Jack Chapman (footballer) explained

Jack Chapman
Fullname:John Chapman
Birth Date:29 April 1895
Birth Place:Islington, England
Position:Centre forward
Years1:1912–1915
Clubs1:Southall
Years2:1913–1914
Clubs2:Brentford
Caps2:26
Goals2:16
Years3:1914
Clubs3:Brentford
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Years4:1918
Clubs4:Southall
Years5:1919–1920
Clubs5:Clapton Orient
Caps5:9
Goals5:2
Years6:1921
Clubs6:Excelsior

John Chapman was an English amateur footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Clapton Orient.[1] [2] [3] He was a first reserve for an England Amateurs match versus Ireland in November 1913, but failed to win a cap.[4]

Personal life

Chapman served in the Postal Section of the Royal Engineers during the First World War.[5]

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brentford1913–14Southern League Second Division2516312817
Brentford1914–15Southern League Second Division200020
Brentford total2716313017
Clapton Orient1919–20Second Division920092
Career Total3618313919

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 56.
  2. Book: 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC . 1989 . 0951526200 . White . Eric . 362–363.
  3. Book: The Southern League Football League – Season 1914–15 – Players Registered or Transferred from October 1st to October 31st 1914 . 1915.
  4. Book: Bees Review: Brentford Official Matchday Programme vs Hull City . 3 November 2015 . Regal Sports Press . Milton Keynes . 61–65.
  5. Web site: Kaufman . Neil . Our her-O's: Introducing the Orient players and staff that saw action in WWI . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20211207153204/https://www.leytonorient.com/2018/11/06/orients-world-war-i-players/ . 7 December 2021 . 11 March 2019 . www.leytonorient.com . en-gb.