Dennis Rampling
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis William Rampling[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1923[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Gainsborough, England | ||
| Date of death | 14 September 2015 (aged 91)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Surrey, England | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1942 | Napier & Sons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1948 | Fulham | 2 | (0) |
| 1946–1947 | → Worcester City (loan) | 3 | |
| 1948–1949 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 24 | (4) |
| 1949–1950 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
| 1950–1951 | Weymouth | 5 | (0) |
| 1951–1952 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 30 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dennis William Rampling (25 November 1923 – 14 September 2015) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League for Fulham, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Brentford.
Playing career[edit]
An outside right, Rampling began his career with Fulham during the Second World War and signed in November 1942.[3] After the war, he made just four competitive appearances, scoring one goal, before transferring to Third Division South high-flyers Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in July 1948.[1][3] Rampling made 24 league appearances and scored four goals during his single season at Dean Court and joined Second Division club Brentford in May 1949.[1][3] He made his debut on the opening day of the 1949–50 season against Tottenham Hotspur,[4] but failed to make another appearance for the club before departing in April 1950.[3] After his release from Brentford, Rampling dropped into non-League football and had spells with Weymouth and Ashford Town.[3][5]
Personal life[edit]
Rampling was called into the RAF in March 1946 and served as a PT instructor.[6]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1949–50[4] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | |
| Ashford Town | 1951–52[7] | Kent League | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| 1952–53[7] | Kent League | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 31 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
- ^ 5 appearances in Kent League, 1 appearance in Kent Senior Cup
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Dennis Rampling". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Mr Dennis William Rampling in the England and Wales, Death Index, 1989–2018". Ancestry. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 130. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 380. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Player Archive". The Terras. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Fulham and the Second World War Part 4 – Season 1945/46". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Dennis Rampling Player Profile". Nuts and Bolts Archive. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
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- 1923 births
- 2015 deaths
- People from Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
- English men's footballers
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Worcester City F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- Weymouth F.C. players
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Ashford United F.C. players
- AFC Bournemouth players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Royal Air Force Physical Training instructors
- 20th-century Royal Air Force personnel
- Footballers from Lincolnshire
- Military personnel from Lincolnshire
- English football midfielder, 1920s birth stubs