Willis Rippon
![]() Rippon while with Bristol City in 1910. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Willis Rippon[1] | ||
Date of birth | 15 May 1886 | ||
Place of birth | Beighton, England | ||
Date of death | 16 March 1956[1] | (aged 69)||
Place of death | Rotherham, England[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1903–1904 | Hackenthorpe | ||
1904–1905 | Rawmarsh Albion | ||
1905–1906 | Sandhill Rovers | ||
1906–1907 | Kilnhurst Town | ||
1907–1910 | Bristol City | 36 | (13) |
1910–1911 | Woolwich Arsenal | 9 | (2) |
1911–1912 | Brentford | 24 | (17) |
1912–1913 | Hamilton Academical | 39 | (22) |
1913–1914 | Grimsby Town | 23 | (12) |
1914 | Rotherham County | ||
1914–1920 | Rotherham Town | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Willis Rippon (15 May 1886 – 16 March 1956) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Bristol City, Grimsby Town and Woolwich Arsenal.[1][3][4][5][6] He also had a notable spell in Scotland with Hamilton Academical, with whom he scored 22 goals in 39 league appearances.[2]
Personal life[]
Rippon's brother Pip was also a footballer and both played together at Woolwich Arsenal and Grimsby Town.[7]
Career statistics[]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Woolwich Arsenal | 1910–11[8] | First Division | 9 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||
Brentford | 1911–12[3] | Southern League First Division | 24 | 17 | 5 | 3 | — | 29 | 20 | |
Hamilton Academical | 1912–13[9] | Scottish First Division | 29 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4[a] | 2 | 37 | 25 |
1913–14[10] | 10 | 2 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 12 | 2 | |||
Total | 39 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 27 | ||
Career total | 73 | 41 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 87 | 49 |
- ^ 2 appearances in Lanarkshire Cup, 2 appearances and 2 goals in Larkhall Charity Cup
- ^ 2 appearances in Lanarkshire Cup
References[]
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 72. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Rippon, Willis (1912)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 361. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Rippon Willis Bristol City 1908". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "The Football Association – Season 1919–20 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The Football Association – Season 1920–21 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Hoyte brothers could join a select group". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Willis Rippon". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "1912–13". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "1913–14". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
Categories:
- 1886 births
- 1956 deaths
- Footballers from Sheffield
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Rawmarsh Welfare F.C. players
- Kilnhurst Colliery F.C. players
- Bristol City F.C. players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Rotherham County F.C. players
- Rotherham Town F.C. (1899) players
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- Midland Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- People from Beighton, Sheffield
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs