Peter Chippendale

Peter Chippendale
Personal information
Full name Peter Chippendale
Date of birth Q2 1862[1]
Place of birth Church, England
Date of death 1941
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Church F.C.
1888–1889 Accrington 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Peter Chippendale (1862–1941) was an English footballer who played in The Football League as a centre-half for Accrington.[2]

Chippendale played six League games for Accrington and scored one League goal. Peter Chippendale made his League debut on 8 September 1888, in the first ever Football League game to be played at Anfield, then home of Everton. Accrington lost the match 2-1.[3] Peter Chippendale scored his debut and only League goal in a 5–5 draw with Blackburn Rovers played at Leamington Road, then home of Blackburn Rovers on 15 September 1888. As a defender he played in a defence line that kept the opposition to one-goal-in-a-League-match once.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 2018-03-09. (registration & fee required)
  2. Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  3. "The first Football League encounter at Anfield". Liverpool Mercury. 9 September 1888. Retrieved 14 March 2018 via Play Up, Liverpool.


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