Vernon Chapman (9 May 1921 – 6 June 2006) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a winger for Leicester City[1] and Leyton Orient.[2] He went on to play for and then manage Tamworth, initially as player-manager.[3][4]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 May 1921 | ||
Place of birth | Leicester, England | ||
Date of death | 6 June 2006 | (aged 85)||
Place of death | Leicester, England | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
19xx–1941 | Bath City | ||
1941–1947 | Leicester City | 1 | (0) |
1947–1949 | Leyton Orient | 31 | (7) |
1953–1959 | Tamworth | ||
Managerial career | |||
1958–1961 | Tamworth | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Chapman died on 6 June 2006 in Leicester, England at the age of 85.[5]
Managerial Statistics
editTeam | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | ||||
Tamworth | 3 February 1958 | 28 July 1961 | 154 | 68 | 30 | 56 | 265 | 239 | +26 | 44.2 | |
Total | 154 | 68 | 30 | 56 | 265 | 239 | +26 | 44.2 |
References
edit- ^ "Leicester City : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
- ^ "Leyton Orient : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
- ^ "Manager info – 1957/58 – Vernon Coleman". Tamworth Football Club Heritage. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ^ "Tamworth Soccer Boss Resigns" (reprint). Tamworth Herald. Tamworth Football Club Heritage. 28 July 1961. p. 20. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ^ "Vernon Chapman". Barry Hugman's Footballers.