Peplow was born in Derby, and played for Redditch before he joined Birmingham in April 1907.
[4] Peplow played 17 games in his one season with Birmingham, but failed to score and seemed lacking in pace, though the quality of his crossing was good.
He moved to the Southern League with Bristol Rovers in 1908, and improved so much that he was invited for a trial for the England team, but he was not selected.
[3] In seven seasons, before the First World War put an end to his career, Peplow scored 42 goals in 216 Southern League appearances.
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