Kiveton Park is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, in South Yorkshire, England. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, from the Norman conquest to 1868, Kiveton was
Modern housing in Kiveton Park geograph.org.uk 2925025
The old colliery offices, Kiveton
Herbert Chapman was an English football player and manager. Though he had an undistinguished playing career, he went on to become one of the most influential and successful managers in the early 20th
Kiveton Park
…been members of the Yorkshire League, Northern Counties East League and the Central Midlands League. The village is the birthplace of football manager Herbert Chapman, and his brother Harry, a Sheffield Wednesday player. At one time the village football club was reputed to have produced more professional footballers…
Chapman (standing far left), with the Huddersfield Town team of 1921–22, the season they first won the FA Cup
A bronze bust of Chapman stands inside Emirates Stadium as a tribute to his achievements at the club.
Chapman is buried in St Mary's Churchyard, Hendon, alongside his wife Annie, who died in 1958.