| Fred Chaplin | |
| Fullname: | Frederick William John Chaplin |
| Birth Date: | 8 July 1909 |
| Birth Place: | Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia |
| Death Date: | 22 June 1974 (aged 64) |
| Death Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Club1: | South Sydney |
| Year1start: | 1930 |
| Year1end: | 32 |
| Appearances1: | 10 |
| Tries1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 12 |
| Year2start: | 1935 |
| Year2end: | 36 |
| Appearances2: | 14 |
| Tries2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 3 |
| Updated: | 21 February 2019 |
| Source: | [1] |
Fred Chaplin (1909-1974) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s for South Sydney and Canterbury-Bankstown. Chaplin was a foundation player for Canterbury-Bankstown.
Chaplin began his career at South Sydney and played a total of 3 seasons at the club.
In 1935, Chaplin joined newly admitted Canterbury-Bankstown and played in the club first ever game against North Sydney at North Sydney Oval on 25 April 1935. Chaplin played a total of 12 games for the club as Canterbury finished second last on the table in its inaugural year.
In 1936, Chaplin only managed to play 2 games for Canterbury and his final game in first grade was against Balmain in Round 15 1936 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[2] [3] [4]