Philip Lawrence Stamp (born 12 December 1975) is an English former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

, best known for his time with

Middlesbrough Middlesbrough ( ), colloquially known as Boro, is a port town in the Borough of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. Lying to the south of the River Tees, Middlesbrough forms part of the Teesside Built up area, built-up area and the Tees Va ...

and Heart of Midlothian.

Biography

Stamp made his first-team league debut for Middlesbrough on 10 October 1993, at the age of 17, in a 2–0 defeat to

Watford Watford () is a town and non-metropolitan district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Hertfordshire, England, northwest of Central London, on the banks of the River Colne, Hertfordshire, River Colne. Initially a smal ...

. He started for Middlesbrough in the

1997 FA Cup Final The 1997 FA Cup final was the 116th final of the FA Cup. It took place on 17 May 1997 at Wembley Stadium (1923), Wembley Stadium and was contested by Chelsea F.C., Chelsea and Middlesbrough F.C., Middlesbrough, the North East England, North Eas ...

defeat to Chelsea. After Middlesbrough, he played for Heart of Midlothian. A hugely popular player with Hearts, he had many highlights including a derby winner against Hibs. After Hearts, he played for

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" ...

, scoring a free-kick against

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1886, the club were inaugur ...

. He also played in goal for the second half of a game against

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football, football club in Nottingham, England, which competes in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of Football in England, English football, following promotion and relegation, promotion ...

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* 1975 births Footballers from Middlesbrough Living people English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Middlesbrough F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Scottish Premier League players {{England-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub