Ron Peplow

Ron Peplow
Personal information
Full nameRonald Rupert Peplow[1]
Date of birth4 May 1935
Place of birthWillesden, England
Playing positionWing half, inside forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1954–1955Southall
1955–1961Brentford61(5)
Folkestone Town
Ashford Town (Kent)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ron Peplow (born 4 May 1935) is a former English 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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920-2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 123. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  2. http://www.brentfordfchistory.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1682
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 http://www.brentfordfchistory.co.uk/player.php?id=517