Peter Kippax (footballer)

Frederick Peter Kippax (17 July 1922 – 21 September 1987) was an English amateur footballer who played as a left winger.[1]

Peter Kippax
Personal information
Full name Frederick Peter Kippax
Date of birth 17 July 1922
Place of birth Burnley, England
Date of death 21 September 1987 (aged 65)
Place of death Lytham St Annes, England
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1948 Burnley 32 (6)
1948–1950 Liverpool 1 (0)
1950 Preston North End
International career
1948 Great Britain 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Club career

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Having made wartime guest appearances for Charlton Athletic, Grimsby Town, Manchester United, West Ham United, Fulham, Liverpool, Hearts, and Hibernian during World War Two, Kippax started his career in the Football League with Burnley, before moving to Liverpool in January 1949.[2][3]

Kippax made his Liverpool debut in a 1-0 win over Birmingham City on 12 March 1949; this was to be his only appearance for the club, before joining Preston North End in 1950.[3]

He later played for Yorkshire Amateur until 1956.[3]

International career

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Kippax represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics, featuring three times as the British side finished fourth.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Peter Kippax". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. ^ "PETER KIPPAX". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  3. ^ a b c "Peter Kippax". LFC History. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Frederick KIPPAX". FIFA. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Peter Kippax". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
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