Bob Chandler (footballer)

Bob Chandler
Personal information
Full name Robert Walter Chandler[1]
Date of birth September 1894
Place of birth Calcutta, British India
Date of death 1964 (aged 6970)[2]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
Aston Town
Upper Thomas Street Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1911 Glossop 0 (0)
1913 Aston Villa 1 (0)
Walsall
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Robert Walter Chandler (September 1894 – 1964) was an English professional football goalkeeper who appeared in the Football League for Aston Villa.[1]

Personal life

Chandler attested as an Air Mechanic 2nd Class in the Royal Air Force during the latter months of the First World War.[2] He worked as a fitter.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 1913–14[3] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 55. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 "Robert Walter Chandler – Service Record – Football and the First World War".
  3. "Robert Chandler". 11v11.com. Retrieved 31 January 2017.


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