Patrick Chaplin - Darts Historian

Where Are They Now?

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?


Don Coutts	Peter Chapman	Trevor Peachey

INTRODUCTION

‘Where are they now?’ began in 2005 as a series of occasional articles produced for Darts World magazine. The simple purpose of these articles is to reveal to readers what well-known darts people from the past are up to today.

The subjects do not need to be ex-world champions. All they need to have done is played an important part in darts history. For example, my first subject was DON COUTTS; not an internationally known name but certainly a man who contributed greatly to the sport during the 1970s and 1980s. Following quickly on was the great PETER CHAPMAN, winner of the News of the World Individual Darts Championship in 1973/74. Several other ‘Where are they now?’ articles are in preparation and will appear first in Darts World.

But there is more to this section of my website than recalling the greats of the past. It is also a point to which darts fans can come to post requests for darters who they have lost contact with to get in touch. For example, Mark Taylor from Yorkshire recently wrote to me as follows:

Graham Parker

Hi Patrick

I used to play darts with Graham about 20 years ago at the Sussex Arms in Paddington and he used to play for London. Have you any news of him? I live in Yorkshire now. Many thanks.

Mark

I don’t know Graham’s whereabouts so the question is Can you help? Please send any information you may have to me via any of the routes listed on my Contacts page and I’ll pass it on to Mark.

Paul Gosling

In addition the ‘Where are they now?’ article on Peter Chapman brought forth an e-mail suggesting that Paul Gosling, who Peter defeated in the Final of News of the World in 1973/74 would make an excellent subject. I think so too, so if you know where Paul is now, why not drop me a line?

As I mentioned earlier, the ‘Where are you now?’ occasional series appears first in Darts World magazine and then is later transferred to this site. There are many more to come so please continue to watch this space.