| Charles Chapman | |
| Full Name: | Charles Edward Chapman |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1860 |
| Birth Place: | Edenham, Lincolnshire, England |
| Death Place: | Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England |
| Position: | Three-quarter |
| Repyears1: | 1884 |
| Repcaps1: | 1 |
| Reppoints1: | 0 |
Charles Edward Chapman (26 August 1860 – 23 August 1901) was an English international rugby union player.[1]
Born in Edenham, Lincolnshire, Chapman attended Horncastle Grammar School and Trent College.[2]
Chapman played varsity rugby at the University of Cambridge, gaining two blues. During this period, Chapman also represented a Combined Cambridge-Oxford XV against London. He continued to turn out for Cambridge University RFC after graduating in 1883 and was capped for England in 1884, playing as a three-quarter against Wales at Leeds. In addition to rugby, Chapman also played association football for Lincoln Lindum FC.[2]
Leaving for Australia in 1885, Chapman had several years as a master at Melbourne Grammar School, before returning home in 1891 and joining a school in Wales. He was later the Rector of Scrivelsby.[2]
In 1901, Chapman committed suicide by gunshot at his residence in Horncastle.[3]