Dave Shipperley

Dave Shipperley
Personal information
Full name David John Shipperley
Date of birth (1952-04-12)12 April 1952
Place of birth Uxbridge, England
Date of death 21 January 2017(2017-01-21) (aged 64)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1974 Charlton Athletic 100 (8)
1973–1974 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 1 (0)
1974–1977 Gillingham 144 (11)
1978–1979 Charlton 53 (6)
1979–1981 Reading 19 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David John Shipperley (12 April 1952 – 21 January 2017)[1] was an English professional footballer. His clubs included Charlton Athletic,[2] Plymouth Argyle,[3] and Gillingham, where he made over 140 Football League appearances.[4] At Gillingham he was named Player of the Year in consecutive seasons, for 1975–76 and 1976–77.[5]

After his professional career he joined the Metropolitan Police and later worked as a postman in Hayes, West London, where he also managed non-league team Brook House. He died in January 2017.[6] His son Neil also became a professional footballer.[7]

References

  1. ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 293. ISBN 978-0-7524-2243-5.
  2. ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database Archived 4 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database Archived 29 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "VOTE FOR YOUR GREATEST CENTRE HALF". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Dave Shipperley: 1952-2017". Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  7. ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 294. ISBN 978-0-7524-2243-5.


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