Ron Peplow

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Ron Peplow
Personal information
Full name Ronald Rupert Peplow[1]
Date of birth (1935-05-04)4 May 1935
Place of birth Willesden, England
Date of death 15 March 2019(2019-03-15) (aged 83)[2]
Position(s) Wing half, inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1955 Southall
1955–1961 Brentford 61 (5)
Folkestone Town
1961–1962 Ashford Town 31 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ronald Rupert Peplow (4 May 1935 – 15 March 2019) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford as a wing half. He also played non-League football for Southall, Folkestone Town and Ashford Town (Kent). Peplow was a penalty specialist and scored 28 goals from 30 attempts during his career.[3]

Club career[]

Brentford[]

Peplow began his career as an inside forward at Athenian League club Southall and caught the attention of Third Division South neighbours Brentford during the 1954–55 season.[3] He signed for the Bees in August 1955 and made his professional debut almost a year later in a 1–0 win over Swindon Town on 21 April 1956.[1][4] Utilised mainly as a wing half, Peplow made something of a breakthrough into the first team during the 1956–57 season and made 17 appearances.[4] He was transfer-listed as his own request in September 1958,[5] but a move did not materialise and his appearance rate reduced season-by-season until 1960–61, when he made 18 appearances and scored three goals.[4] He was released in June 1961, having made 66 appearances and scored five goals in six years at Griffin Park.[3]

Non-league football[]

After his release from Brentford, Peplow dropped back into non-League football and had spells with Southern League clubs Folkestone Town and Ashford Town.[3]

Representative career[]

While a schoolboy, Peplow represented the Middlesex and London schoolboy teams.[3]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1955–56[4] Third Division South 3 1 0 0 — — 3 1
1956–57[4] 14 1 3 0 — — 17 1
1957–58[4] 12 0 1 0 — — 13 0
1958–59[4] Third Division 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
1959–60[4] 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
1960–61[4] 17 3 0 0 1 0 — 18 3
Total 61 5 4 0 1 0 — 66 5
Ashford Town (Kent) 1961–62[6] Southern League First Division 31 6 2 0 — 6[a] 0 39 6
Career total 92 11 6 0 1 0 6 0 105 11
  1. ^ 4 appearances in Southern League Cup, 1 appearance in Kent Senior Cup, 1 appearance in Kent Floodlight Cup

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ron Peplow". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Ron Peplow RIP". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 123. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 383–386. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. ^ "Ron Peplow Goes On Transfer List". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 26 September 1958.
  6. ^ "Ron Peplow Player Profile". Nuts and Bolts Archive. Retrieved 14 March 2022.


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