Chris Marples
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Marples | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Chesterfield, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1984 | Goole | ? | (?) |
| 1984–1987 | Chesterfield | 84 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | 57 | (0) | |
| 1988–1992 | York City | 138 | (0) |
| 1992 | Scunthorpe United | 1 | (0) |
| 1992–1995 | Chesterfield | 57 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001–2002 | Ilkeston Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Christopher "Chris" Marples (born 3 August 1964 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire) is an English former footballer and first-class cricketer.
Marples' Football League goalkeeping career spanned 1984 to 1995, beginning and ending with his local club, Chesterfield and also taking in spells with York City and . He won a Fourth Division Championship medal in his first season with Chesterfield and was part of the club's 1994-95 squad that again won promotion from the fourth tier, this time via the playoffs. However, he broke his leg in two places during the course of the campaign.
Though this injury ended his career at the top level, he continued to play non-league football for several years, including with Emley and Ilkeston Town who he went on to manage for the 2001-02 season before a run of poor results led to his dismissal.
In 2005, he became assistant manager to Nicky Law at Buxton during a period which brought success for the club with the achievement of two consecutive promotions in the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons to reach the Northern Premier League Premier Division. He accompanied Law in a switch to Alfreton Town for the following season but resigned in April 2008 citing other commitments.
In cricket, Marples was a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman. Having represented the Derbyshire team in the Second XI Championship as early as 1982, Marples made his debut County Championship appearance in July 1985 against Yorkshire. He finished the game with four catches and played all ten subsequent fixtures in the competition to the end of the season. In addition, Marples was part of Derbyshire's Asda Challenge Trophy winning side.
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