George Gregory Philip (1890 – 1968) was a Scottish

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who played mainly as a centre forward between 1910 and 1921. Philip was born in

Newport-on-Tay Newport-on-Tay is a small town in the north-east of Fife in Scotland, acting as a Commuting, commuter suburb for Dundee. The Fife Coastal Path passes through Newport-on-Tay. The area itself is surrounded by views of the two bridges that cross the ...

and began his playing career with

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, for whom he played in the

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, usually as a

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(a goalkeeper of the same name was also in the squad in the same period). After a strong 1913–14 season, scoring 15 goals in 37 appearances,

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paid a then club-record fee of £2,000 to sign Philip in 1914. Converting to play as a striker, Philip made an immediate impact, scoring 22 goals in 37 appearances in his first season. With the outbreak of

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, Philip served as a corporal in the British Army and made a number of guest appearances for

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while stationed in the area, as well as two appearances for Rangers.(Rangers player) Philips, George G.
FitbaStats After the end of the war Philip returned to Sunderland but soon opted to head back to Dundee, with whom he played one further season before retiring.

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1890 births 1968 deaths Date of birth missing Date of death missing People from Newport-on-Tay Footballers from Fife Scottish men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Men's association football forwards Dundee North End F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. wartime guest players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players English Football League players British Army personnel of World War I British Army soldiers {{Scotland-footy-defender-1890s-stub