John James Chipperfield (4 March 1894 – 1966) was an English

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born in

Bethnal Green Bethnal Green is an area in London, England, and is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is in east London and part of the East End of London, East End. The area emerged from the small settlement which developed around the common la ...

, London.''1911 England Census'' Prior to

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, Chipperfield played for Luton Clarence and Luton Town. He played as a wartime guest for

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during

, finishing as the club's top scorer in the

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in both 1916–17 and 1918–19. After the war ended he moved to

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tottenham (, , , ) or Spurs, is a professional Association football, football club based in Tottenham, North London, England. The club itself has stated that it should always ...

, making his debut on 30 August 1919, scoring twice. Chipperfield played for Spurs for two seasons, winning promotion to the

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in 1919–20 and scoring six goals in total that season. He made his last appearance in a Spurs shirt on 11 April 1921. After Tottenham he played for

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(18 league games, 2 goals) and Northfleet before joining

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in 1923 (3 league games, 0 goals). He played most of his career as an outside left.

References

* 1894 births English men's footballers Arsenal F.C. wartime guest players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players 1966 deaths Date of death missing Men's association football outside forwards Place of birth missing Footballers from London People from Bethnal Green 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1890s-stub