Vernon Chapman

Vernon Chapman

Personal information
Date of birth	9 May 1921
Place of birth	England
Date of death	2006 (aged 84–85)
Playing position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
19xx–1941	Bath City
1941–1947	Leicester City	1	(0)
1947–1949	Leyton Orient	31	(7)
1953–1959	Tamworth
Teams managed
1958–1961	Tamworth
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Vernon Chapman (9 May1921 – 2006) was an English footballer who played in the Football League as a winger for Leicester City^[1] and Leyton Orient.^[2] He went on to play for and then manage Tamworth, initially as player-manager.^[3][4]

Chapman died on 6 June 2006 in Leicester, just about a month after his 85th birthday.

Managerial Statistics

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W%
Tamworth		3 February 1958	28 July 1961	154	68	30	56	265	239	+26	44.2
Total				154	68	30	56	265	239	+26	44.2

References

1. "Leicester City : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
2. "Leyton Orient : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 5 December 2009.
3. "Manager info – 1957/58 – Vernon Coleman". Tamworth Football Club Heritage. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
4. "Tamworth Soccer Boss Resigns" (reprint). Tamworth Herald (Tamworth Football Club Heritage). 28 July 1961. p. 20. Retrieved 4 December 2009.