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Willis Rippon
Rippon while with Bristol City in 1910.
Personal information
Full name Willis Rippon[1]
Date of birth (1888-12-02)2 December 1888
Place of birth Beighton, England
Date of death 16 March 1956(1956-03-16) (aged 67)[1]
Place of death Rotherham, England[2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Hackenthorpe
Rawmarsh Albion
Sandhill Rovers
Kilnhurst Town
1907–1910 Bristol City 36 (13)
1910 Woolwich Arsenal 9 (2)
1911–1912 Brentford 24 (17)
1912–1913 Hamilton Academical 39 (22)
1913–1914 Grimsby Town 23 (12)
Rotherham County
Rotherham Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willis Rippon (2 December 1888 – 16 March 1956) was an English professional football centre forward who played in the Football League for Bristol City, Grimsby Town and Woolwich Arsenal.[1][3] He also had a notable spell in Scotland with Hamilton Academical, scoring 22 goals in 39 league appearances.[2]

Personal life

Rippon's brother Pip was also a footballer and both were on the books together at Woolwich Arsenal and Grimsby Town.[4]

Career statistics

Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Woolwich Arsenal 1910–11[5] First Division 9 2 — — 9 2
Brentford 1911–12[3] Southern League First Division 24 17 5 3 — 29 20
Hamilton Academical 1912–13[6] Scottish First Division 29 20 4 3 4[a] 2 37 25
1913–14[7] 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
  1. ^ 2 appearances in Lanarkshire Cup, 2 appearances and 2 goals in Larkhall Charity Cup.
  2. ^ 2 appearances in Lanarkshire Cup.

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 72. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ^ a b "RIPPON, Willis (1912) – Hamilton Academical Memory Bank". www.acciesmemorybank.co.uk. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 361. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ Ltd., Rippleffect. "Hoyte brothers could join a select group". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Willis Rippon". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  6. ^ "1912–13". docs.google.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  7. ^ "1913–14". spreadsheets.google.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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