Philip Bach
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip Bach | ||
| Date of birth | 1872 | ||
| Place of birth | Ludlow, Shropshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 December 1937 | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1888(?)–1895 | Middlesbrough | ||
| 1895–1897 | Reading | ||
| 1897–1899 | Sunderland | 43 | (1) |
| 1899–1900 | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
| 1900–1904 | Bristol City | 3 | (0) |
| 1904–???? | Cheltenham Town | ||
| National team | |||
| 1899 | England | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Philip Bach (1872 – 30 December 1937) was an English footballer who played at full back. He played his club football for various teams including Middlesbrough and Sunderland and made one appearance for England in 1899. He was later the chairman of Middlesbrough F.C. for a total of 18 years.
Bach was born in Ludlow, Shropshire, but moved to Middlesbrough as a child. He was signed by the local club, Middlesbrough, then an amateur club, straight from school. In 1895, he moved to Reading and spent two seasons with the club playing in the Southern League, before returning to the north-east to join Sunderland in June 1897.
He made his Sunderland debut in a 1–0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday on 4 September 1897. In his first season at the Newcastle Road club, Sunderland finished as runners-up in the Football League with Bach making twenty appearances. On 18 February 1899, Bach made his only international appearance against Ireland. The match was played at Roker Park, Sunderland's new ground and ended in a 13–2 victory for England, with four goals from Gilbert Smith and three from Jimmy Settle. The scoreline in this match is the record number of goals scored by England in a single match, and also the highest aggregate goals (15) in a game involving England.
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