Geoff Chapple
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1946 | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| ? | Woking | ? | (?) |
| ? | Alton Town | ? | (?) |
| Teams managed | |||
| ? | Alton Town | ||
| ? | Windsor and Eton | ||
| 1984–1997 | Woking | ||
| 1997–2001 | Kingstonian | ||
| 2001–2002 | Woking | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Geoff Chapple is an English former football manager. His achievements include winning the FA Trophy five times in seven years with Woking (1994, 1995 & 1997) and Kingstonian (1999 & 2000).
Chapple played amateur football as a forward, but broke his leg in an FA Vase match in 1980, and turned to management. Initially player-manager of Alton Town, he soon moved to a purely managerial post at Windsor and Eton.[1][2]
Chapple first joined Woking in the 1984–85 season and went on to lead them on their famous FA Cup run in 1991 which saw them beat West Bromwich Albion 4-2 at The Hawthorns,[3] after which he quit working as a financial consultant to become a full-time manager. Under him, the team also achieved three FA Trophy victories.[1]
Chapple left the club in 1997, frustrated with its refusal to provide him with a written contract, and went to manage Kingstonian, taking the club up to the Conference, and winning a further two FA Trophy titles. However, he was sacked in 2001, after the team suffered relegation.[1] He then returned to Woking, although this time he was not so successful and parted company with the club in October 2002.[3]
Out of management, Chapple became a courier, but maintained a link with football as the Chairman of Farnham Town F.C.[1] He was appointed as the Commercial Manager of Woking in the Autumn of 2008.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Pete Oliver, "Chapple reflects on golden years", BBC Sport, 8 December 2006
- ↑ "Win a signed copy of book", Wokingham Times, 7 December 2006
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Chapple leaves Woking". BBC Sport. 2006-10-14. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
- ↑ "Club Contacts". Woking FC. Retrieved 2009-08-25.
Further reading
Youlton, Clive (2006). Geoff Chapple - The Story Behind the Legend. Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-3800-X.