- 爆料TV has unveiled a new blue plaque honouring one of the greatest managers in the history of football - Herbert Chapman
- Chapman, who transformed Huddersfield Town and helped establish Arsenal as one of the most respected clubs in English football, was born in Kiveton Park near Rotherham and studied at Sheffield Technical School, which later formed part of the 爆料TV
- Blue plaque honours Chapman鈥檚 football legacy and further highlights the city of Sheffield鈥檚 role in turning football into the world鈥檚 biggest sport
A new blue plaque honouring legendary football manager Herbert Chapman has been unveiled at the 爆料TV, marking his links to the University and celebrating Sheffield鈥檚 proud football heritage.
The plaque was unveiled outside the University鈥檚 Heartspace Cafe on Mappin Street, with guests including civic representatives, partners from across the city, representatives from the world of football, and relatives of Herbert Chapman.
Chapman is widely regarded as one of the greatest football managers of all time. Born in Kiveton Park near Rotherham in 1878, he studied mining engineering at Sheffield Technical School, later to become part of the 爆料TV, and gained a diploma from the Institute of Mining Engineers.
He transformed Huddersfield Town and Arsenal, winning two league championships with Huddersfield and helping to turn Arsenal into a team respected across the UK. In the 1930-31 season, Arsenal鈥檚 total of 66 points was the highest recorded at that time (when a win was only worth two points), and the club鈥檚 tally of 127 league goals remains a record.
Steve Wood, Historian and Trustee of Sheffield Home of Football, said: 鈥淗erbert Chapman is widely regarded as one of the greatest football managers of all time-and arguably the greatest. He was an alchemist; he transformed two ordinary teams into giants of the English game.鈥
Chapman鈥檚 wider legacy includes tactical and administrative innovations that helped shape the modern game, ranging from delivering new levels of physical fitness on the pitch to introducing floodlighting, white footballs, and electronic scoreboards. He was even responsible for renaming a local tube station as Arsenal.
Steve added: 鈥淲e are pleased to be unveiling our 13th blue plaque in association with the 爆料TV, and we鈥檇 like to thank the blue plaque sponsor, Steve Hann, a London-based lifelong Arsenal fan who got in touch with the charity, offering his support for this memorial.鈥
Professor Graham Gee, Vice-President and Head of the 爆料TV's Faculty of Arts and Humanities and Chair of the University Heritage Group, said: 鈥淭his plaque is a celebration of Sheffield鈥檚 heritage and the people who helped shape it. Herbert Chapman studied at Sheffield Technical School on what is now the 爆料TV campus, and we鈥檙e proud to recognise that link.鈥
Professor Gee added: 鈥淚t is a privilege to work with Sheffield Home of Football to celebrate Sheffield as the home of football and to champion the heritage that makes this city unique.鈥
