| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arthur Clarence Hillier Chandler | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Paddington, England | ||
| Date of death | 18 June 1984 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1920–1923 | Queens Park Rangers | 78 | (16) |
| 1923–1935 | Leicester City | 393 | (259) |
| 1935 | Notts County | 10 | (6) |
| Total | 481 | (281) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arthur Clarence Hillier Chandler (27 November 1895 – 18 June 1984) was a professional footballer in the 1920s and 1930s. He is most famous at Leicester City, where he is the club's all-time record goal scorer, with 273 goals, who also played for Queens Park Rangers and Notts County.
As well as being Leicester's record goalscorer, Chandler also holds the club records for scoring the most goals in a single top flight season with 34, a record which he achieved twice. He scored the most top flight goals for the club with 203, also scoring the most hat-tricks, 17 in total, 12 coming in the first division. He is also the clubs joint record holder for the most goals in a single game, when he scored 6 goals at Filbert Street against Portsmouth on 20 October 1928. Johnny Duncan scored 6 on Christmas Day 1924 at home against Port Vale. Chandler notably held the record of being Leicester's oldest goalscorer (aged 39 years and 34 days) from 1935 through to 2014.[2] Remarkably, despite his goalscoring feats, Chandler never scored a penalty. He took two penalties in his career, both of which were saved.[3]
He was part of the Leicester side which finished in the club's highest ever [at that time] league finishes of First Division runners-up in 1928–29 and in third place in 1927–28.