| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James McMillan Chapman | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-07-26)26 July 1965 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Coatbridge, Scotland | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kilmarnock Women (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Thorniewood United | |||
| 1986–1990 | Albion Rovers[1] | 123 | (31) |
| 1990–1991 | Dumbarton[2] | 11 | (4) |
| Total | 134 | (35) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2004 | FC Kilmarnock Ladies | ||
| 2005–2007 | Albion Rovers | ||
| 2007–2010 | Dumbarton | ||
| 2013–2017 | Annan Athletic | ||
| 2017 | Clyde | ||
| 2022– | Kilmarnock Women | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James McMillan Chapman (born 26 July 1965) is a Scottishfootball player and coach who is currently in his second spell as manager ofKilmarnock FC Women. Chapman played forAlbion Rovers andDumbarton as aforward. He has previously managedAnnan Athletic,Albion Rovers,Dumbarton andClyde.
Chapman played as a forward forAlbion Rovers andDumbarton.[3] A knee injury ended his career aged 25.[3]
Chapman began his managerial career with a successful stint atKilmarnock Ladies between 2001 and 2004. He won twoScottish Women's Premier League championships, 1Scottish Women's Cup, 2Scottish Women's Premier League Cup and 1Scottish Women's Football League First Division Cup.
Chapman moved into men's football withAlbion Rovers, but he was sacked in May 2007 after a dispute with the board.[4]
Chapman was then appointedDumbarton manager in December 2007.[5] He led the Sons to theScottish Third Division championship and promotion the following season. Chapman resigned as Dumbarton manager in October 2010, with the team struggling in the Second Division and took a football development role with the club.[6]
He was appointed manager of Third Division clubAnnan Athletic in January 2013.[7][8] Chapman won his first game on his eighth attempt with a shock 2–1 win overRangers atIbrox on Saturday 9 March 2013. Almost three years later in January 2016, he led the club to aScottish Cup shock win overScottish Premiership sideHamilton Academical with an emphatic 4–1 home win.[9]
On 20 May 2017, after over four years withAnnan Athletic, Chapman left the club to manager fellowScottish League Two sideClyde.[10] Chapman left Clyde on 31 October 2017, with the club saying that "league results, performances and overall standards" had fallen short of their expectations.[11]
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Kilmarnock Ladies | 2001 | 2004 | |||||
| Albion Rovers | 2005 | 2007 | |||||
| Dumbarton | 2007 | 2010 | 126 | 40 | 40 | 46 | 031.75 |
| Annan Athletic | 2013 | 2017 | 193 | 82 | 37 | 74 | 042.49 |
| Clyde | 2017 | 2017 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 031.25 |
| Total | 335 | 127 | 79 | 129 | 037.91 | ||