Ken Chapman (footballer, born 1932)

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Ken Chapman
Personal information
Full name Kenneth Arthur Chapman[1]
Date of birth (1932-04-25)25 April 1932
Place of birth Coventry, England
Date of death 2019 (aged 86–87)
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Warwick Town
Coventry City 0 (0)
1949–1953 Blackpool 0 (0)
1953–1954 Crewe Alexandra 24 (8)
1954–1955 Bradford City 26 (4)
Banbury Spencer
Total 50 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth Arthur Chapman (25 April 1932 – 2019) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward.

Career[edit]

Born in Coventry, Chapman played for Warwick Town, Coventry City, Blackpool, Crewe Alexandra, Bradford City and Banbury Spencer.[1][2][3]

He joined Bradford City in July 1954,[4] making 26 league appearances (scoring 4 goals) and 2 FA Cup appearances (scoring 2 goals) for the club,[5] before moving to Banbury Spencer in July 1955.[4]

Chapman died in 2019.[6]

Sources[edit]

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Ken Chapman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ^ Ken Chapman at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. ^ Ken Chapman at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  4. ^ a b Frost, p. 393
  5. ^ Frost, p. 380
  6. ^ As per the General Registry Office index (He was the only Kenneth A Chapman born in 1932). CHAPMAN, KENNETH ARTHUR 1932 GRO Reference: DOR Q2/2019 in NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (674-1F) Entry Number 519085063


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