022 Jim Chapman: winning at Ibrox & meeting his hero, losing a captain, the legless guy who helped him deal with injury ending his playing days, buyin...

WE’RE going trans-Atlantic on Down The Divisions.For the past two years Jim Chapman has been assistant coach for the University of Kentucky’s women’s team.But before that he had a long and distinguished career in Scotland’s lower leagues.After turning out for Albion Rovers and Dumbarton his playing career was cut short by a cruciate injury at the age of 25.But seeing a patient with no legs fall out of the hospital bed next to him helped put things in perspective – and ensured nothing was going to take away his love for the game.Since then he’s thrown himself into coaching and coach education.After turning Kilmarnock Ladies into an all conquering side he lifted Albion Rovers then led Dumbarton to a title before navigating the club through the tragic death of their captain.We'll hear how he met the hero he pretended to be in the playground after guiding Annan to their biggest ever win – and Rangers’ biggest ever loss.Jim also tells us about the day he bought back his Albion Rovers championship winning shirt after someone spotted it on ebay. Plus Jim talks about how he's missing Twirls in Kentucky - and how he's reinvented himself as a coach since leaving Clyde.All that and more on Episode 22 of Down The Divisions.