Ronald Rupert Peplow (4 May 1935 – 15 March 2019) was an English professional

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who played in

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for

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

as a wing half. He also played

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for Southall, Folkestone Town and

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. Peplow was a penalty specialist and scored 28 goals from 30 attempts during his career.

Club career

Brentford

Peplow began his career as an inside forward at Athenian League club Southall and caught the attention of Third Division South neighbours

during the 1954–55 season. He signed for the Bees in August 1955 and made his professional debut almost a year later in a 1–0 win over Swindon Town on 21 April 1956. Utilised mainly as a wing half, Peplow made something of a breakthrough into the first team during the 1956–57 season and made 17 appearances. He was transfer-listed as his own request in September 1958, but a move did not materialise and his appearance rate reduced season-by-season until 1960–61, when he made 18 appearances and scored three goals. He was released in June 1961, having made 66 appearances and scored five goals in six years at

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Non-League football

After his release from Brentford, Peplow dropped back into

and had spells with Southern League clubs Folkestone Town and

Representative career

While a schoolboy, Peplow represented the Middlesex and London schoolboy teams.

Career statistics

Honours

Ashford Town * Kent Senior Cup: 1962–63 (drawn) * Kent Floodlight Cup: 1962–63

References

1935 births Footballers from Willesden English footballers Brentford F.C. players English Football League players Southall F.C. players Folkestone F.C. players Southern Football League players Association football wing halves Association football inside forwards Ashford United F.C. players 2019 deaths {{England-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub