John James Chipperfield (4 March 1894 – 1966) was an English

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. Prior to

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, Chipperfield played for Luton Clarence and Luton Town. He played as a wartime guest for

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during

, finishing as the club's top scorer in the

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in both 1916–17 and 1918–19. After the war ended he moved to

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, making his debut on 30 August 1919, scoring twice. Chipperfield played for Spurs for two seasons, winning promotion to the First Division in 1919–20 and scoring six goals in total that season. He made his last appearance in a Spurs shirt on 11 April 1921. After Tottenham he played for

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(18 league games, 2 goals) and Northfleet before joining

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in 1923 (3 league games, 0 goals). He played most of his career as an outside left.

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* 1894 births English footballers Arsenal F.C. wartime guest players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players 1966 deaths Date of death missing Men's association football outside forwards Place of birth missing {{England-footy-forward-1890s-stub