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