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{{short description|English footballer}}
{{for|the English cricketer|Luke Chapman (cricketer)}}
{{use British English|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Luke Chapman
| image =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|03|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Cannock]], [[Staffordshire]], England
| height = 1.86 m<ref>{{cite web |title=FootballSquads – Port Vale – 2009/10 |url=http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2009-2010/fltwo/portv.htm |website=footballsquads.co.uk |accessdate=24 June 2019}}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]
| years1 = 2007–2009| clubs1 = [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]| caps1 = 1| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2009–2010| clubs2 = [[Hednesford Town F.C.|Hednesford Town]]| caps2 = 0| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2010–2011| clubs3 = [[Rocester F.C.|Rocester]]| caps3 = 17| goals3 = 8
| years4 = 2011| clubs4 = [[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]]| caps4 = | goals4 =
| years5 = 2011–201?| clubs5 = [[Sutton Coldfield Town F.C.|Sutton Coldfield Town]]| caps5 = | goals5 =
| totalcaps = | totalgoals =
}}

'''Luke Chapman''' (born 21 March 1991) is an English former [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]].

He left [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] in October 2009 after making one appearance for the club. Following this, he spent a brief time with [[Hednesford Town F.C.|Hednesford Town]] before joining [[Rocester F.C.|Rocester]] in 2010. He signed with [[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]] in the summer of 2011 before joining [[Sutton Coldfield Town F.C.|Sutton Coldfield Town]] in October 2011.

==Career==
Chapman worked his way through the [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] [[Youth system|youth team]] and made his first-team debut as a last minute [[substitute (association football)|substitute]] for [[Danny Glover (footballer)|Danny Glover]] in the final game of the [[2007–08 Port Vale F.C. season|2007–08 season]] – a 1–1 draw with [[Southend United F.C.|Southend United]] at [[Roots Hall]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/7368708.stm|title=Southend 1–1 Port Vale |date=3 May 2008|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=7 June 2009}}</ref> However, a serious knee injury meant he did not feature for the main team in the [[2008–09 Port Vale F.C. season|2008–09]] season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/news/Horsfield-tips-new-boy-shine-Blades-run/article-1319221-detail/article.html|title=Horsfield tips new boy to shine after Blades run-out|date=7 September 2009|work=The Sentinel|accessdate=8 September 2009}}</ref>

He was [[Transfer (association football)|transfer]] listed in September 2009, along with the entire Port Vale squad, after [[Manager (association football)|manager]] [[Micky Adams]] saw his team slip to a third consecutive defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/8277136.stm|title=Adams puts Vale squad up for sale |date=27 September 2009|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=27 September 2009}}</ref> He left the club by mutual consent the following month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/8323771.stm|title=Winger Chapman leaves Vale Park |date=24 October 2009|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=24 October 2009}}</ref> He signed with [[Hednesford Town F.C.|Hednesford Town]] of the [[Southern Football League]], making three appearances during the [[2009–10 Southern Football League|season]], scoring once against [[Leamington F.C.|Leamington]] in the Southern League Cup.<ref name="hedn">{{cite web|url=http://www.hednesfordtown.com/statistics/player.php?id=290|title=stats|work=hednesfordtown.com|accessdate=23 August 2010|archive-date=3 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103015923/http://www.hednesfordtown.com/statistics/player.php?id=290|url-status=dead}}</ref> In summer 2010 he signed with [[Rocester F.C.|Rocester]] of the [[Midland Football Alliance]], despite an offer from [[Atherstone Town F.C.|Atherstone Town]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-non-league-football/2010/03/20/atherstone-town-aiming-to-sign-brazilian-striker-97319-26071384/|title=Atherstone Town aiming to sign Brazilian striker|last=Stoner|first=Colin|date=20 March 2010|work=Birmingham Mail|accessdate=23 August 2010}}</ref> He went on to score eight goals in 17 league (and three cup) games in 2010–11.<ref name="roc">{{cite news|url=http://www.rocesterfc.net/|title=Baker Joiner Midland Football Alliance 2010–11 Season|work=rocesterfc.net|accessdate=29 July 2011}}</ref>

In July 2011, he signed with [[Stafford Rangers F.C.|Stafford Rangers]] of the [[Northern Premier League Premier Division]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Non-league-football-Rutter-eyeing-Norton-United/story-13033544-detail/story.html|title=Non-league football: Rutter eyeing Norton United comeback|date=29 July 2011|work=The Sentinel|accessdate=29 July 2011}}</ref> but left in October 2011 and joined [[Sutton Coldfield Town F.C.|Sutton Coldfield Town]]. The club finished 12th in the Northern Premier League Division One South in [[2011–12 Northern Premier League|2011–12]], and then sixth in [[2012–13 Northern Premier League|2012–13]] and [[2013–14 Northern Premier League|2013–14]].

==Personal life==
Born in [[Cannock]], Chapman attended [[Cannock Chase High School]].<ref name="uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.port-vale.co.uk/page/Youth/0,,10381~1071063,00.html|title=11 – LUKE CHAPMAN |date=11 July 2007|work=port-vale.co.uk|accessdate=5 September 2009}}</ref> He is a [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] supporter.<ref name="uk" />

==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|[[FA Cup]]
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]]||[[2007–08 Port Vale F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref><ref>{{Soccerbase}}</ref>||[[EFL League One|League One]]||1||0||0||0||0||0||1||0
|-
|[[Hednesford Town F.C.|Hednesford Town]]||[[2009–10 Southern Football League|2009–10]]<ref name="hedn"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Player Stats 2009-2010 |url=https://www.pitmenweb.co.uk/player-stats-2009-20101 |website=pitmenweb |access-date=20 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref>||[[Southern Football League|Southern League]] Premier Division||0||0||0||0||3||1||3||1
|-
|[[Rocester F.C.|Rocester]]||[[2009–10 Midland Football Alliance|2009–10]]<ref name="roc"/>||[[Midland Football Alliance|Midland Alliance]]||17||8||0||0||3||0||20||8
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chapman, Luke}}
[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:21st-century English sportsmen]]
[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Cannock]]
[[Category:Footballers from Staffordshire]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:Southern Football League players]]
[[Category:Midland Football Alliance players]]
[[Category:Northern Premier League players]]
[[Category:Port Vale F.C. players]]
[[Category:Hednesford Town F.C. players]]
[[Category:Rocester F.C. players]]
[[Category:Stafford Rangers F.C. players]]
[[Category:Sutton Coldfield Town F.C. players]]

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