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{{Short description|Northern Irish footballer and manager (1938–2019)}}
{{about|the Northern Irish footballer|the Nottingham Forest footballer|Bob Chapman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sammy Chapman
| image =
| fullname = Samuel Edward Campbell Chapman
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1938|2|16}}
| birth_place = [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland
| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|7|24|1938|2|16|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Wombourne]], [[Staffordshire]], England<ref name = ES2019/>
| position = Wing Half
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1953 | youthclubs1 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| years1 = 1953–1955
| years2 = 1955
| years3 = 1955–1956
| years4 = 1956
| years5 = 1956–1958
| years6 = 1958–1961
| years7 = 1961
| years8 = 1961–1964
| years9 = 1965–1966
| clubs1 = [[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]]
| clubs2 = [[Crusaders F.C.|Crusaders]]
| clubs3 = [[Glenavon F.C.|Glenavon]]
| clubs4 = [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]]
| clubs5 = [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]]
| clubs6 = [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]
| clubs7 = → [[Benoni United F.C.|Benoni United]] (loan)
| clubs8 = [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]]
| clubs9 = [[East Rand United F.C.|East Rand United]]
| caps1 =
| caps2 =
| caps3 =
| caps4 = 0
| caps5 = 50
| caps6 = 48
| caps7 =
| caps8 = 105
| caps9 = 13
| goals1 = 5
| goals2 = 0
| goals3 = 7
| goals4 = 0
| goals5 = 25
| goals6 = 10
| goals7 =
| goals8 = 15
| goals9 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 1957
| nationalteam1 = [[Northern Ireland B national football team|Northern Ireland B]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| manageryears1 = 1985–1986
| managerclubs1 = [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
}}
'''Samuel Edward Campbell Chapman''' (16 February 1938 – 24 July 2019)<ref name = ES2019>{{cite news|url = https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2019/07/26/tributes-paid-after-former-wolves-boss-sammy-chapman-passes-away/|title = Tributes paid after former Wolves boss Sammy Chapman passes away|work = [[Express & Star]]|date = 26 July 2019|accessdate = 26 July 2019|last = Edwards|first = Joe}}</ref> was a [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] international [[Association football|footballer]] and [[Coach (sport)|football manager]].

==Career==
A former youth player with [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], Chapman signed for [[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]] upon returning to Northern Ireland. In the summer of 1955, he moved to [[Crusaders F.C.|Crusaders]], but by October had signed for [[Glenavon F.C.|Glenavon]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Chapman joins Glenavon|newspaper=Belfast Telegraph|date=28 October 1955|page=12|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002318/19551028/278/0012}}</ref> In July 1956 Chapman joined [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1956/0721/Pg003.html#Ar00317:31E9183F294D35F95536F96F36D9533C496F |title=Register |access-date=June 9, 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=[[The Irish Times]] |date=1956-07-21 |issn=0791-5144 |location=[[Dublin]] |language=en-ie}}</ref>

In October 1956 he moved to [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] without having played a game for the Hoops.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1956/0921/Pg002.html#Ar00201:96C6099B4621 |title=Register |access-date=June 9, 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=[[The Irish Times]] |date=1956-09-21 |issn=0791-5144 |location=[[Dublin]] |language=en-ie}}</ref> He moved to [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] in February 1958. He re-joined Mansfield Town in December 1961.<ref name="PFA">{{cite book
| last = Hugman
| first = Barry J.
| title = The PFA Premier & Football League Player's Records 1946-2005
| pages = 116 }}</ref> Having last played professionally in 1963, Chapman was banned from football following [[1964 British betting scandal|a bribes scandal]] two years later.<ref name="SAMMY CHAPMAN">{{cite web
| title = SAMMY CHAPMAN
| url = http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/sammychapman.html
| publisher = Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database
| accessdate = 2007-08-28}}</ref>

The ban signalled the end of Chapman's playing career, although he played a few games for South African club East Rand United. (The ban was ignored by the Apartheid-era South African federation which had been suspended by FIFA.) He eventually returned to the game as a coach with [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] and then [[Crewe Alexandra F.C.|Crewe Alexandra]]. He then served [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] as chief scout, becoming interim manager following the dismissal of [[Tommy Docherty]] on 4 July 1985 after a second successive relegation saw Wolves fall into the [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]. He remained in charge of the first team until [[Bill McGarry]] (previously manager of Wolves from 1968 to 1976) returned to manage the club on 4 September 1985.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesackrace.com/teams/wolverhampton-wanderers/|title=Next Wolverhampton Wanderers Manager Odds | Bruno Lage|date=2 June 2021 }}</ref> However, McGarry's return as manager lasted just 61 days and he quit on 4 November and Chapman was restored to the manager's seat. However, he was unable to prevent Wolves from suffering a third successive relegation which dragged them into the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] for the first time in their history. He left on 15 August 1986, just before the start of the [[1986-87 in English football|1986-87 season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thewolvessite.co.uk/managers.htm |title=Wolves Managers from 1885 to Today |accessdate=2013-06-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002192056/http://www.thewolvessite.co.uk/managers.htm |archivedate=2 October 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Chapman was a member of Northern Ireland's [[1958 FIFA World Cup squads|1958 FIFA World Cup squad]] (though not one of the 17 players that travelled).

==Notes==
{{reflist}}

{{Northern Ireland Squad 1958 World Cup}}
{{Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. managers}}

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[[Category:1938 births]]
[[Category:2019 deaths]]
[[Category:1958 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Association football managers from Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Glenavon F.C. players]]
[[Category:League of Ireland players]]
[[Category:Mansfield Town F.C. players]]
[[Category:Northern Ireland men's B international footballers]]
[[Category:Northern Ireland men's amateur international footballers]]
[[Category:Portsmouth F.C. players]]
[[Category:Shamrock Rovers F.C. players]]
[[Category:Association footballers from Belfast]]
[[Category:Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. managers]]
[[Category:Sportspeople involved in betting scandals]]
[[Category:British sportspeople convicted of crimes]]
[[Category:Crusaders F.C. players]]
[[Category:Glentoran F.C. players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:NIFL Premiership players]]

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