Frederick William Chapman (10 May 1883 – 7 September 1951) was an

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amateur

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who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Club career

Chapman played for Notts Magdala,

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and South Nottingham, making three Football League appearances for Forest. He also guested for

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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

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. 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. He went on to co-found English Wanderers and later played for

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, South Nottingham,

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and Brentford. He also guested for Northern Nomads and

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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

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at the football tournament of the 1908 Summer Olympics. Chapman played in all three games as a

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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

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in a 2–0 win over

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, thus contributing decisively to England's triumph in

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. He also netted two unofficial goals, a brace in a 5–2 win over

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on 20 February 1909.

Career statistics

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International goals

:''England Amateurs score listed first, score column indicates score after each Chapmane goal.''

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chapman, Frederick Footballers from Nottingham Association football midfielders English footballers England amateur international footballers Olympic footballers of Great Britain English Olympic medallists Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in football Nottingham Forest F.C. players Port Vale F.C. players Oxford City F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Southall F.C. players Notts County F.C. wartime guest players Northern Nomads F.C. players English Football League players Footballers at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics 1883 births 1951 deaths