Jack_Chaplin

Jack Chaplin

Jack Chaplin

Scottish footballer and manager

Jonathan Fowler Chaplin (10 October 1882 – 15 April 1952) was a Scottish football player and manager. A left back, Chaplin played for Dundee over two spells,[1] winning the Scottish Cup in 1910, and represented the Scottish League.[2] He also played for Tottenham Hotspur[3] and Manchester City in England.[4]

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Career

Chaplin signed for Tottenham Hotspur in May 1905 and didn't make his debut till November which occurred in the Western League against Plymouth Argyle.[5] He went on to make a total of 102 appearances for the club.[5]

He later managed Huddersfield Town[6] after serving as trainer under Herbert Chapman (formerly his teammate at Tottenham and boss at Leeds City),[7] leading the club to runners-up finishes in the Football League in 1926–27 and 1927–28, and to the 1928 FA Cup Final which they lost to Blackburn Rovers.[8]

His brothers were fellow professional players George Chaplin and Alex Chaplin.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. [2]
    (SFL player) John Champlin, London Hearts Supporters Club]
  3. [3]
    Jonathan Chaplin [sic], 11v11.com
  4. [4]
    John Chaplin, Blue Moon
  5. [5]
    Goodwin 1992, pp. 72–73.
  6. [6]
    John Fowler Chaplin (John Chaplin), Play Up Liverpool
  7. [7]
    Review of 1913/14 – Part 2, The Mighty Mighty Whites
  8. [8]
    Chaplin Jack Image 2 Huddersfield Town Manager 1927, Vintage Footballers
  9. [9]
    "Scotland – Wales 2:1". IFFHS. 10 April 2020.

Bibliography

  • Goodwin, Bob (1992). The Spurs Alphabet. ACL & Polar Publishing (UK) Ltd. ISBN 0-9514862-8-4.
  • Ian Thomas; Owen Thomas; Alan Hodgson; John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.
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