Phil Kelso

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Phil Kelso
Personal information
Full name	Philip Kelso
Date of birth	1871
Place of birth	Largs, Firth of Clyde, Scotland
Date of death	February 1935
Place of death	London, England
Teams managed
1904-08 1909-24	Woolwich Arsenal Fulham
* Appearances (Goals)

Phil Kelso (1871 – February 1935) was a Scottish football player and manager.

He was born in Largs on the Firth of Clyde and was a coach at Hibernian, before taking over as manager of newly-promoted Woolwich Arsenal from 1904 until 1908. He took the side to two consecutive FA Cup semi-finals but failed to make much of a challenge in the League. Following his departure from Arsenal, he briefly returned to Scotland to manage a hotel but was tempted back down south to become manager of Fulham in 1909. He stayed with the Cottagers for 15 years, making him their longest-serving manager. After retiring from football he ran a couple of pubs in the Hammersmith area and was chairman of the Football League Managers and Secretaries Association. He died in 1935, aged 63.

Preceded by Harry Bradshaw	Woolwich Arsenal manager 1904–1908	Succeeded by George Morrell
Preceded by Harry Bradshaw	Fulham manager 1909–1924	Succeeded by Andy Ducat