Stephen Thomas Peplow (8 January 1949 – 29 December 2021) was an English footballer who played as a winger. He made 248 league appearances for Tranmere Rovers between 1973 and 1981.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Thomas Peplow | ||
| Date of birth | 8 January 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 December 2021 (aged 72) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1970 | Liverpool | 2 | (0) |
| 1970–1973 | Swindon Town | 40 | (11) |
| 1973 | Nottingham Forest | 3 | (0) |
| 1973–1974 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 4 | (3) |
| 1973–1981 | Tranmere Rovers | 248 | (44) |
| 1976 | Chicago Sting (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| Total | 317 | (62) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peplow married Mary in Birkenhead in 1995. His best-man was Scottish former professional footballer Barrie Mitchell, who provided him with a commissioned tape of the first ever Match of the Day to be televised in colour, on which Peplow appeared making his debut for Liverpool.[1]
He died after a long illness on 29 December 2021, at the age of 72.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 1969–70 | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Swindon Town | 1970–71 | Second Division | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 2 | 15 | 6 |
| 1971–72 | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1972–73 | Second Division | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 7 | ||
| Total | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 13 | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 1973–74 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| Mansfield Town (loan) | 1973–74 | Fourth Division | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1973–74 | Third Division | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 2 | |
| 1974–75 | Third Division | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 3 | ||
| 1975–76 | Fourth Division | 46 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 50 | 11 | ||
| 1976–77 | Third Division | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 3 | ||
| 1977–78 | Third Division | 42 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 46 | 7 | ||
| 1978–79 | Third Division | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 33 | 8 | ||
| 1979–80 | Fourth Division | 43 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 49 | 9 | ||
| 1980–81 | Fourth Division | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 25 | 4 | ||
| Total | 248 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 46 | ||
| Chicago Sting (loan) | 1976 | North American Soccer League | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 20 | 4 | |
| Career total | 317 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 348 | 67 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
References
edit- ^ Hilton, Nick (20 January 2007). "'I thought that he'd got hold of a naughty video' Interview: Steve Peplow - but winger Peplow's wedding gift turned out to be an Anfield surprise". Liverpool Echo.
- ^ Hilton, Nick (29 December 2021). "Tribute to former Tranmere Rovers winger Steve Peplow". Wirral Globe. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ Steve Peplow at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links
edit- "Steve Peplow". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- LFC History profile
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