Bob Chapman
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
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| fullname = Robert Dennis Chapman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|8|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Aldridge, England
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| position = Defender
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| years1 = 1964–1977
| clubs1 = Nottingham Forest
| caps1 = 359
| goals1 = 17
| years2 = 1977–1978
| clubs2 = Notts County
| caps2 = 42
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1978–1980
| clubs3 = Shrewsbury Town
| caps3 = 37
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 1979
| clubs4 = → Tulsa Roughnecks (loan){{Cite web|url=http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/C/Chapman.Bob.htm|title = NASL-Bob Chapman}}
| caps4 = 30
| goals4 = 7
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| clubs5 = Burton Albion
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| years6 = 1981–
| clubs6 = Shepshed Charterhouse
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Robert Dennis Chapman (born 18 August 1946), also known as Sammy Chapman, is a footballer who played as a defender in the Football League during the 1960s and 1970s, most notably with Nottingham Forest.
Career
He made his debut for Forest in 1964 at the age of 17 years 5 months. At the time this made him the youngest ever Forest player. He made 422 senior appearances for the club and was club captain. He scored 23 Forest goals and remained a regular after the arrival of new manager Brian Clough during the 1974-75 season.[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/football_league/article6731653.ece?token=null&offset=60&page=6# Times – Forest Top 50]{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} {{subscription required}} In 1977 Forest won promotion back to the top flight. That was Chapman's last season at Forest.{{NeilBrownPlayers|player1/sammychapman1}}
He joined Notts County staying there for a year.{{cite web|url=http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/club/history/wherearetheynow_a_h.aspx|title=Where are they now (A-H)|publisher=Nottingham Forest|accessdate=19 April 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724031759/http://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/club/history/wherearetheynow_a_h.aspx|archivedate=24 July 2013}} He next moved to Shrewsbury Town for his last two seasons of senior football.
He moved to non-league Burton Albion before in July 1981 he joined Shepshed CharterhouseSaints Review, Arnold F.C Programme, 27 October 1981
Family
References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:English expatriate men's footballers
Category:English Football League players
Category:North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
Category:Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Category:Notts County F.C. players
Category:Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
Category:Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984) players
Category:Burton Albion F.C. players
Category:Shepshed Dynamo F.C. players
Category:Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
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