Willis Rippon

Willis Rippon
Rippon while with Bristol City in 1910.
Personal information
Full name Willis Rippon[1]
Date of birth (1886-05-15)15 May 1886
Place of birth Beighton, England
Date of death 16 March 1956(1956-03-16) (aged 69)[1]
Place of death Rotherham, England[2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1903–1904 Hackenthorpe
1904–1905 Rawmarsh Albion
1905–1906 Sandhill Rovers
1906–1907 Kilnhurst Town
1907–1910 Bristol City 36 (13)
1910–1911 Woolwich Arsenal 9 (2)
1911–1912 Brentford 24 (17)
1912–1913 Hamilton Academical 39 (22)
1913–1914 Grimsby Town 23 (12)
1914 Rotherham County
1914–1920 Rotherham Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willis Rippon (15 May 1886 – 16 March 1956) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Bristol City, Grimsby Town and Woolwich Arsenal.[1][3][4][5][6] He also had a notable spell in Scotland with Hamilton Academical, with whom he scored 22 goals in 39 league appearances.[2]

Personal life

Rippon's brother Pip was also a footballer and both played together at Woolwich Arsenal and Grimsby Town.[7] He served in the British Armed Forces during the First World War.[8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Woolwich Arsenal 1910–11[9] First Division 9 2 — — 9 2
Brentford 1911–12[3] Southern League First Division 24 17 5 3 — 29 20
Hamilton Academical 1912–13[10] Scottish League First Division 29 20 4 3 4[b] 2 37 25
1913–14[11] Scottish League First Division 10 2 — 2[c] 0 12 2
Total 39 22 4 3 6 2 49 27
Career total 73 41 9 6 6 2 87 49
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ 2 appearances in Lanarkshire Cup, 2 appearances and 2 goals in Larkhall Charity Cup
  3. ^ 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 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Rippon, Willis (1912)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 361. ISBN 0951526200.
  4. ^ "Rippon Willis Bristol City 1908". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  5. ^ "The Football Association – Season 1919–20 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ "The Football Association – Season 1920–21 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Hoyte brothers could join a select group". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Remembering those who defended our freedoms". Bristol City. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Willis Rippon". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  10. ^ "1912–13". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. ^ "1913–14". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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