Lee Chapman
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Roy Chapman | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Lincoln, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1982 | Stoke City | 99 | (34) |
| 1978 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Arsenal | 23 | (4) |
| 1983–1984 | Sunderland | 15 | (3) |
| 1984–1988 | Sheffield Wednesday | 149 | (63) |
| 1988 | Chamois Niortais | 10 | (3) |
| 1988–1990 | Nottingham Forest | 48 | (15) |
| 1990–1993 | Leeds United | 137 | (62) |
| 1993 | Portsmouth | 5 | (2) |
| 1993–1995 | West Ham United | 40 | (7) |
| 1995 | → Southend United (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Ipswich Town | 22 | (1) |
| 1996 | → Leeds United (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1996 | Swansea City | 7 | (4) |
| 1996 | Strømsgodset IF | 8 | (3) |
| Total | 575 | (202) | |
| National team | |||
| 1981 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 1991 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Lee Roy Chapman (born 5 December 1959) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker from 1978 until 1996, in which he scored almost 200 first-team goals.
He is best known for spells with Stoke City, Leeds United, Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest and West Ham United. He also played for Plymouth Argyle, Arsenal, Sunderland, Portsmouth, Southend United, Ipswich Town and Swansea City. As well as this he played in both France and Norway for Chamois Niortais and Strømsgodset IF, and was capped by both the England U21 and England B teams. He also won the Football League Cup with Nottingham Forest and the league title with Leeds United. He scored a total of more than 250 goals in all competitions during a club career which lasted for nearly 20 years.
Chapman was born in Lincoln and began his career at Stoke City. He made his league debut whilst on loan at Plymouth Argyle in 1978–79. He made his debut for Stoke in a League Cup match against Swindon Town with Chapman scoring Stoke's goal in a 2–1 defeat. He soon began a vital player for Stoke top-scoring in both 1980–81 and 1981–82 which prompted Arsenal to pay Stoke £500,000 for his services.
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