| Aaron Chapman | |
| Fullname: | Aaron James Chapman[1] |
| Birth Place: | Rotherham, England |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1990 |
| Height: | 2.03m (06.66feet) |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Hereford |
| Clubnumber: | 1 |
| Years1: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Belper Town |
| Caps1: | 46 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Chesterfield |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Clubs3: | → Chester (loan) |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2014 |
| Clubs4: | → Accrington Stanley (loan) |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2015 |
| Clubs5: | → Bristol Rovers (loan) |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs6: | Accrington Stanley |
| Caps6: | 60 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Clubs7: | Peterborough United |
| Caps7: | 32 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs8: | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps8: | 6 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs9: | Motherwell |
| Caps9: | 6 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs10: | Gillingham |
| Caps10: | 18 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs11: | Stevenage |
| Caps11: | 0 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2023 |
| Clubs12: | Scunthorpe United |
| Caps12: | 7 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2023 |
| Clubs13: | Retford United |
| Caps13: | 0 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Years14: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs14: | Boston United |
| Caps14: | 12 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Years15: | 2024 |
| Clubs15: | Handsworth |
| Caps15: | 0 |
| Goals15: | 0 |
| Years16: | 2024 |
| Clubs16: | Worksop Town |
| Caps16: | 7 |
| Goals16: | 0 |
| Years17: | 2024– |
| Clubs17: | Hereford |
| Caps17: | 16 |
| Goals17: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10:27, 7 November 2024 (UTC) |
Aaron James Chapman (born 29 May 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Hereford.
Chapman signed for Chesterfield from nearby non-league side Belper Town in the summer of 2013.[2] He joined Chester on a one-month loan in February 2014.[3] He made his professional debut on 2 September in the Football League Trophy match against Scunthorpe United, after coming off the bench to replace Tommy Lee in the seventh minute.[4] On 23 September 2014, Chapman joined Accrington Stanley on a two-month loan deal.[5] On 11 October, he had to be substituted in the closing stages of Accrington Stanley's 2–1 home defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge following an injury to his left foot. His loan spell was cut short and he returned to Chesterfield on 13 October, having played three games for Accrington.[6] On 14 August 2015, Chapman joined Bristol Rovers on a one-month loan deal.[7]
In summer 2016, Chapman joined Accrington Stanley on a two-year contract.[8] In an EFL Cup tie against Bradford City on 9 August 2016, Chapman came on as a substitute after Elliot Parish was sent off. The game went to a penalty shootout which Stanley won 11–10 and Chapman took and scored a penalty.[9] Accrington Stanley won the League Two title in 2017–18, with Chapman also winning the League Two Golden Glove award, having kept 18 clean sheets in 45 league games.[10] [11] At the end of the 2017–18 season, he was offered a new contract by Accrington.[12]
On 15 May 2018, Chapman joined Peterborough United on a two-year deal to challenge the number 1 Jersey.[13] He was transfer-listed by Peterborough United at the end of the 2018–19 season.[14]
On 14 December 2019, Chapman joined Tranmere Rovers on a one-week emergency loan.[15]
On 12 June 2020, Chapman was released by Peterborough, after playing 39 games for the club.[16]
On 7 October 2020, Chapman was announced as a new signing by Scottish Premiership club Motherwell, with manager Stephen Robinson describing him as being "experienced cover and competition to Trevor" (Carson).[17] He was released by the club at the end of the 2020–21 season.[18]
On 6 July 2021, Chapman returned to England to join League One side Gillingham following his release from Motherwell.[19] Chapman was released by the club following relegation to League Two at the end of the 2021–22 season.[20]
On 23 May 2022, Chapman signed for League Two side Stevenage, playing under Steve Evans for a third time in the career with the manager having signed him at both Peterborough United and Gillingham.[21]
In February 2023, Chapman signed for National League side Scunthorpe United after finding limited opportunities to play in Steve Evans' Stevenage side.[22] He was released in December 2023 and signed for Northern Counties East League Division One side Retford United. Three weeks later, without Retford having played a game in the intervening period, he joined Boston United of the National League North.[23] In March 2024, he joined Handsworth.[24]
On 5 June 2024, Chapman joined National League North side Hereford.[25]
On 2 April 2018, Chapman was involved in a car accident prior to Accrington's match against Notts County, and was taken to hospital as a result.[26]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Belper Town | 2011–12[27] | NPL Division One South | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2012–13[28] | NPL Division One South | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[29] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 58 | 0 | |||
| Chesterfield | 2013–14 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[30] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Chester (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2014–15 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2015–16 | League Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Accrington Stanley | 2016–17 | League Two | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | League Two | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| Total | 60 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 0 | |||
| Peterborough United | 2018–19 | League One | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
| Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 2019–20 | League One | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Motherwell | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Gillingham | 2021–22 | League One | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Stevenage | 2022–23 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Scunthorpe United | 2022–23 | National League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | National League North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Retford United | 2023–24 | NCEFL Division One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Boston United | 2023–24 | National League North | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Handsworth | 2023–24[31] | NCEFL Premier Division | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Worksop Town | 2023–24[32] | NPL Premier Division | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| Hereford | 2024–25[33] | National League North | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 234 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 287 | 0 | |||
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