Frederick Chapman (footballer)

Frederick William Chapman (10 May 1883 – 7 September 1951) was an English amateur footballer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2]

Frederick Chapman
Personal information
Full name Frederick William Chapman[1]
Date of birth (1883-05-10)10 May 1883[1]
Place of birth Nottingham, England[1]
Date of death 7 September 1951(1951-09-07) (aged 68)[1]
Place of death Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire,
England[1]
Position(s) Centre-half
Youth career
Notts Magdala
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1904–1906 Nottingham Forest 3 (0)
South Nottingham
Oxford City
South Nottingham
Southall
Brentford
International career
1908–1910 England amateur 16 (5)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Chapman played for Notts Magdala, Nottingham Forest and South Nottingham,[1] making three Football League appearances for Forest.[3] He also guested for Port Vale in a league match against local rivals Stoke Reserves on 23 April 1910; Vale were 2–0 up when the match was abandoned due to a pitch invasion.[1] In the summer of 1910 he agreed to assist the Vale "in times of need", but he was not called into action for the club again.[1]

He went on to co-found English Wanderers and later played for Oxford City, South Nottingham, Southall and Brentford.[1] He also guested for Northern Nomads and Notts County.[1]

International career

Chapman made several appearances for the England amateur team between 1908 and 1910, netting 5 goals and being a member of the English amateur team that represented Great Britain at the football tournament of the 1908 Summer Olympics.[4] Chapman played in all three games as a midfielder and netted two goals, scoring once in a 12–1 trashing of Sweden in the quarter-finals and then clutching the opening goal of the final in a 2–0 win over Denmark, thus contributing decisively to England's triumph in London.[2] He also netted two unofficial goals, a brace in a 5–2 win over Wales on 20 February 1909.

Career statistics

Source:[5]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest1904–05First Division10000010
1904–05First Division10000010
1904–05Second Division10000010
Total 30000030

International goals
England Amateurs score listed first, score column indicates score after each Chapmane goal.
List of international goals scored by Frederick Chapman[4]
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1 320 April 1908Viktoria field, Berlin-Mariendorf, Germany Germany
2–0
5–11908 Summer Olympics First round
[6]
2 524 October 1908White City, London, England Denmark
2–0
2–01908 Summer Olympics Final
[7]
3 613 March 1909Oxford ground, Oxford, England Germany
?
9–0Friendly
[8]
4 819 April 1909Park Royal Stadium, London, England Belgium
?
11–2
[9]
5 1516 April 1910Goldstone Ground, Brighton, England France
3–0
10–1
[4]

References
  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 57. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. "Frederick Chapman". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 56. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  4. "England Matches - The Amateurs 1906-1939". englandfootballonline.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  5. Frederick Chapman at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  6. "Germany v England, 20 April 1908". www.11v11.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  7. "Olympic Football Tournament London 1908: Great Britain - Denmark". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  8. "England v Germany, 16 March 1909". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  9. "England v Belgium, 17 April 1909". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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