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Aaron Chapman
English footballer
Aaron James Chapman (born 29 May 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Worksop Town.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aaron James Chapman[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Rotherham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Worksop Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Belper Town | 46 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Chesterfield | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Chester (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2014 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2015 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Accrington Stanley | 60 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Peterborough United | 32 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Tranmere Rovers (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Motherwell | 6 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Gillingham | 18 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Stevenage | 0 | (0) |
2023 | Scunthorpe United | 7 | (0) |
2023 | Retford United | 0 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Boston United | 12 | (0) |
2024 | Handsworth | 0 | (0) |
2024– | Worksop Town | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:05, 31 March 2024 (UTC) |
Chesterfield
Chapman signed for Chesterfield from nearby non-league side Belper Town in the summer of 2013.[3] He joined Chester on a one-month loan in February 2014.[4] He made his professional debut on 2 September in the Football League Trophy match against Scunthorpe United, after coming off the bench to replace Tommy Lee in the seventh minute.[5] On 23 September 2014, Chapman joined Accrington Stanley on a two-month loan deal.[6] On 11 October, he had to be substituted in the closing stages of Accrington Stanley's 2–1 home defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge following an injury to his left foot. His loan spell was cut short and he returned to Chesterfield on 13 October, having played three games for Accrington.[7] On 14 August 2015, Chapman joined Bristol Rovers on a one-month loan deal.[8]
Accrington Stanley
In summer 2016, Chapman joined Accrington Stanley on a two-year contract.[9] In an EFL Cup tie against Bradford City on 9 August 2016, Chapman came on as a substitute after Elliot Parish was sent off. The game went to a penalty shootout which Stanley won 11–10 and Chapman took and scored a penalty.[10] Accrington Stanley won the League Two title in 2017–18, with Chapman also winning the League Two Golden Glove award, having kept 18 clean sheets in 45 league games.[11][12] At the end of the 2017–18 season, he was offered a new contract by Accrington.[13]
Peterborough United
On 15 May 2018, Chapman joined Peterborough United on a two-year deal to challenge the number 1 Jersey.[14] He was transfer-listed by Peterborough United at the end of the 2018–19 season.[15]
On 14 December 2019, Chapman joined Tranmere Rovers on a one-week emergency loan.[16]
On 12 June 2020, Chapman was released by Peterborough, after playing 39 games for the club.[17]
Motherwell
On 7 October 2020, Chapman was announced as a new signing by Scottish Premiership club Motherwell, with manager Stephen Robinson describing him as being "experienced cover and competition to Trevor" (Carson).[18] He was released by the club at the end of the 2020–21 season.[19]
Gillingham
On 6 July 2021, Chapman returned to England to join League One side Gillingham following his release from Motherwell.[20] Chapman was released by the club following relegation to League Two at the end of the 2021–22 season.[21]
Stevenage
On 23 May 2022, Chapman signed for League Two side Stevenage, playing under Steve Evans for a third time in the career with the manager having signed him at both Peterborough United and Gillingham.[22]
Non-League career
In February 2023, Chapman signed for National League side Scunthorpe United after finding limited opportunities to play in Steve Evans' Stevenage side.[23] He was released in December 2023 and signed for Northern Counties East League Division One side Retford United. Three weeks later, without Retford having played a game in the intervening period, he joined Boston United of the National League North.[24] In March 2024, he joined Handsworth.[25]
On 2 April 2018, Chapman was involved in a car accident prior to Accrington's match against Notts County, and was taken to hospital as a result.[26]
- As of 31 March 2024
- Five appearances in FA Trophy, two appearances in Derbyshire Senior Cup, one appearance in NPL Division One South play-offs.
- Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
Accrington Stanley
Individual
- EFL Golden Glove: League Two 2017–18[12]
- "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- "A. Chapman". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- "Talented stopper earns dream move - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- Green, Jim (7 February 2014). "Loan duo join in time for Shots test". CheshireLive. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- "Chesterfield F.C. – Scunthorpe United v Chesterfield". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
- "Aaron Chapman: Accrington sign Chesterfield goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- "Aaron Chapman injured for Stanley". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. Chesterfield F.C. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- "Aaron Chapman: Chesterfield keeper joins Bristol Rovers on loan". BBC Sport. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- "Aaron Chapman: Accrington Stanley sign ex-Chesterfield goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- "Accrington 0–0 Bradford". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- "History and Honours - Accrington Stanley". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- "Chappy wins Golden Glove Award". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- "Accrington Stanley: Scott Brown and Aaron Chapman offered new deals". BBC Sport. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- "Posh Swoop For Golden Glove Winner". theposh.com. Peterborough United F.C. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- "Peterborough United: Aaron Chapman among five transfer-listed as four released". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "Chapman joins on emergency loan". tranmererovers.co.uk. Tranmere Rovers F.C. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- "Peterborough United confirm Peterborough Telegraph story re six released players and the departure of the club's loan players". www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- "Aaron Chapman signs". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Motherwell: Christopher Long & Sherwin Seedorf among raft of departures". BBC Sport. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- "Gaffer adds keeper Aaron Chapman to his squad". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "Retained list confirmed". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- "Aaron Chapman joins Stevenage". www.stevenagefc.com. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- "Experienced goalkeeper Aaron Chapman joins the Iron". www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- Singleton, Craig (21 December 2023). "United add goalkeeper Chapman". Boston United F.C. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- @Handsworth_FC (13 March 2024). "A Massive welcome to Aaron Chapman … huge thanks to all @RetfordUnited in helping us with this move … 👏👏👏" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via Twitter.
- "Aaron Chapman: Accrington goalkeeper taken to hospital as precaution after car crash". BBC Sport. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- "Belper Town 2011/2012 fixtures and results". Belper Town FC. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- "Belper Town 2012/2013 fixtures and results". Belper Town FC. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- "Games played by Aaron Chapman in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- "Games played by Aaron Chapman in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- "Games played by Aaron Chapman in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- "Games played by Aaron Chapman in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- "Games played by Aaron Chapman in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Games played by Aaron Chapman in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Games played by Aaron Chapman in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Games played by Aaron Chapman in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- "Games played by Aaron Chapman in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- Aaron Chapman at Soccerbase