Bob Chapman
English footballer (born 1946)
Robert Dennis Chapman (born 18 August 1946), also known as Sammy Chapman, is a footballer who played as a defender in the Football League during the 1960s and 1970s, most notably with Nottingham Forest.
Career
Chapman made his debut for Forest in 1964 at the age of 17 years 5 months. At the time this made him the youngest ever Forest player. He made 422 senior appearances for the club and was club captain. He scored 23 Forest goals and remained a regular after the arrival of new manager Brian Clough during the 1974-75 season. In 1977 Forest won promotion back to the top flight. That was Chapman's last season at Forest.
He joined Notts County staying there for a year. He next moved to Shrewsbury Town for his last two seasons of senior football.
He moved to non-league Burton Albion before in July 1981 he joined Shepshed Charterhouse
Family
His son Robert has played cricket for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club.
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