Herbert Champman at The Emirates Stadium, London

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Herbert Chapman was a highly influential English association football player and manager born on January 19, 1878. Though he had an unremarkable playing career, he went on to achieve great success as a manager in early 20th-century English football before his sudden death on January 6, 1934. Chapman is most notable for creating the WM-formation, a revolutionary tactic that transformed the game. As a player, Chapman played for several clubs at both League and non-League levels, but his record was not impressive. He made fewer than 40 League appearances over the course of a decade and did not win any major honors. Instead, he found success as a manager, first leading Northampton Town to a Southern League title between 1908 and 1912. This achievement caught the attention of larger clubs, and Chapman moved to Leeds City, where he began improving the team's fortunes before World War I intervened. After the war ended, City were implicated in an illegal payments scandal and were eventually disbanded. Chapman was initially banned from football but successfully appealed and then took over at Huddersfield Town, winning an FA Cup and two First Division titles within four years. In 1925, Arsenal successfully tempted Chapman to join them, and he brought the previously trophyless club an FA Cup and two First Division titles. He set them up to be the dominant team of the 1930s – they would eventually win five League titles that decade – but he did not live to see them do so, dying suddenly from pneumonia on January 6, 1934, at the age of 55. Not only credited with turning around the fortunes of both Huddersfield Town and Arsenal, Chapman is also regarded as one of the game's first modernisers. He introduced new tactics and training techniques into the English game, as well as championing innovations such as floodlighting, European club competitions, and numbered shirts. His contributions have been recognized with many posthumous honors. This object is part of "Scan The World". Scan the World is a non-profit initiative introduced by MyMiniFactory, through which we are creating a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks, and landmarks from across the globe for the public to access for free. Scan the World is an open-source community effort. If you have interesting items around you and would like to contribute, email stw@myminifactory.com to find out how you can help. Scanned: Photogrammetry (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan)