Phil Chapple

Phil Chapple
Personal information
Full name Philip Richard Chapple[1]
Date of birth (1966-11-26) 26 November 1966 (age 57)[1]
Place of birth Norwich,[1] England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1985–1988 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1993 Cambridge United 187 (19)
1993–1998 Charlton Athletic 142 (15)
1998–2001 Peterborough United 17 (1)
Total 346 (35)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philip Richard Chapple (born 26 November 1966) is an English former professional footballer.

Chapple began his career with Cambridge United after coming through the youth teams at Norwich City. He was part of the Us defence which gained consecutive promotions in 1989–90 and 1990–91. He joined Charlton Athletic in 1993 and spent five seasons at The Valley before ending his career at Peterborough United.

After retiring from playing Chapple took up coaching roles at Peterborough United and West Ham United before becoming chief scout back at Charlton. After a brief spell at Fulham Chapple was appointed European scout at Brighton & Hove Albion. In September 2019 Chapple joined Stoke City as head of first-team recruitment until February 2020.

  1. ^ a b c "Phil Chapple". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 262. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.