Philip Richard Chapple (born 26 November 1966) is an English former professional footballer who is now head of first-team recruitment at Stoke City.
Chapple began his career with Cambridge United after coming through the youth teams at Norwich City.
He was part of the Us defence which gained consecutive promotions in 1989–90 and 1990–91.
He joined Charlton Athletic in 1993 and spent five seasons at The Valley before ending his career at Peterborough United.
After retiring from playing Chapple took up coaching roles at Peterborough United and West Ham United before becoming chief scout back at Charlton.
After a brief spell at Fulham Chapple was appointed European scout at Brighton & Hove Albion.
In September 2019 Chapple joined Stoke City as head of first-team recruitment.