He played for Grimsby Town both before and after the First World War, making 121 appearances in the Football League.
Rippon made his Lincoln debut on 28 August 1920 in a 3–1 win at home to Mexborough Town, and went on to be the club's leading scorer in the 1920–21 season with 27 goals from League and FA Cup games as Lincoln won the Midland League title.
He played regularly the following season, in the newly formed Football League Third Division North, but was less prolific, though his ten goals still placed him second in Lincoln's scoring charts.
Rippon played his last senior game for the club in May 1922,[2] then returned to the Midland League with Worksop Town, York City, Wath Athletic[3] and Grantham.
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