Jimmy Philp

{{short description|Scottish footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Use British English|date=February 2018}} '''James Morgan Philp''' (20 November 1913<ref name="people">{{cite web |title=1913 PHILP, JAMES MORGAN (Statutory registers Births 408/2 152) |url=https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/view-image/nrs_stat_births/46434162?return_row=7 |website=Scotland's People |publisher=National Records of Scotland and the Court of the Lord Lyon |url-access=subscription}}</ref> – March 1998) was a Scottish footballer, who played for St Bernards, Heart of Midlothian, East Fife and Brechin City.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player11/jimmyphilp.htm |title=JIMMY PHILP |publisher=Neil Brown |date= |accessdate=15 September 2015}}</ref>

==Career== Philp was born in Lumphinnans.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://eastfifefc.info/club/legends|title=Legends}}</ref> 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. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://corstorphine.tripod.com/philp.html|title=Jimmy Philp|website=corstorphine.tripod.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.eastfife-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadlghs.asp|website=www.eastfife-mad.co.uk|title=Archived copy|access-date=3 July 2008|archive-date=27 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127020844/http://www.eastfife-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadlghs.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Twenty years after signing for St Bernards, Philp finished his playing career with Brechin City in 1955.

Philp died in Buckhaven in March 1998.<ref name="auto"/>

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