13 Facts About Mark Philo

Mark William Philo was an English professional footballer.

Mark Philo spent his whole professional career at Wycombe Wanderers making 19 first-team appearances.

Mark Philo died on 14 January 2006 following a road traffic collision.

An inquiry into the crash, which resulted in the death of the driver of another car, found that it was caused by Philo driving whilst intoxicated by alcohol.

Mark Philo was born in Bracknell, Berkshire, and joined Wycombe at the age of 15, having been on the books of both West Ham United and Crystal Palace.

Mark Philo made his debut for the Wycombe first team in February 2004 under Tony Adams and signed a contract until the summer of 2005, which was extended to June 2007 by John Gorman.

Mark Philo played a total of 19 matches for the club's first team.

Mark Philo died on 14 January 2006 after sustaining serious head injuries in a road traffic collision.

Mark Philo was taken to Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, but died from his injuries later that day.

Mark Philo lived for football and always had a smile on his face.

Police investigations revealed that Mark Philo was significantly over the drink-drive limit at the time of the accident.

Mark Philo had been drinking with two friends in the Golden Retriever pub in Wokingham, from 20:30 until closing time.

PC Andrew Bryant, the collision investigation officer, confirmed that Mark Philo's car was on the wrong side of the road when the craash happened.