Ex-Shrewsbury man Harry Chapman charged with betting breach
Former Shrewsbury Town midfielder Harry Chapman has been charged with misconduct over an alleged breach of Football Association betting rules.
The FA said the 25-year-old, who now plays for Bradford after leaving Blackburn at the end of last season, is alleged to have breached FA Rule E8 (1) (b) while at Rovers.
FA Rule E8 (1) (b) states: “Where a participant provides to any other person any information relating to football which the participant has obtained by virtue of his or her position within the game and which is not publicly available at that time, the participant shall be in breach of this rule where any of that information is used by that other person for, or in relation to, betting.”
Chapman has until July 6 to respond to the charge.
Bradford said in a statement on their website that the charge dated back to 2017, with the Sky Bet League Two club adding: “Harry Chapman has the full support of everyone at Bradford, and will continue to train with his team-mates as normal throughout pre-season until further notice.
“The club will be making no further comment on the matter at this time.”
Brentford striker Ivan Toney – another former Shrewsbury loan player – was banned for eight months in May after he admitted 232 breaches of the FA’s betting regulations.
