Geoff Chapple
Personal information | |||
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Position(s) |
Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Woking (caretaker) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
?–1971 | Woking | ||
?-1979 |
Alton Town | ||
1979-1980 |
Windsor and Eton | ||
Managerial career | |||
1979 | Alton Town | ||
1983-1984 |
Windsor and Eton | ||
1984–1997 | Woking | ||
1997–2001 | Kingstonian | ||
2001–2002 | Woking | ||
2018 | Woking (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Geoff Chapple (born November 1945[1]) is an English a former non-league football manager. His achievements include winning the FA Trophy five times in seven years with Woking (1994, 1995 & 1997) and Kingstonian (1999 & 2000).
Career
Chapple played amateur football as a
Chapple first joined Woking in the
Chapple left the club in 1997, apparently frustrated by its refusal to provide him with a written contract, and went to manage Kingstonian, taking the club up to the Conference, and winning a further two FA Trophy titles. However, he was sacked in 2001, after the team suffered relegation.[2] He then returned to Woking, although this time he was not so successful and parted company with the club in October 2002.[4]
Out of management, Chapple became a courier, but maintained a link with football as the Chairman of Farnham Town F.C.[2] He was appointed as the Commercial Manager of Woking in the Autumn of 2008.[5]
Chapple reportedly made a surprise return to football management on 3 April 2018 at the age of 72, when Woking's board of directors parted company with former boss Anthony Limbrick. In a statement, it said the Kingfield club had put the five-time FA Trophy winner in temporary charge of first team affairs in a bid to preserve The Cards National League status.
However, while Chapple allowed himself to be interviewed as Woking's
References
- ^ "Date Of Birth". Companies House. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d Pete Oliver, "Chapple reflects on golden years", BBC Sport, 8 December 2006
- ^ "Win a signed copy of book", Wokingham Times, 7 December 2006
- ^ a b "Chapple leaves Woking". BBC Sport. 14 October 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2007.
- ^ "Club Contacts". Woking FC. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
Further reading
Youlton, Clive (2006). Geoff Chapple - The Story Behind the Legend. Tempus.