Willis Rippon

Willis Rippon
Rippon while with Bristol City in 1910.
Personal information
Full name Willis Rippon
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)
Place of death Rotherham, England
Position 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 (14)
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. He also had a notable spell in Scotland with Hamilton Academical, with whom he scored 22 goals in 39 league appearances.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bristol City 1907–08 First Division 7 2 0 0 — 7 2
1908–09 First Division 23 8 0 0 — 23 8
1909–10 First Division 6 4 0 0 — 6 4
Total 36 14 0 0 — 36 14
Woolwich Arsenal 1910–11 First Division 9 2 — — 9 2
Brentford 1911–12 Southern League First Division 24 17 5 3 — 29 20
Hamilton Academical 1912–13 Scottish League First Division 29 20 4 3 4 2 37 25
1913–14 Scottish League First Division 10 2 — 2 0 12 2
Total 39 22 4 3 6 2 49 27
Career total 109 55 9 6 6 2 124 63
  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. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 72. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 "Rippon, Willis (1912)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 Willis Rippon at WorldFootball.net
  10. ↑ "Willis Rippon". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. ↑ "1912–13". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  12. ↑ "1913–14". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 17 December 2016.