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 69–70)[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 "Bob" 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]

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".
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