Phil Kelso

Infobox Football biography
playername = Phil Kelso
fullname = Philip Kelso
dateofbirth = 1871
cityofbirth = Largs, Firth of Clyde
countryofbirth = Scotland
dateofdeath = February 1935
cityofdeath = London
countryofdeath = England
manageryears = 1904-1908
1909-1924
managerclubs = Woolwich Arsenal
Fulham

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.