George Chaplin Explained

George Chaplin
Fullname:George Duncan Chaplin
Birth Date:26 September 1888
Birth Place:Dundee, Scotland
Position:Full-back
Clubs1:Dundee Arnot
Years2:1905–1908
Clubs2:Dundee
Caps2:38
Goals2:0
Years3:1908–1919
Clubs3:Bradford City
Caps3:88
Goals3:0
Years4:1919–1923
Clubs4:Coventry City
Caps4:106
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:232
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1908
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

George Duncan Chaplin (26 September 1888 – 14 May 1963)[1] [2] was a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back. He played professionally for various clubs in Scotland and England, and also made one senior international appearance for Scotland.

Career

Born in Dundee, Chaplin played for Dundee,[3] Bradford City and Coventry City.[2] [4] For Bradford City, he made 88 appearances in the Football League; he also made nine FA Cup appearances.[5] He missed two seasons through tuberculosis, but made a full recovery to spend a decade with Bradford.[1] His career was brought to an end in 1923 (although he was already 34 by that stage) when he was implicated in a match fixing scandal from three years earlier when it was found Bury had accepted payments from Coventry to prevent the latter's relegation, and Chaplin was banned for life along with several others.[6] [7]

His single international appearance came for Scotland against Wales on 7 March 1908, when Chaplin was only 19 years old.[1] [8] His performance was criticised in a match report which claimed: "Chaplin fell short of requirements at left back."[9]

Personal life

His brothers were fellow professional players Jack Chaplin and Alex Chaplin.[10]

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Chaplin. Player profile. Scottish FA. 21 December 2012.
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . 2004 . Tony Brown. Nottingham . 1-899468-67-6.
  3. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  4. Frost, p. 393
  5. Frost, p. 380
  6. https://www.ccfpa.co.uk/?p=43394 Blast From The Remote Past: On This Day 1920: CCFC Survive In What Became 'The Bury Affair'
  7. https://staceywest.net/2017/11/17/coventry-match-fixing-scandal-relegates-imps/ Coventry Match-Fixing Scandal Relegates Imps
  8. Web site: Profile. London Hearts.
  9. Web site: Narrow Victory for the Northerners. Scotland v. Wales. London Hearts. 21 December 2012. 7 Mar 1908.
  10. Web site: Scotland - Wales 2:1. 10 April 2020 . IFFHS.