Percy Whipp

Percy Whipp
Personal information
Full name Percy Leonard Whipp[1]
Date of birth (1897-06-28)28 June 1897
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 18 October 1962(1962-10-18) (aged 65)[2]
Place of death Ealing, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
West London Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919–1920 Western Athletic
1920–1921 Ton Pentre
1921–1922 Clapton Orient 20 (8)
1922 Sunderland 1 (0)
1922–1927 Leeds United 145 (44)
1927–1929 Clapton Orient 68 (17)
1929–1930 Brentford 7 (1)
1930–1931 Swindon Town 9 (5)
1931–1932 Bath City
Worcester City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Percy Leonard Whipp (28 June 1897 – 18 October 1962) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Leeds United and Clapton Orient.[1] He also played league football for Swindon Town, Brentford and Sunderland.[1][4][5]

Personal life

Whipp served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War.[6][7]

Honours

Leeds United

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sunderland 1922–23[9] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Leeds United 1922–23[8] Second Division 29 15 3 1 32 16
1923–24[8] 39 11 4 2 43 13
1924–25[8] First Division 35 10 1 0 36 10
1925–26[8] 27 5 1 0 28 5
1926–27[8] 15 3 0 0 15 3
Total 145 44 9 3 154 47
Brentford 1929–30[10] Third Division South 7 1 0 0 7 1
Swindon Town 1930–31[11] Third Division South 9 5 0 0 9 5
Career total 162 50 9 3 171 53

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 307. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Emms, Steve; McPherson, Dave (1978). Who's Who of the Football League 1919 to 1939. Association of Football Statisticians. p. 38. ISBN 0946531730.
  3. ^ The Tyke (25 August 1924). "Ready for action: few changes in the First Division of the League. Leeds United". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  4. ^ "Whipp Percy Clapton Orient 1928". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  5. ^ "All time list of Bath City FC players". Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Leeds United F.C. History". www.ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  7. ^ Percy Whipp on Lives of the First World War
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Leeds United Player Profile: Percy Whipp". www.leeds-fans.org.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  9. ^ "1922–23 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  10. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 370. ISBN 0951526200.
  11. ^ "Percy Whipp – Player Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2017.


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