Ron Peplow
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ronald Rupert Peplow[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Willesden, England | ||
| Playing position | Wing half, inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1955 | Southall | ||
| 1955–1961 | Brentford | 61 | (5) |
| Folkestone Town | |||
| Ashford Town (Kent) | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ronald Rupert "Ron" Peplow (born 4 May 1935) is a former English professional football wing half who appeared in the Football League for Brentford.[1] He also played non-league football for Southall, Folkestone Town and Ashford Town (Kent). Peplow was a penalty specialist, scoring 28 goals from 30 attempts during his career.[1]
Club career
Brentford
Peplow began his career as an inside forward at Athenian League side Southall, catching the attention of Division Three South neighbours Brentford during the 1954–55 season.[1] He signed for the Bees at the end of the season and made his professional debut almost a year later in a 1–0 win over Swindon Town on 21 April 1956,[2] finishing the 1955–56 season with three appearances and one goal.[3] Utilised mainly as a wing half, Peplow made something of a breakthrough into the first team during the 1956–57 season, making 17 appearances, but failing to score.[3] Peplow's appearance count reduced season-by-season until 1960–61, when he made 18 appearances and scored three goals.[3] He was released in June 1961, having made 66 appearances and scored five goals in six years at Griffin Park.[1]
Non-league football
After his release from Brentford, Peplow dropped back into non-league football and had spells with Southern League sides Folkestone Town and Ashford Town (Kent).[1]
Representative career
While a schoolboy, Peplow represented the Middlesex and London schoolboy sides.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 123. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ↑ "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Brentford Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 15 June 2015.