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Richard Chaplow

Richard Chaplow
Personal information
Full name Richard David Chaplow
Date of birth (1985-02-02) 2 February 1985 (age 32)
Place of birth Accrington, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Orange County SC
Number 7
Youth career
1993–2003 Burnley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Burnley 65 (7)
2005–2008 West Bromwich Albion 44 (1)
2006 Southampton (loan) 11 (1)
2008–2011 Preston North End 68 (8)
2010 Southampton (loan) 14 (3)
2011–2013 Southampton 47 (4)
2013 Millwall (loan) 4 (0)
2013–2015 Millwall 26 (1)
2015 Ipswich Town (loan) 6 (1)
2015–2016 Doncaster Rovers 27 (2)
2016– Orange County SC 12 (2)
National team
2004 England U19 1 (0)
2005 England U20 2 (0)
2005 England U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2017.

Richard David Chaplow (born 2 February 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for United Soccer League club Orange County SC. He is a former England under-21 international.

Chaplow joined Burnley at the age of eight, before earning a scholarship at the club in 2001 as part of the YTS Apprenticeships, turning down offers from Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City.

In 2002–03, part of his season in the reserves was blighted by glandular fever, although he returned to action in January. After being included as an unused substitute against Preston North End on 8 April 2003, Chaplow made his Burnley debut, coming on as a second half substitute, in 2–0 loss against Norwich City four days later on 12 April 2003. Chaplow then made his first start and played the whole game despite losing, 2–0, against Nottingham Forest on 21 April 2003. He went on to make five appearance for the side in the 2002–03 season.

However, ahead of the 2003–04 season, Chaplow suffered from alopecia during 2003, returning to pre-season training having lost all his hair. Despite this, Chaplow continued to a handful of first-team appearances at the start of the season, playing in the midfielder position, and scored his first goal for the club on 30 August 2003, in a 1–0 win over Crewe Alexandra. As a result, Chaplow signed his first professional contract with the club. By the rest of 2003, Chaplow scored two more goals, which came against Cardiff City and Reading. Chaplow’s performance throughout December earned him PFA First Division Player of the Month award. Later in the 2003–04 season, Chaplow scored two more goals, which came against Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest. Despite missing out through suspension and fitness concerns, Chaplow went on to make thirty–nine appearances and scoring five times in all competitions. At the end of the 2003–04 season, Chaplow signed a contract with the club, keeping him until 2006.


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