William Watling Peplow (1885 – after 1914) was an English professional

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who played in

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for

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and in the Southern League for Bristol Rovers. He played as an outside right. Peplow was born in

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, and played for

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before he joined

in April 1907. He made his debut in the First Division on 16 September 1907 in a 1–0 defeat at

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.Matthews, p. 154. Peplow played 17 games in his one season with Birmingham, but failed to score and seemed lacking in pace, though the quality of his crossing was good. He moved to the Southern League with Bristol Rovers in 1908, and improved so much that he was invited for a trial for the England team, but he was not selected. In seven seasons, before the First World War put an end to his career, Peplow scored 42 goals in 216 Southern League appearances.

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1885 births Year of death missing Footballers from Derby English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Redditch United F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players Date of birth missing Place of death missing {{England-footy-forward-1880s-stub