Willis Rippon
Rippon while with Bristol City in 1910.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Willis Rippon | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Beighton, England | ||
| Date of death | 16 March 1956 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Rotherham, England | ||
| 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) |
| 1911–1912 | Brentford | 24 | (17) |
| 1912–1913 | Hamilton Academical | 39 | (22) |
| 1913–1914 | Grimsby Town | 23 | (12) |
| Rotherham County | |||
| Rotherham Town | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
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. He also had a notable spell in Scotland with Hamilton Academical, scoring 22 goals in 39 league appearances.
Rippon's brother Pip was also a footballer and both were on the books together at Woolwich Arsenal and Grimsby Town.
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