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 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) was an English professional footballer. His clubs included Charlton Athletic, Plymouth Argyle, and Gillingham, where he made over 140 Football League appearances. At Gillingham he was named Player of the Year in consecutive seasons, for 1975–76 and 1976–77.

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. His son Neil also became a professional footballer.

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". 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.