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Chris Marples Personal information Full name Christopher Marples Date of birth 3 August 1964 Place of birth Chesterfield, England Playing position Goalkeeper Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1983–1984 Goole ? (?) 1984–1987 Chesterfield 84 (0) 1987–1988 Stockport County 57 (0) 1988–1992 York City 138 (0) 1992 Scunthorpe United 1 (0) 1992–1995 Chesterfield 57 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Christopher "Chris" Marples (born 3 August 1964) is an English former footballer and first-class cricketer.
Cricket career
Born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Marples was a right-handed batsman, a right-arm off-break bowler and a wicketkeeper. Having represented the Derbyshire team in the Second XI as early as 1982, Marples made his debut County Championship appearance in 1985 against Yorkshire. Though he finished the game with four catches, he did not bowl for the side, playing throughout the game as a dedicated wicket-keeper.
Marples was part of the Asda Challenge Trophy winning Derbyshire side of 1985, but did not compete in First-class cricket beyond 1986, having not been offered a new contract. However, he played extensively throughout the two seasons in which he was a first-team player, and, as a tailend batsman in the days of Danish mainstay Ole Mortensen, was unlucky to find himself out of action as a strike partner.
Marples stayed on with the Second XI until 1987, and played one game for the side, an almost actionless three-day match, against Leicestershire, in 1993.
Football career
He is currently assistant manager at Buxton in the Northern Premier League Division One. The club have just won promotion for the second successive season. In his playing days he was a goalkeeper and represented York City F.C. amongst other clubs.
External links
- Chris Marples career stats at Soccerbase
- Chris Marples at Cricket Archive
1989–90 Football League Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Chris Marples · DF: Scott Hiley · DF: Shaun Taylor · DF: Paul Fitzpatrick · DF: Rob McKinnon · MF: Mick Halsall · MF: Steve Spooner · MF: Danny Bailey · FW: Darren Rowbotham · FW: David Crown · FW: Steve NevilleYork City F.C. – Clubman of the Year 1973–74: Burrows • 1974–75: Topping • 1975–76: Cave • 1976–77: Pollard • 1977–78: Staniforth • 1978–79: Staniforth • 1979–80: McDonald • 1980–81: Blackburn • 1981–82: Walwyn • 1982–83: Hood • 1983–84: MacPhail • 1984–85: MacPhail • 1985–86: Mills • 1986–87: Walwyn • 1987–88: Banton • 1988–89: Helliwell • 1989–90: Marples • 1990–91: Tutill • 1991–92: McCarthy • 1992–93: Stancliffe • 1993–94: Barnes • 1994–95: McCarthy • 1995–96: McMillan • 1996–97: Barras • 1997–98: Bushell • 1998–99: Jones • 1999–2000: Jones • 2000–01: Fettis • 2001–02: Fettis • 2002–03: Brass • 2003–04: Dunning • 2004–05: Merris • 2005–06: Donaldson • 2006–07: Bishop • 2007–08: McGurk • 2008–09: Parslow • 2009–10: Ingham • 2010–11: Parslow
Categories:- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Chesterfield
- English footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Goole A.F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- The Football League players
- English cricketers
- Derbyshire cricketers
- Derbyshire Cricket Board cricketers
- English football goalkeeper stubs
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