Willie Philp Explained

Willie Philp
Birth Place:	Scotland
Position:	Centre forward, right half
Years1:	–1913
Clubs1:	New York Celtic
Years2:	1913–1921
Clubs2:	Cowdenbeath
Caps2:	25
Goals2:	18
Years3:	1921–1924
Clubs3:	New York
Caps3:	36
Goals3:	3
Years4:	1924–1926
Clubs4:	New York Giants
Caps4:	24
Goals4:	6

Willie Philp was a Scottish professional football centre forward who played in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath.^[1] Either side of his spell with Cowdenbeath, he played in the United States.^{[2] [3]}

Career statistics

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Season	League			National Cup		Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cowdenbeath	1913–14	Scottish Second Division	4	6	3	0	7	6
	1914–15		21	12	0	0	21	12
Career total			25	18	3	0	28	18

Honours

Cowdenbeath

• Scottish League Second Division (2): 1913–14, 1914–15

Individual

• Cowdenbeath Hall of Fame^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Litster, John . Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players . PM Publications . Norwich.
2. Web site: Philp SoccerStats.us . 2 July 2018 . soccerstats.us.
3. Book: Jose, Colin . The American Soccer League: The Golden Years of American Soccer 1921–1931 . 25 June 1998 . Scarecrow Press . 9781461716129 . 431 . en.
4. Web site: Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online Cowden The Beath . 1 July 2018 . www.cowdenbeathfc.com.