Jack Chaplin
Scottish footballer and manager From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Fowler Chaplin | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 15 April 1952 (aged 69) | ||
| Place of death | Doncaster, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1901–1902 | Dundee Arnot | ||
| 1902–1903 | Dundee Wanderers | ||
| 1903–1905 | Dundee | 27 | (0) |
| 1905–1908 | Tottenham Hotspur | 66 | (0) |
| 1908–1910 | Dundee | 61 | (0) |
| 1910–1911 | Manchester City | 15 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1909 | Scottish Football League XI | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1926–1929 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
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