Herbert Broughall Lipsham (29 April 1878 – 23 March 1932) was a professional

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who won the

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with

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Club career

Educated at the

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Lipsham was a goal-scoring

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. He began by playing in his home city with Chester St Oswalds before making his debut for

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in the 1895–96 season. He was one of four brothers to play for Chester, with the others including

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who went on to play for

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. After a spell with Rockferry, Lipsham joined

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in the 1898–99 season as a professional and was an immediate success. So much so that

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and Sheffield United showed an immediate interest in him. Crewe were not anxious to part with him, but a substantial offer induced them to transfer him to Sheffield United in 1900. After that, he was an invaluable member of the successful

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team of that period. A quiet, unassuming and well-behaved young man, he was famous for his hard-hit crosses, which produced a lot of goals for his central strikers. Lipsham played in the successful FA Cup Final team when Sheffield United beat

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2–1 in a replay on 26 April 1902. He moved to

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in 1908.

Managerial career

Lipsham was appointed manager at

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on 4 May 1911, retaining the position until the First World War.

International career

Lipsham was

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against

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on 3 March 1902, aged 23 years.

Other information

He also had a tobacconist shop at 142 Bramall Lane. Lipsham was a member of the first management committee of the PFA and later moved to Canada where he became involved in the development of football.

Honours

;

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winner: 1902 *

finalist:

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References

External links

* * *Clarebrough, Denis. ''Sheffield United official matchday programme, March 1989.'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Lipsham, Bert 1878 births 1932 deaths Footballers from Chester People educated at The King's School, Chester English men's footballers England men's international footballers Sheffield United F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Millwall F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Millwall F.C. managers English Football League representative players Men's association football midfielders