Luke Richard Chapman (born 21 March 1991) is an English former

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who played as a

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. He left

Port Vale Port Vale Football Club are a professional football club based in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England, which compete in . Vale are the only English Football League club not to be named after a place; their name being a reference to the valley o ...

in October 2009 after making one appearance for the club. Following this he spent a brief time with

Hednesford Town Hednesford Town Football Club is a football club based in Hednesford, Staffordshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Keys Park. History The club was established in 1880 as a merger of the Red & Whites and Hill Top.

, before joining Rocester in 2010. He signed with Stafford Rangers in summer 2011, before joining Sutton Coldfield Town in October 2011.

Career

Chapman worked his way through the

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and made his first-team debut as a last minute substitute for Danny Glover in the final game of the 2007–08 season – a 1–1 draw with

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. However, a serious knee injury meant he did not feature for the main team in the 2008–09 season. He was

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listed in September 2009, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after

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saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat. He left the club by mutual consent the following month. He signed with

of the Southern Football League, making three appearances during the

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, scoring once against Leamington in the Southern League Cup. In summer 2010 he signed with Rocester of the

Midland Football Alliance The Midland Football Alliance was an English association football league for semi-professional teams. It covered Leicestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire and also southern parts of Derbyshire and Not ...

, despite an offer from Atherstone Town. He went on to score eight goals in seventeen league (and three cup) games in 2010–11. In July 2011, he signed with Stafford Rangers of the

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but left in October 2011 and joined Sutton Coldfield Town. The club finished 12th in the Northern Premier League Division One South in 2011–12, and then sixth in

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and 2013–14.

Personal life

Born in

Cannock Cannock () is a town in the Cannock Chase district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It had a population of 29,018. Cannock is not far from the nearby towns of Walsall, Burntwood, Stafford and Telford. The cities of Lichfield and Wolv ...

, Chapman attended

Cannock Chase High School Cannock Chase High School is a secondary school with academy status in Cannock, Staffordshire. The school is situated just north of the town centre, towards Blackfords, east of Cannock Chase Hospital. History Grammar school Cannock Grammar Sch ...

. He is a

Walsall Walsall (, or ; locally ) is a market town and administrative centre in the West Midlands County, England. Historically part of Staffordshire, it is located north-west of Birmingham, east of Wolverhampton and from Lichfield. Walsall is th ...

supporter.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chapman, Luke 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Cannock Footballers from Staffordshire English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Port Vale F.C. players Hednesford Town F.C. players Rocester F.C. players Stafford Rangers F.C. players Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. players English Football League players Southern Football League players Midland Football Alliance players Northern Premier League players