Pat Chapman (footballer)

Pat Chapman

Personal information
Birth name	Patricia Chapman
Date of birth	(1956-07-21) 21 July 1956
Place of birth	Portsmouth, England
Height	5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Tottonians
	Southampton WFC
	Red Star Southampton
International career
1976–1984	England	32	(13)
Managerial career
	Red Star Southampton
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Patricia "Pat" Chapman (born 21 July 1956) is a former Southampton WFC and England women's international footballer who played as a winger. She won 32 caps for England following her debut against Scotland in 1976 and competed at the 1984 European Competition for Women's Football. In 1978 Chapman scored a record six goals in the Women's FA Cup final in Southampton's 8–2 win over Queens Park Rangers. In total Chapman scored a record ten goals in WFA Cup finals and won the tournament six times between 1973 and 1981.

Club career

Chapman won the WFA Cup for the first time in 1973 when Southampton beat Westthorn United L.F.C. She scored her first goal in a WFA Cup final in 1975 in a 4–2 defeat of Warminster L.F.C. Southampton then played QPR in three finals in a row, winning in 1976 and 1978. Chapman scored a record six goals in the 8–2 win in 1978 at Wexham Park, Slough. In the 1979 final she scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 victory over Lowestoft Ladies at Jubilee Park, Waterlooville. Her sixth and final WFA Cup success came in 1981 with a 4–2 win over St Helens at Knowsley Road, with Chapman scoring twice. Overall she scored a record 10 goals in WFA Cup finals and won the tournament six times.

International career

In November 2022, Chapman was recognized by The Football Association as one of the England national team's legacy players, and as the 33rd women's player to be capped by England.

Honours

Southampton

• Women's FA Cup: 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1977–78, 1978-79, 1980-81

England

• UEFA Women's Championship runner-up: 1984