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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.[2]

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

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

Honours

Heart of Midlothian

• Scottish Cup (1): 1905–06[6]
• East of Scotland Shield (3): 1903–04, 1905–06, 1906–07[7][8][9]
• East of Scotland Cup (1): 1905–06[10]
• East of Scotland Cup & Wilson Cup (1): 1906–07[11]

References

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