Richard Chaplow

Richard Chaplow
Personal information
Full name Richard David Chaplow
Date of birth (1985-02-02) 2 February 1985
Place of birth Accrington, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1993–2003 Burnley
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Burnley 65 (7)
2005–2008 West Bromwich Albion 44 (1)
2006Southampton (loan) 11 (1)
2008–2011 Preston North End 68 (8)
2010Southampton (loan) 9 (2)
2011–2013 Southampton 52 (5)
2013Millwall (loan) 4 (0)
2013–2015 Millwall 26 (1)
2015Ipswich Town (loan) 6 (1)
2015–2016 Doncaster Rovers 27 (2)
2016–2018 Orange County SC 49 (4)
Total 361 (32)
International career
2004 England U19 1 (0)
2005 England U20 2 (0)
2005 England U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2019–2021 Orange County SC (assistant)
2021 Orange County SC (interim)
2021–2023 Orange County SC
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard David Chaplow (born 2 February 1985) is an English professional football coach and former player who was most recently the head coach of USL Championship side Orange County SC.

Chaplow was a product of the Burnley academy and made his professional debut for the club in April 2003. He joined West Bromwich Albion in 2005. In 2006, Chaplow joined Southampton on loan. He moved to Preston North End in 2008 and had another loan spell with Southampton in 2010 before joining the club permanently a year later. In 2013, Chaplow initially joined Millwall on loan before joining the club permanently. He had a loan spell with Ipswich Town in 2015 before moving to Doncaster Rovers. Chaplow joined Orange County SC in July 2016. He represented his country at youth levels.

In August 2021, Chaplow was named interim head coach of Orange County SC before becoming the permanent head coach in November 2021. He was dismissed from this role in May 2023.