Frederick Chapple

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{For|the headmaster of Prince Alfred College, South Australia|Frederic Chapple}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}

{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Frederick Chapple

| image = Fred Chapple 1912.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Chapple while with Brentford in 1912.

| full_name = Frederick John Chapple

| birth_date = 3 February 1884

| birth_place = Eastville, England{{Cite web |title=Great War |url=http://bristolroversmemorabilia.weebly.com/great-war.html |access-date=15 March 2023 |website=The Bristol Rovers History Group |language=en}}

| death_date = {{Death year and age|1965|1884}}{{Cite web |title=Chapple, Frederick John |url=http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/252.html |access-date=29 October 2014 |website=Aston Villa Players Database |publisher=Jörn Mårtensson}}

| death_place = Bristol, England

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10+1/2}}

| position = Forward, left half

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Eastville Commercial School

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Blaina

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs3 = Ebbw Vale

| youthyears4 =

| youthclubs4 = Treharris Boys Club

| years1 = 1906–1908

| clubs1 = Aston Villa

| caps1 = 9

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 1908–1910

| clubs2 = Birmingham

| caps2 = 50

| goals2 = 15

| years3 = 1910–1912

| clubs3 = Crewe Alexandra

| caps3 =

| goals3 =

| years4 = 1912–1913

| clubs4 = Brentford

| caps4 = 28

| goals4 = 11

| years5 = 1913–1918

| clubs5 = Bristol City

| caps5 = 20

| goals5 = 10

| years6 = 1918–1920

| clubs6 = Blyth Spartans

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| years7 =

| clubs7 = Douglas Motors

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Frederick John Chapple (3 February 1884 – 1965) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Aston Villa, Birmingham and Bristol City and in non-league football for Crewe Alexandra, Brentford and Blyth Spartans.{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=978-1905891610 |location=Nottingham |page=56}} He was Birmingham's top scorer in 1908–09, despite only joining the club halfway through the season.{{Cite book |last=Matthews |first=Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |publisher=Breedon Books |year=1995 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9 |location=Derby |pages=78, 155}}