Dennis Rampling

Dennis William Rampling (25 November 1923 – 14 September 2015) was an English professional football outside right, who played in the Football League for Fulham, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic and Brentford.

Dennis Rampling
Personal information
Full name Dennis William Rampling[1]
Date of birth (1923-11-25)25 November 1923[1]
Place of birth Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Date of death 14 September 2015(2015-09-14) (aged 91)[2]
Place of death Surrey, England
Playing position(s) Outside right
Youth career
0000–1942 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)
Ashford Town (Kent)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

An outside right, Rampling began his career with Fulham during the Second World War and signed in November 1942.[3] He made just four appearances and scored one goal for the club before signing for Third Division South high-flyers Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic in July 1948.[3][1] He made 24 league appearances and scored four goals during his single season at Dean Court and joined Second Division club Brentford in May 1949.[3][1] 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 (Kent).[3][5]

Personal life

Rampling was called into the RAF in 1946 and served as a PT instructor.

Career statistics
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1949–50[4] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References
  1. "Dennis Rampling". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. Ancestry: Mr Dennis William Rampling in the England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2018
  3. Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 130. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  4. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 380. ISBN 0951526200.
  5. "Player Archive". THE TERRAS. Retrieved 24 January 2018.


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