Roy Chapman (football manager)

Football player infobox
playername = Roy Chapman


fullname = Roy Clifford Chapman
height = height|ft=6|in=2
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dateofbirth = birth date|1934|3|18
cityofbirth = Birmingham
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = March 1983 (aged 48)
currentclub =
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position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Kynoch Works
years = 1952–1957
1957–1961
1961–1965
1965–1967
1967–1969
1969
1969–1975
clubs = Aston Villa
Lincoln City
Mansfield Town
Lincoln City
Port Vale
Chester
Stafford Rangers
caps(goals) = 0 19 00 (8)
0 105 0(46)
0 136 0(78)
0 70 00(32)
0 76 00(35)
0 9 0 0 (3)
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nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
managerclubs = Lincoln City
Stafford Rangers
Stockport County
Stafford Rangers
manageryears = 1965–1966
1969–1975
1975–1976
1977–1980
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Roy Chapman (18 March 1934 – March 1983) was an English professional footballer and manager, born in Birmingham. He was the father of former Arsenal and Leeds United striker Lee Chapman.

Playing and Managerial Career

Chapman began his professional playing career with Aston Villa, where he made 19 appearances in the First Division before joining Lincoln City in November 1957. Four years later he moved for £7,000 [cite book | author=Turner & White | title=The Breedon Book of Football Managers | year=1993| pages= p.106 |id=ISBN 1-873626-32-0] to Mansfield Town, scoring 30 league goals in the 1962–63 promotion season from Division Four.

He returned to Lincoln as player-manager in 1965 but after a year reverted to just a playing role [cite web|url= http://www.redimps.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LeagueLegends/0,,10440~963975,00.html
title= League Legends | publisher = Lincoln City Official Website | accessdate=2008-01-31] . In 1967 he joined Port Vale in a playing capacity. His final playing club in The Football League was Chester, who he joined in June 1969. He struck five goals in four pre-season friendly matches [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= p.81 |id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] and then followed it up with two goals on his league debut at Scunthorpe United to take his career tally to 200 [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= p.82 |id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] . Unfortunately, just one more league goal followed in his next eight league games and Chapman moved on to non-league side Stafford Rangers as player-manager [cite book | author=Chas Sumner | title=On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997 | year=1997| pages= p.82 |id=ISBN 1-874427-52-6] .

Chapman streered the club to a treble of the FA Trophy, Northern Premier League and Staffordshire Senior Cup in 1972 [cite web|url= http://www.btinternet.com/~portconnection/teams/stafford.htm
title= Stafford Rangers FC history | publisher = Port Pie | accessdate=2008-01-31] . This was followed up by him leading Rangers to the FA Cup fourth round three years later [cite web|url= http://www.btinternet.com/~portconnection/teams/stafford.htm
title= Stafford Rangers FC history | publisher = Port Pie | accessdate=2008-01-31] . He then returned to professional circles with a short spell as Stockport County manager, where he signed George Best on a short-term deal [cite web|url= http://www.redimps.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LeagueLegends/0,,10440~963975,00.html
title= League Legends | publisher = Lincoln City Official Website | accessdate=2008-01-31] .

Chapman had a second spell in charge of Stafford from 1977 to 1980, leading them to another FA Trophy triumph [cite web|url= http://www.btinternet.com/~portconnection/teams/stafford.htm
title= Stafford Rangers FC history | publisher = Port Pie | accessdate=2008-01-31] . He died in March 1983, aged just 48, after suffering a fatal heart attack, when playing in a five-a-side tournament [cite web|url= http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article607187.ece |title= Caught in Time | publisher = TimesOnline| accessdate=2008-02-20] .

External links

* [http://www.redimps.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LeagueLegends/0,,10440~963975,00.html Lincoln City profile]

References