Keith Chadwick

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Keith Chadwick
Personal information
Full name Keith Michael Chadwick [1]
Date of birth (1953-03-10) 10 March 1953 (age 71) [1]
Place of birth Butt Lane, England [1]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Port Vale
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Nantwich Town
1972 Crewe Alexandra 0 (0)
1972–1977 Port Vale 41 (7)
Total41+(7+)
Managerial career
H. & R. Johnson
Alsager Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Keith Michael Chadwick (born 10 March 1953) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder. After impressing at non-League Nantwich Town, he joined Third Division side Port Vale via Crewe Alexandra in August 1972. He played 46 games in league and cup in five years, scoring seven goals, before retiring due to injury. He later coached at Port Vale, H. & R. Johnson, Alsager Town, and Stoke City, and took up a career at Rolls-Royce Motors in August 1977. He worked for the company for 22 years before he was appointed as managing director at Radshape Sheet Metal in March 2005.

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Playing career

Chadwick graduated from the Port Vale junior side to join non-League Nantwich Town before joining league club Crewe Alexandra. He returned to Port Vale as an amateur in August 1972 and finally signed a professional contract with the club in July 1973. [1] He got his first Third Division game in March 1974, and finished 1973–74 with five appearances under manager Roy Sproson. [1]

He was a regular first-team player in 1974–75, playing both upfront and at the back. [1] He got his first senior goal at London Road on 30 November, helping the "Valiants" to a 2–0 win over Peterborough United. [1] He also scored against Huddersfield Town, Southend United and Charlton Athletic (twice), to finish the campaign with five goals in 23 games. [1]

He scored twice in eighteen appearances in 1975–76, at Gillingham and Sheffield Wednesday; However, he began suffering with knee troubles in the spring. [1] Causing him to miss the entirety of the 1976–77 campaign, these problems eventually brought about his retirement in March 1977, aged just 24. [1]

Coaching career

Chadwick was appointed the Port Vale youth coach a month after retirement from the game. He was sacked in September 1978 after choosing to play a big cricket match rather than travel with the youth team to a match. [1] He became the manager of H. & R. Johnson, where he resumed his playing career. [1] After moving on to Alsager Town of the Cheshire League, he was appointed as a coach at Stoke City's School of Excellence. [1]

Post-retirement

After his football career ended, he returned to Rolls-Royce Motors as a sheet metal worker in August 1977, where he stayed until December 1999. While at Rolls-Royce, he held several positions, including Quality Engineer, Supplier Development Manager, and various roles within the Purchasing Team.

On leaving the company, he joined Aston based company Radshape Sheet Metal in June 2000 as a Lean Manufacturing consultant, later becoming Sales/Quality Director. In March 2005, he became the managing director,. [3] Along with co-director Chris Dickinson he set up the biggest indoor radio controlled superstore in Europe, located in Minworth, Birmingham. In April 2019, he retired after developing the business to a 70-strong workforce with a turnover of over £6m per annum.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [4]
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1973–74 Third Division 50000050
1974–75 Third Division2251000235
1975–76 Third Division1421030182
Total4172040477

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 56. ISBN   0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ↑ Rothmans football yearbook. 1976-77. London : Queen Anne Press. 1976. ISBN   978-0-362-00259-1 . Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "May 2007 Newsletter" (PDF). radshape.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Keith Chadwick at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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