George Philip

George Gregory Philip (1890 – 1968) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as a centre forward between 1910 and 1921. Philip was born in Newport-on-Tay and began his playing career with Dundee , for whom he played in the Scottish Football League , usually as a centre-half [ 2 ] [ 3 ] (a goalkeeper of the same name was also in the squad in the same period). [ 4 ] After a strong 1913–14 season , scoring 15 goals in 37 appearances, [ 5 ] Sunderland paid a then club-record fee of £2,000 to sign Philip in 1914. [ 2 ] Converting to play as a striker, Philip made an immediate impact, scoring 22 goals in 37 appearances in his first season. [ 2 ] [ 6 ] With the outbreak of World War I , Philip served as a corporal in the British Army and made a number of guest appearances for Sheffield United while stationed in the area, [ 2 ] as well as two appearances for Rangers . [ 5 ] [ 7 ] 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. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] — Wikipedia

Position

FW

Birthplace

Newport-on-Tay