Herbert Chapman - Playing career, Managerial Career

Footballer and manager, born in Kieveton Park, Yorkshire, N England, UK. As an amateur footballer, he played for 10 clubs, the last being Tottenham Hotspur. He managed Northampton Town (1907–20) and Huddersfield Town (1920–5), joined Arsenal as manager in 1925, and is credited with creating England's finest inter-war footballing side. Arsenal won the league in 1931, 1933, and 1934, and the FA Cup in 1930.

Herbert Chapman
Personal information
Full name	Herbert Chapman
Date of birth	January 19, 1878
Place of birth	Kiveton Park, Sheffield, England
Date of death	January 6, 1934
Place of death	Hendon, London, England
Position	n/a
Club information
Current club	n/a
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1898 1901-02 1902-03 1903-05 1905-07 1907-??	Grimsby Town Northampton Town Sheffield United Notts County Tottenham Hotspur Northampton Town	10 (4) 21 (2) 7 (1)
Teams managed
1907-12 1912-19 1921-25 1925-34	Northampton Town Leeds City Huddersfield Town Arsenal
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Herbert Chapman (January 19, 1878 – January 6, 1934) was an English football player and manager.

Playing career

Chapman was born in Kiveton Park, Sheffield. Chapman played football as well, first as an amateur for a number of clubs, including Stalybridge Rovers, Rochdale, Grimsby Town, Swindon Town, Sheppey United and Worksop Town.

His brother, Harry Chapman, was also a footballer, and was much more successful as a player, playing for the Sheffield Wednesday side of the 1900s that won two league championships and an FA Cup.

Managerial Career

Northampton Town

Chapman returned to Northampton as player-manager in 1907.

Huddersfield Town

Chapman spent a brief spell as manager of a coking plant in Selby, and was unemployed for short while before returning to football.

Arsenal

Chapman was tempted by Arsenal's chairman Henry Norris to join the north London club in the summer of 1925. However, Chapman persevered and by the early Thirties, Arsenal became one of the most fearsome attacking sides in English football.

Success finally came to Chapman's Arsenal with the 1929-30 FA Cup, beating his old side, Huddersfield Town. Arsenal picked up a First Division title in 1930-31, scoring a club record 127 goals, becoming the first team from the south of England to win the League. Arsenal were the second side to win three League titles in a row after Huddersfield Town, and no team was to repeat the feat until Liverpool between 1982 and 1984.

England

In 1933, Chapman became the first professional manager in charge of England for the first international against Italy in Rome. Chapman was the first footballer or football manager to be commemorated in this way.

In tribute to his achievements at the club, a bronze bust of Chapman by Jacob Epstein stands in the entrance of the marble halls of Arsenal's home ground, Emirates Stadium, having previously resided inside the East Stand of Arsenal Stadium, Highbury until its closure in 2006.

Preceded by: Arthur Jones	Northampton Town manager 1907–1912	Succeeded by: Fred Bull
Preceded by: Frank Scott-Walford	Leeds City manager 1912–1919	Succeeded by: N/A (club defunct)
Preceded by: Ambrose Langley	Huddersfield Town manager 1921–1925	Succeeded by: Cecil Potter
Preceded by: Leslie Knighton	Arsenal manager 1925–1934	Succeeded by: Joe Shaw (caretaker)