Aaron Chapman

Aaron James Chapman (born 29 May 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership side Motherwell

For the English writer and politician, see Aaron Chapman (politician).

Aaron Chapman
Personal information
Full name Aaron James Chapman[1]
Date of birth (1990-05-29) 29 May 1990
Place of birth Rotherham, England
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 34
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Belper Town 46 (0)
2013–2016 Chesterfield 0 (0)
2014 → Chester (loan) 16 (0)
2014 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 3 (0)
2015 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 5 (0)
2016–2018 Accrington Stanley 60 (0)
2018–2020 Peterborough United 32 (0)
2019–2020 → Tranmere Rovers (loan) 6 (0)
2020– Motherwell 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:18, 4 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Chapman signed for Chesterfield from nearby non-league side, Belper Town in the summer of 2013. In the 2013–14 season, he spent the second half of the season on loan at Chester, making 16 appearances.

He made his professional debut on 2 September in the Football League Trophy match against Scunthorpe United, after coming off the bench to replace Tommy Lee in the seventh minute.[2]

On 23 September 2014, Chapman joined Accrington Stanley on a two-month loan deal.[3] On 11 October, he had to be substituted in the closing stages of Accrington Stanley's 2–1 home defeat to Dagenham & Redbridge following an injury to his left foot. His loan spell was cut short and he returned to Chesterfield on 13 October, having played three games for Accrington.[4]

On 14 August 2015, Chapman joined Bristol Rovers on a one-month loan deal in an attempt to regain fitness following his injury.

In an EFL Cup tie against Bradford City on 9 August 2016, Chapman came on as a substitute after Elliot Parish was sent off. The game went to a penalty shootout which Stanley won 11–10 and Chapman took and scored a penalty.[5] In an EFL League 2 title winning season 2017–18 he won the League Two Golden Glove award. He was offered a new contract by Accrington at the end of the season.[6]

On 15 May 2018, Chapman joined Peterborough United on a two-year deal to challenge the number 1 Jersey.[7] He was transfer-listed by Peterborough United at the end of the 2018–19 season.[8]

On 14 December 2019, Chapman joined Tranmere Rovers on a one-week emergency loan.[9]

On 12 June 2020, Chapman was released by Peterborough, after playing 39 games for the club

On 7 October 2020, Chapman was announced by Motherwell as their newest signing and was described by manager Stephen Robinson as being “experienced cover and competition to Trevor” (Carson).[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 2 January 2021
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Belper Town 2011–12[11] NPL Division One South 140000000140
2012–13[12] 32050106[lower-alpha 1]0440
Total 460501060580
Chesterfield 2013–14[13] League Two 0000000000
2014–15[14] League One 0000001[lower-alpha 2]010
2015–16[15] 0000000000
Total 0000001010
Chester (loan) 2013–14[13] Conference Premier 16000—00160
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2014–15[14] League Two 3000000030
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2015–16[15] 5000000050
Accrington Stanley 2016–17[16] 15020102[lower-alpha 3]0200
2017–18[17] 450201020500
Total 600402040700
Peterborough United 2018–19[18] League One 320201020370
2019–20[19] 0000002[lower-alpha 3]020
Total 320201040390
Tranmere Rovers (loan) 2019–20[19] League One 6010000070
Motherwell 2020–21[20] Scottish Premiership 6000100070
Career total 1740120501302050
  1. Five appearances in the FA Trophy, two appearances in the Derbyshire Senior Cup, one appearance in the NPL Division One South play-offs.
  2. Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  3. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. "Chesterfield F.C. – Scunthorpe United v Chesterfield". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  3. "Aaron Chapman: Accrington sign Chesterfield goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  4. "Aaron Chapman injured for Stanley". Chesterfield FC. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  5. "Accrington 0–0 Bradford". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. "Accrington Stanley: Scott Brown and Aaron Chapman offered new deals". BBC Sport. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  7. "Posh Swoop For Golden Glove Winner". Peterborough United. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  8. "Peterborough United: Aaron Chapman among five transfer-listed as four released". BBC Sport. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  9. "Chapman joins on emergency loan". www.tranmererovers.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  10. "Aaron Chapman signs". Motherwell Football Club. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  11. "Belper Town 2011/2012 fixtures and results". Belper Town FC. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  12. "Belper Town 2012/2013 fixtures and results". Belper Town FC. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  13. "Games played by Aaron Chapman in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  14. "Games played by Aaron Chapman in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  15. "Games played by Aaron Chapman in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  16. "Games played by Aaron Chapman in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  17. "Games played by Aaron Chapman in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  18. "Games played by Aaron Chapman in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  19. "Games played by Aaron Chapman in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  20. "Games played by Aaron Chapman in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

Aaron Chapman at Soccerbase


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