Jimmy Philp

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James Morgan Philp (20 November 1913[1] – March 1998) was a Scottish footballer, who played for St Bernards, Heart of Midlothian, East Fife and Brechin City.[2]

Career

Philp was born in Lumphinnans.[3] His first club was Edinburgh 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. [4] 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.[5] Twenty years after signing for St Bernards, Philp finished his playing career with Brechin City in 1955. Philp died in Buckhaven in March 1998.[3]

References

  1. "1913 PHILP, JAMES MORGAN (Statutory registers Births 408/2 152)". Scotland's People. National Records of Scotland and the Court of the Lord Lyon.
  2. "JIMMY PHILP". Neil Brown. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Legends".
  4. "Jimmy Philp". corstorphine.tripod.com.
  5. www.eastfife-mad.co.uk http://www.eastfife-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadlghs.asp. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)