Phil Weir
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip Edward Weir | ||
| Date of birth | 1901 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1963 (aged 61–62) | ||
| Place of death | Buckhaven, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Edinburgh Emmett | ||
| 1922–1935 | East Fife | 404 | (218) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Philip Edward Weir (1901 – 1963) was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as an outside right. His only senior club was East Fife, where he spent 13 seasons and is the record scorer with 228 goals[1] despite playing on the wing – he was initially signed as a centre forward, but was not particularly effective in that role and moved out to allow others, including Arthur McGachie, to act as the focal point of attack.[2]
The vast majority of Weir's goals in the
See also
References
- ^ Record Goalscorers, East Fife FC
- ^ Arthur McGachie, Benarty Heritage Project
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Scotland - All-Time Topscorers, RSSSF, 20 March 2009
- ^ "Celtic 2–1 East Fife, Scottish Cup (newspaper report scans)". The Celtic Wiki. 16 April 1927. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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