Richard Chaplow

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Richard Chaplow
Personal information
Full name Richard David Chaplow
Date of birth 2 February 1985 (1985-02-02) (age 23)
Place of birth    Accrington, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Preston North End
Number 4
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2003–2005
2005–2008
2006
2008–		 Burnley
West Bromwich Albion
→ Southampton (loan)
Preston North End		 65 (7)
44 (1)
11 (1)
012 (3)   
National team2
2004 England U21 01 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 20:26, 26 February 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 11/11/2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Richard David Chaplow (born 2 February 1985 in Accrington, Lancashire) is an English professional footballer. He currently plays for Preston North End.

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[edit] Career

[edit] Club career

Chaplow joined Burnley at the age of eight,[1] before earning a scholarship at the club in in 2001. In 2002-03, part of his season in the reserves was blighted by glandular fever, although he returned to action in January.[2] Chaplow broke into the Burnley first team at the end of that season, making his début as a substitute in a 2-0 defeat at Norwich City. His first start came later in the season in another 2-0 defeat, at Nottingham Forest. Chaplow suffered from alopecia during 2003, returning to pre-season training having lost all his hair.[2] Nevertheless, he signed professional forms in September 2003 and became a regular in the Burnley side in 2003-04. Chaplow flourished under new boss Steve Cotterill in 2004-05, and his creative midfield talents were there for all to see in January 2005 as Burnley sent Liverpool crashing out of the FA Cup in the Third Round.

In all, Chaplow played 74 games for the Clarets, scoring seven goals before joining West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £1.5million on transfer deadline day in January 2005. The Baggies had previously attempted to force the deal through several times during the transfer window. He moved to The Hawthorns on a three-and-a-half year deal, with the option of a further season.[3] Chaplow made his Albion debut in a 4-1 victory over Charlton Athletic at The Valley on 19 March 2005. He won a penalty soon after coming on as a late substitute, enabling Robert Earnshaw to complete his hat-trick from the spot.[4] Chaplow's first goals for West Brom came in an FA Cup 3rd round replay at Reading on 17 January 2006. His two first-half goals gave Albion a 2-0 lead, but they eventually lost 3-2 in extra-time.[5]

In February 2006, Chaplow signed a three-month loan deal with Championship side Southampton, as part of the deal which saw Nigel Quashie move the other way.[6] He scored his only Saints goal at Brighton on 8 April 2006.

On 9 January 2008, Chaplow signed for Championship team Preston North End on a 3 year contract for £800,000 with a further £550,000 payable based on various performance-related criteria. West Brom have also inserted a 20% sell-on clause on any future sale.[7]

[edit] International career

Chaplow has represented England at under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. He became Burnley's first first-ever England under-21 international in February 2004, when he came off the bench on his debut against the Netherlands at the KC Stadium.[1] In October 2005 he captained the England under-20 side to a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands, in a match played at his former club Burnley's Turf Moor ground.[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Richard Chaplow profile. West Bromwich Albion F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
  2. ^ a b "Richard Chaplow feature", ClaretsMad!, 2005-02-02. Retrieved on 2007-08-22. 
  3. ^ "West Brom complete Chaplow deal", BBC Sport, 2005-01-31. Retrieved on 2007-05-27. 
  4. ^ "Charlton vs WBA", West Bromwich Albion F.C., 2005-03-19. Retrieved on 2007-08-22. 
  5. ^ "Reading vs WBA", West Bromwich Albion F.C., 2006-01-17. Retrieved on 2007-08-22. 
  6. ^ "Chaplow completes Saints switch", BBC Sport, 2006-02-08. Retrieved on 2007-05-27. 
  7. ^ "Preston complete deal for Chaplow", BBC Sport, 2008-01-09. Retrieved on 2008-01-09. 
  8. ^ "Captain Chaplow", TheFA.com, 2005-10-10. Retrieved on 2007-09-17. 

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Preston North End F.C. – current squad

1 Lonergan • 2 Hart • 3 Davidson • 4 Chaplow • 5 Mawéné • 6 Jarrett • 7 Sedgwick • 8 Hawley • 9 Brown • 11 Carter • 12 St Ledger • 14 Chilvers • 15 Whaley • 16 McKenna • 17 Ormerod • 18 Hill • 19 Jones • 20 Nicholls • 21 Trotman • 22 Henderson • 23 L. Neal • 24 Anyinsah • 30 C. Neal • 31 Murphy • 33 Mellor • Manager: Irvine
Persondata
NAME Chaplow, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chaplow, Richard David
SHORT DESCRIPTION Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Accrington, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH