James Morgan Philp (20 November 1913
– March 1998) was a
Scottish footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
, who played for
St Bernards,
Heart of Midlothian,
East Fife and
Brechin City
Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club ...
.
Career
Philp was born in
Lumphinnans
Lumphinnans (Scottish Gaelic: Lann Fhìonain) is a small, former mining village along the B981 road, from west to east between the towns of Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly, in central Fife.
Lumphinnans Primary and Community School is the local primar ...
.
His first club was
Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...
side St Bernards before he joined Hearts.
Philp joined East Fife in 1946/47 and became part of the club's famous half back line of Philp, Finlay and Aitken.
Philp was among the players to have played for the club in their successful post war era when they enjoyed creditable league and cup success.
Twenty years after signing for St Bernards, Philp finished his playing career with Brechin City in 1955.
Philp died in
Buckhaven in March 1998.
References
Association football wing halves
Scottish footballers
Brechin City F.C. players
East Fife F.C. players
Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
St Bernard's F.C. players
1913 births
1998 deaths
Date of death missing
People from Lumphinnans
Footballers from Fife
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