| Willis Rippon | |
| Fullname: | Willis Rippon |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1886 |
| Birth Place: | Beighton, England |
| Death Place: | Rotherham, England |
| Position: | Centre forward |
| Years1: | 1903–1904 |
| Clubs1: | Hackenthorpe |
| Years2: | 1904–1905 |
| Clubs2: | Rawmarsh Albion |
| Years3: | 1905–1906 |
| Clubs3: | Sandhill Rovers |
| Years4: | 1906–1907 |
| Clubs4: | Kilnhurst Town |
| Years5: | 1907–1910 |
| Clubs5: | Bristol City |
| Caps5: | 36 |
| Goals5: | 13 |
| Years6: | 1910–1911 |
| Clubs6: | Woolwich Arsenal |
| Caps6: | 9 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 1911–1912 |
| Clubs7: | Brentford |
| Caps7: | 24 |
| Goals7: | 17 |
| Years8: | 1912–1913 |
| Clubs8: | Hamilton Academical |
| Caps8: | 39 |
| Goals8: | 22 |
| Years9: | 1913–1914 |
| Clubs9: | Grimsby Town |
| Caps9: | 23 |
| Goals9: | 12 |
| Years11: | 1914–1920 |
| Clubs11: | Rotherham Town |
| Years10: | 1914 |
| Clubs10: | Rotherham County |
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.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He also had a notable spell in Scotland with Hamilton Academical, with whom he scored 22 goals in 39 league appearances.[6]
Rippon's brother Pip was also a footballer and both played together at Woolwich Arsenal and Grimsby Town.[7] He served in the British Armed Forces during the First World War.[8]
| Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1910–11[9] | First Division | 9 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| Brentford | 1911–12 | Southern League First Division | 24 | 17 | 5 | 3 | — | 29 | 20 | ||
| Hamilton Academical | 1912–13[10] | Scottish League First Division | 29 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4[11] | 2 | 37 | 25 | |
| 1913–14[12] | Scottish League First Division | 10 | 2 | — | 2[13] | 0 | 12 | 2 | |||
| Total | 39 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 27 | |||
| Career total | 73 | 41 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 87 | 49 | |||