Bob Chapman


Bob Chapman is a footballer who played as a defender in the Football League during the 1960s and 1970s, most notably with Nottingham Forest.

Career

He 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. In 1977 Forest won promotion back to the top flight. That was his 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.