Frederick Chapman (footballer)

Frederick Chapman
Personal information
Full name Frederick William Chapman
Date of birth 10 May 1883(1883-05-10)
Place of birth Nottingham, England
Date of death 7 September 1951(1951-09-07) (aged 68)
Place of death Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England
Playing position Centre-half
Youth career
Notts Magdala
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
Nottingham Forest
South Nottingham
Oxford City
South Nottingham
Southall
Brentford
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).
Olympic medal record
Men's Football
Gold 1908 London Team Competition

Frederick William Chapman (10 May 1883 – 7 September 1951) was an English amateur footballer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

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Club career

Chapman played for Notts Magdala, Nottingham Forest and South Nottingham. He also guested for Port Vale in a league match against local rivals Stoke Reserves on 23 April 1910, Vale were 2–0 up when the match was abandoned due to a pitch invasion. In the summer of 1910 he agreed to assist the Vale 'in times of need', but he was not called into action for the club again.[1]

He went on to co-found English Wanderers and later played for Oxford City, South Nottingham, Southall and Brentford. He also guested for Northern Nomads and Notts County.

International career

Chapman was a member of the English team, which won the gold medal in the football tournament of the 1908 Summer Olympics.

References

  1. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 57. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200. 

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