Ian Chandler
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| Ian Chandler | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Chandler | |
| Date of birth | March 20, 1968 | |
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Whitley Bay (manager) | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| -1986 | Barnsley | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1986-1988 1987 1988-1989 1989-1995 1995-? ?-2001 2001-2003 2003 2003-2004 2004- |
Barnsley →Stockport County (loan) Aldershot Whitley Bay Durham City South Shields Durham City Blyth Spartans Whitley Bay Bishop Auckland Jarrow Roofing Whitley Bay |
12 (4) 5 (0) 9 (2) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2004- | Whitley Bay | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ian Chandler (born March 20, 1968 in Sunderland) is an English former professional footballer. He is currently manager of Northern League side Whitley Bay and also works as an accountant.[1]
Chandler, a forward, represented England as a schoolboy before joining Barnsley as an apprentice. He turned professional in August 1986 and made his league debut the following season. He made a bright start to his Barnsley career, scoring four times in 12 games that first season, but lost his place and failed to make any further appearances for Barnsley.
He joined Stockport County on loan in August 1987 and moved to Aldershot in August 1988. After leaving Aldershot in 1989 he trained as an accountant and moved into non-league football with Whitley Bay. He spent six years with Bay, scoring 120 goals in 260 appearances, moving to Durham City in 1995. He subsequently played for South Shields, Durham City again, and Blyth Spartans before rejoining Whitley Bay in the 2001 close-season.
On May 12, 2002, Chandler scored against Tiptree United with a powerful header in extra-time at Villa Park to win the FA Vase for Whitley Bay for the first time in their history.[2] He left Bay in July 2003, joining Bishop Auckland,[3] but was released in September 2003[4] and, after a short spell with Jarrow Roofing, rejoined Whitley Bay as player-manager in January 2004.[5]
