Willis Rippon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 December 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Beighton, England | ||
| Date of death | 16 March 1956 (aged 67)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Rotherham, England[2] | ||
| Playing position | 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) |
| 1910–1911 | Brentford | ||
| 1912–1913 | Hamilton Academical | 39 | (22) |
| 1913–1914 | Grimsby Town | 23 | (12) |
| Rotherham County | |||
| Rotherham Town | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (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] 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.[3]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 72. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 "RIPPON, Willis (1912) - Hamilton Academical Memory Bank". www.acciesmemorybank.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
- ↑ Ltd., Rippleffect. "Hoyte brothers could join a select group". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
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