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Dennis Rampling
Personal details
Born (1923-11-25)25 November 1923[1]
Gainsborough, England
Died 14 September 2015(2015-09-14) (aged 91)[2]
Surrey, England

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.

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[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[lower-alpha 1] 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
  1. 5 appearances in Kent League, 1 appearance in Kent Senior Cup

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