Henry Chapman (23 February 1880 – 29 April 1916) was an English

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, who played for

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot ...

in the early 20th century. He was a forward, playing in the

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position. He was the brother of

Herbert Chapman Herbert Chapman (19 January 1878 – 6 January 1934) was an English football player and manager. Though he had an undistinguished playing career, he went on to become one of the most influential and successful managers in the early 20th ...

, the manager of both

Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since moving from Leeds Road in 1994. Th ...

and Arsenal, and Thomas Chapman, who played for Grimsby Town. He began his career playing for a local side in Kiveton Park before joining

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. In 1900 he was given a trial with Sheffield Wednesday and was signed by them, making his debut in 1–1 draw against

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on a 23 February 1901.Page p.40 Although Herbert went on to become a great manager, Harry was by far the better player, and put in a man of the match performance in the 1907 FA Cup Final, which saw Sheffield Wednesday lift the trophy for the second time. He joined

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at the end of the 1910–11 season where he spent one season. After retiring from playing, he had a stint as Hull City manager between April 1913 and September 1914; the club finished seventh in Division Two in 1913–14. He died of

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at the age of 36, in 1916.

References

Bibliography

* Page, Simon. ''Herbert Chapman: The first great manager.''. Heroes Publishing, 2006.

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* 1880 births 1916 deaths People from Kiveton Park English footballers Kiveton Park F.C. players Worksop Town F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players English football managers Hull City A.F.C. managers Footballers from Yorkshire Men's association football forwards 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Tuberculosis deaths in England FA Cup final players {{England-footy-forward-1870s-stub