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{{Short description|Footballer (born 1959)}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2011}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Andy Chapman
| fullname =
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1959|9|18}}
| birth_place = London, England
| height =
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1975–1978
| years2 = 1978–1980
| years3 = 1979–1985
| years4 = 1980–1981
| years5 = 1982–1983
| years6 = 1985–1986
| years7 = 1986–1988
| years8 = 1988–1990
| years9 = 1990–1994
| years10 = 1995–1996
| years11 = 2000
| clubs1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
| clubs2 = [[California Sunshine]]
| clubs3 = [[Wichita Wings]] (indoor)
| clubs4 = → [[Cleveland Cobras]] (loan)<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=Sunshine to Face Cobras in Soccer Game Tonight |work=Los Angeles Times|date=14 June 1980 |page=Part III 12}}</ref>
| clubs5 = [[Detroit Express (ASL)|Detroit Express]]
| clubs6 = [[Cleveland Force (1978–88)|Cleveland Force]] (indoor)
| clubs7 = [[Baltimore Blast (1980–92)|Baltimore Blast]] (indoor)
| clubs8 = [[Wichita Wings]] (indoor)
| clubs9 = [[Detroit Rockers]] (indoor)
| clubs10 = [[Detroit Neon]] (indoor)
| clubs11 = [[Detroit Rockers]] (indoor)
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 48
| caps3 = 207
| caps4 = 44
| caps5 = ?
| caps6 = 59
| caps7 = 49
| caps8 = 76
| caps9 = 145
| caps10 = 56
| caps11 = 3
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 24
| goals3 = 187
| goals4 = 32
| goals5 = 31
| goals6 = 34
| goals7 = 28
| goals8 = 34
| goals9 = 278
| goals10 = 69
| goals11 = 1
| manageryears1 = 1990–1994
| manageryears2 = 1994
| managerclubs1 = [[Detroit Rockers]]
| managerclubs2 = [[Detroit Neon]]
}}
'''Andrew Chapman''' (born 18 September 1959) is an English-American retired soccer player who saw his greatest success as an indoor player in the United States. He spent six seasons in the [[American Soccer League (1933-1983)|American Soccer League]], ten in the [[Major Soccer League|Major Indoor Soccer League]], four in the [[NPSL II|National Professional Soccer League]] and two in the [[Continental Indoor Soccer League]].

==Career==
Chapman was born in London, England, on 18 September 1959. An [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] signee at age 16, he turned pro the following year. Chapman went to the United States in the summer of 1978 to play outdoors for the [[California Sunshine]] of the [[American Soccer League (1933-1983)|American Soccer League]] for two seasons. In 1980, he moved to the [[Cleveland Cobras]], spending two seasons with them.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1980.html#ASL |title=The Year in American Soccer – 1981 |access-date=15 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203163031/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1980.html#ASL |archive-date=3 February 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1981.html#ASL |title=The Year in American Soccer – 1981 |access-date=15 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090912122200/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1981.html#ASL |archive-date=12 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1982, he moved to the [[Detroit Express (ASL)|Detroit Express]]. The Express won the Championship in 1982 as Chapman led the league with 23 goals.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1982.html#ASL |title=The Year in American Soccer – 1982 |access-date=15 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905133847/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1982.html#ASL |archive-date=5 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> His last outdoor season came in 1983 with the Express. The league collapsed at the end of the season and Chapman dedicated himself to indoor soccer. He had already established himself as an indoor player, signing in 1979 with the [[Wichita Wings]] of the [[Major Soccer League|Major Indoor Soccer League]] (MISL). In 1984, he was a first team All Star as a forward.<ref>[http://www.oursportscentral.com/misl/198384.html 1983–1984 MISL]</ref> He began the 1984–1985 season in Wichita, but on 1 March 1985, the [[Cleveland Force (1978–1988)|Cleveland Force]] purchased Chapman's contract. He finished the season in Cleveland, then played the 1985–1986 season with the Force before being released on 10 May 1986 as part a salary reduction effort. He then moved to the [[Baltimore Blast (1980-92)|Baltimore Blast]] before moving to the Wings for the 1986–1988 seasons. Chapman, known as one of the best natural goal-scorers to ever play the indoor game, was a fan favourite in every city. He finished with 307 MISL goals, a tally which ranks 8th all time. His best season was 1983–84 when he finished second in goal scoring, seventh in league overall scoring and was named to the league's All-MISL team.

In 1990, Chapman became a player-coach of the [[National Professional Soccer League II|National Professional Soccer League]]'s [[Detroit Rockers]]. He led the league in scoring during the 1990–1991 season with 77 goals and 37 assists in 40 games. He was selected as both the NPSL MVP and a first team All Star that season. In 1992, the Rockers won the NPSL championship. In 1994, the [[Detroit Neon]] of the [[Continental Indoor Soccer League]] hired Chapman away from the Rockers. In 2000, he came out of retirement to play for the Detroit Rockers in their last three games of the season,<ref>[http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/misl00.txt NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL STATISTICS – 1999–2000] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031434/http://www.howesportsdata.com/howesportsdata/stats/soccer/misl/misl00.txt |date=24 September 2015 }}</ref> making him one of only two players (Goalkeeper, Victor Nogueira) to play in four different decades.

Involved in youth coaching since 1978, Chapman started the Birmingham United Football Club in 1997, a youth soccer club in [[Birmingham, Michigan]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.nasljerseys.com/MISL/Players/C/Chapman.Andy.htm MISL stats]

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[[Category:1959 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American Soccer League (1933–1983) players]]
[[Category:Baltimore Blast (1980–1992) players]]
[[Category:California Sunshine players]]
[[Category:Cleveland Cobras players]]
[[Category:Cleveland Force (original MISL) players]]
[[Category:Continental Indoor Soccer League coaches]]
[[Category:Continental Indoor Soccer League players]]
[[Category:Detroit Express (1981–1983) players]]
[[Category:Detroit Neon players]]
[[Category:Detroit Rockers players]]
[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) players]]
[[Category:National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) coaches]]
[[Category:National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Birmingham, Michigan]]
[[Category:Soccer players from Oakland County, Michigan]]
[[Category:Wichita Wings (MISL) players]]
[[Category:Arsenal F.C. players]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:English expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States]]
[[Category:English expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:English football managers]]

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