Peter Kippax (footballer) explained

Peter Kippax
Fullname:Frederick Peter Kippax
Birth Date:17 July 1922
Birth Place:Burnley, England
Death Date:21 September 1987 (aged 65)
Death Place:Lytham St Annes, England
Position:Left winger
Years1:1946–1948
Caps1:32
Goals1:6
Years2:1948–1950
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:1950
Nationalyears1:1948
Nationalteam1:Great Britain
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0

Frederick Peter Kippax (17 July 1922 – 21 September 1987) was an English amateur footballer who played as a left winger.[1]

Career

Club career

Having made wartime guest appearances for Charlton Athletic, Grimsby Town, Manchester United, West Ham United, Fulham, Liverpool, Hearts, and Hibernian during World War Two, Kippax started his career in the Football League with Burnley, before moving to Liverpool in January 1949.[2] [3]

Kippax made his Liverpool debut in a 1-0 win over Birmingham City on 12 March 1949; this was to be his only appearance for the club, before joining Preston North End in 1950.[3]

He later played for Yorkshire Amateur until 1956.[3]

International career

Kippax represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics, featuring three times as the British side finished fourth.[4] [5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter Kippax . Olympedia . 14 October 2021.
  2. Web site: PETER KIPPAX. 9 November 2009. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  3. Web site: Peter Kippax. 9 November 2009. LFC History.
  4. Web site: Frederick KIPPAX. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107030900/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=291704/index.html. dead. 7 November 2012. 9 November 2009. FIFA.
  5. Web site: Peter Kippax. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035841/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ki/peter-kippax-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 9 November 2009. Sports Reference.