# Dennis Rampling
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{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dennis Rampling
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Dennis William Rampling[{{Hugman|16312|accessdate=26 August 2016}}]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1923|11|25|df=y}}[{{Cite web |title=Mr Dennis William Rampling in the England and Wales, Death Index, 1989–2018 |url=https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60630&h=1661338&tid=&pid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=OzZ7021&_phstart=success |access-date=20 December 2023 |website=Ancestry}}]
| death_place = [Surrey](/source/Surrey), England
| height =
| position = [Outside right](/source/Outside_right)
| years1 = 1942–1948
| clubs1 = [Fulham](/source/Fulham_F.C.)
| caps1 = 2
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1946–1947
| clubs2 = → [Worcester City](/source/Worcester_City_F.C.) (loan)
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 =
| years3 = 1948–1949
| clubs3 = [Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic](/source/A.F.C._Bournemouth)
| caps3 = 24
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 1949–1950
| clubs4 = [Brentford](/source/Brentford_F.C.)
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1950–1951
| clubs5 = [Weymouth](/source/Weymouth_F.C.)
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1951–1952
| clubs6 = [Ashford Town (Kent)](/source/Ashford_Town_F.C._(Kent))
| caps6 = 30
| goals6 = 3
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1942
| youthclubs1 = Napier & Sons
}}
'''Dennis William Rampling''' (25 November 1923 – 14 September 2015) was an English professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who played as an [outside right](/source/outside_right) in the [Football League](/source/The_Football_League) for [Fulham](/source/Fulham_F.C.), [Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic](/source/A.F.C._Bournemouth) and [Brentford](/source/Brentford_F.C.).
== Playing career ==
An [outside right](/source/outside_right), Rampling began his career with [Fulham](/source/Fulham_F.C.) during the [Second World War](/source/Second_World_War) and signed in November 1942.[{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |location=Harefield |page=130}}] After the war, he made just four competitive appearances, scoring one goal, before transferring to [Third Division South](/source/Football_League_Third_Division_South) high-flyers [Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic](/source/A.F.C._Bournemouth) in July 1948.[{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |page=380}}] but failed to make another appearance for the club before departing in April 1950.[{{Cite news |title=Player Archive |language=en-GB |work=The Terras |url=http://theterras.com/index.php/weymouth-football-club-archive/player-archive/ |access-date=24 January 2018}}]
== Personal life ==
Rampling was called into the [RAF](/source/Royal_Air_Force) in March 1946 and served as a [PT instructor](/source/PT_Instructor).[{{Cite web |title=Fulham and the Second World War Part 4 – Season 1945/46 |url=https://www.wlv.ac.uk/research/research-centres/centre-for-historical-research/football-and-war-network/football-and-war-blog/2020/fulham-and-the-second-world-war-part-4--season-194546/ |access-date=20 December 2023 |website=University of Wolverhampton}}]
== Career statistics ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season
! colspan="3" |League
! colspan="2" |FA Cup
! colspan="2" |Other
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|[Brentford](/source/Brentford_F.C.)
|[1949–50](/source/1949%E2%80%9350_Brentford_F.C._season)[{{Cite web |title=Dennis Rampling Player Profile |url=http://www.nutsandboltsarchive.co.uk/player-Profile.php?ID=1071 |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=Nuts and Bolts Archive}}]
|[Kent League](/source/Kent_Football_League_(1894%E2%80%931959))
|28
|2
|6
|0
|6[5 appearances in [Kent League](/source/Kent_Football_League_(1894%E2%80%931959)), 1 appearance in [Kent Senior Cup](/source/Kent_Senior_Cup)]
|0
|40
|2
|-
|[1952–53](/source/1952%E2%80%9353_in_English_football)