Fred Chandler

Fred Chandler
Personal information
Full name	Frederick Ernest John Chandler
Date of birth	2 August 1912
Place of birth	Hythe, Hampshire, England
Date of death	September 2005 (aged 93)
Position(s)	Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team
1930	Portsmouth
	Newport (IOW)
1932–1935	Reading
1935	Blackpool
1936	Swindon Town
1937–1946	Crewe Alexandra
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Frederick Ernest John Chandler (2 August 1912 – September 2005) was an English professional footballer. An inside left who could also play at outside left and left back, he played in the Football League for Reading, Blackpool, Swindon Town and Crewe Alexandra.^[1]

Career[]

After starting his career with Portsmouth in 1930, he joined Isle of Wight club Newport without having made any League appearances for Pompey. He returned to the mainland in 1932, joining Reading. He made 41 League appearances for the Royals, scoring fourteen goals. In 1935 he joined Blackpool. He made fifteen appearances in the League for the Lancashire club, scoring twice, before signing for Swindon Town the following year. He made 21 League appearances for Swindon, scoring seven goals, in his one season with the club.

Chandler joined Crewe Alexandra in 1937, and remained there until after World War II. He made 83 League appearances for Alex, scoring 23 goals.

References[]

^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 51. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.

External links[]

Mention of Fred Chandler's death

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[1] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 51. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.

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