian 0 . 6 November 2020 . www.londonhearts.com.