George Chaplin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Duncan Chaplin | ||
| Date of birth | 26 September 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 May 1963 (aged 74) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Dundee Arnot | |||
| 1905–1908 | Dundee | 38 | (0) |
| 1908–1919 | Bradford City | 88 | (0) |
| 1919–1923 | Coventry City | 106 | (0) |
| Total | 232 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1908 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Duncan Chaplin (26 September 1888 – 14 May 1963)[1][2] was a Scottish footballer who played as a full-back. He played professionally for various clubs in Scotland and England, and also made one senior international appearance for Scotland.
Career
[edit]Born in Dundee, Chaplin played for Dundee,[3] Bradford City and Coventry City.[2][4] For Bradford City, he made 88 appearances in the Football League; he also made nine FA Cup appearances.[5] He missed two seasons through tuberculosis, but made a full recovery to spend a decade with Bradford.[1] His career was brought to an end in 1923 (although he was already 34 by that stage) when he was implicated in a match fixing scandal from three years earlier when it was found Bury had accepted payments from Coventry to prevent the latter's relegation, and Chaplin was banned for life along with several others.[6][7]
His single international appearance came for Scotland against Wales on 7 March 1908, when Chaplin was only 19 years old.[1][8] His performance was criticised in a match report which claimed: "Chaplin fell short of requirements at left back."[9]
Personal life
[edit]His brothers were fellow professional players Jack Chaplin and Alex Chaplin.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
- ^ a b c "George Chaplin". Player profile. Scottish FA. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Frost, p. 393
- ^ Frost, p. 380
- ^ Blast From The Remote Past: On This Day 1920: CCFC Survive In What Became 'The Bury Affair', Coventry City Former Players' Association, 1 May 2019
- ^ Coventry Match-Fixing Scandal Relegates Imps, The Stacey West, 17 November 2017
- ^ "Profile". London Hearts.
- ^ "Narrow Victory for the Northerners". Scotland v. Wales. London Hearts. 7 March 1908. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Scotland - Wales 2:1". IFFHS. 10 April 2020.
- 1888 births
- Footballers from Dundee
- 1963 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Dundee F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Scotland men's international footballers