Dennis Rampling
English footballer
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Dennis William Rampling (25 November 1923 – 14 September 2015) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside right in the Football League for Fulham, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Brentford.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis William Rampling[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 November 1923[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Gainsborough, England | ||
| Date of death | 14 September 2015 (aged 91)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Surrey, England | ||
| Position | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1942 | Napier & Sons | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1948 | Fulham | 2 | (0) |
| 1946–1947 | → Worcester City (loan) | 3 | |
| 1948–1949 | Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic | 24 | (4) |
| 1949–1950 | Brentford | 1 | (0) |
| 1950–1951 | Weymouth | 5 | (0) |
| 1951–1952 | Ashford Town (Kent) | 30 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
An outside right, Rampling began his career with Fulham during the Second World War and signed in November 1942.[3] After the war, he made just four competitive appearances, scoring one goal, before transferring to Third Division South high-flyers Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in July 1948.[1][3] Rampling made 24 league appearances and scored four goals during his single season at Dean Court and joined Second Division club Brentford in May 1949.[1][3] He made his debut on the opening day of the 1949–50 season against Tottenham Hotspur,[4] but failed to make another appearance for the club before departing in April 1950.[3] After his release from Brentford, Rampling dropped into non-League football and had spells with Weymouth and Ashford Town.[3][5]
Personal life
Rampling was called into the RAF in March 1946 and served as a PT instructor.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1949–50[4] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | |
| Ashford Town | 1951–52[7] | Kent League | 28 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| 1952–53[7] | Kent League | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 30 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 31 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
- 5 appearances in Kent League, 1 appearance in Kent Senior Cup
