Date of birth 15 May 1886 Years Team Role Football player | Date of death 1956 (aged 69–70) Name Willis Rippon Place of birth Beighton, England | |
Died 1956, Rotherham, United Kingdom | ||
Place of death Rotherham, England | ||
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.
Personal life
Rippon's brother Pip was also a footballer and both were on the books together at Woolwich Arsenal and Grimsby Town.
References
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