Personal information | |||
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Full name | David Thomas Gipp [1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 13 July 1969||
Place of birth | Forest Gate, [1] England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
–1987 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1989 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | (0) |
1989–1990 | Barnet | 13 | (3) |
1989–1990 | → Fisher Athletic (loan) | 2 | (1) |
1990 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
1990 | → Chelmsford City (loan) | ||
1990– | Wealdstone | ||
Chesham United | |||
Harrow Borough | |||
Chesham United | |||
Braintree Town | |||
Southwick | |||
Aveley | |||
St Albans City | |||
?–2002 | Harold Wood Athletic | ||
2001–2002 [3] | Whitehawk | 1 | (1) |
Worthing | |||
2004–2005 | Whitehawk | 1 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
David Thomas Gipp (born 13 July 1969) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion.
Gipp started his career as an apprentice at Brighton & Hove Albion and was a regular goalscorer for the reserve side. [4] He made his first team debut in April 1987 in a 1–1 draw with Blackburn Rovers, coming on as a substitute and almost scoring with his first touch. [4] He only made a further four league appearances before he was released in July 1989. [4] He later joined Football Conference side Barnet who were managed by Barry Fry, but failed to break into the starting lineup on a regular basis, only making thirteen league appearances and scoring three times as the side finished as runners-up. [5] During the 1989–90 season he was loaned out to divisional rivals Fisher Athletic and Wycombe Wanderers, and also a short period at Chelmsford City. [5] [6] In August 1990, Southern League Premier Division side Wealdstone broke their transfer record with a £15,000 bid to sign Gipp. [7] He later played for a number of non-league teams across the southern counties before retiring. [8] His final game was for Whitehawk on 24 August 2004, when he scored in a 3–1 win against Southwick. [9]
After his professional football career finished he became an East End independent market trader. [8] He lived in Barkingside with his wife Tracey and three children, Jack and Megan and Billy. [8] Gipp is an Arsenal supporter. [8]