Ian Chandler (footballer)

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Ian Chandler
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-03-20) 20 March 1968 (age 55)
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bishop Auckland
Youth career
Barnsley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1986–1988 Barnsley 12 (5)
1987 → Stockport County (loan) 5 (0)
1988–1989 Aldershot F.C. 9 (2)
1989–1995 Whitley Bay
Durham City
South Shields
Durham City
????–2001 Blyth Spartans
2001–2003 Whitley Bay
2003 Bishop Auckland
2003–2004 Jarrow Roofing
2004–2014 Whitley Bay
Managerial career
2004–2014 Whitley Bay
2014–2015 Durham City
2016 Whitley Bay
2018– Bishop Auckland
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2006

Ian Chandler (born 20 March 1968) is an English former professional footballer. He is currently manager of Northern League club Bishop Auckland.

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Football career

Playing career

In the Football League

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.

Into Non-League football

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 12 May 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. [1] He left Bay in July 2003, joining Bishop Auckland, [2] but was released in September 2003 [3] and, after a short spell with Jarrow Roofing, rejoined Whitley Bay as player-manager in January 2004. [4]

Managerial career

On 10 May 2009, Chandler led Whitey Bay to their second FA Vase triumph beating Glossope North End, becoming the first man in the competition's history to win as both player and manager. The club retained the FA Vase the following season with a 6–1 win over Wroxham. They retained the trophy again in 2011, beating Coalville Town 3–2 in the final, becoming the first club to win the competition four times and the first to win it three years in succession. [5] In this successful period Chandler became known for his 3-5-2 formation which went out of fashion in the early 90s. [6]

Chandler resigned from the Whitley Bay job in 2014. Later in the year he was appointed manager of Durham City. [7] However, he left the club in October 2015. [8] He returned to Whitley Bay as caretaker manager in February 2016, managing the club until the end of the 2015–16 season. [9]

In May 2018 he was appointed manager of Bishop Auckland. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Whitley's Vase triumph
  2. ↑ Experienced duo check in at Bishop Auckland Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Honour lets Chandler go Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Chandler hopes supporters will get behind the team Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "The FA Vase Finals 1975-present". The FA.
  6. ↑ "History as Bay clinch third Vase". The FA. 9 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  7. ↑ Chandler takes over at Durham Northern Echo, 4 April 2014
  8. ↑ Returning boss Chandler calls on players to help save season for Whitley Bay News Guardian, 10 February 2016
  9. ↑ Ian Chandler Whitley Bay F.C.
  10. ↑ Northern League: Ian Chandler takes charge at Bishop Auckland Sunderland Echo, 23 May 2018
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