Jeff Chandler (footballer, born 1959)

Jeff Chandler
Personal information
Full name Jeffrey George Chandler
Date of birth (1959-06-19) 19 June 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Blackpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1979 Blackpool 37 (7)
1979–1981 Leeds United 26 (2)
1981–1985 Bolton Wanderers 157 (36)
1985–1987 Derby County 46 (9)
1987Mansfield Town (loan) 6 (0)
1987–1989 Bolton Wanderers 24 (4)
1989–1990 Cardiff City 25 (1)
International career
1979 Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
1979 Republic of Ireland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jeffrey George Chandler (born 19 June 1959) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, making over 300 appearances in the Football League. Born in England, he won two caps for the Republic of Ireland.[2] He began his career as an apprentice with Blackpool and went on to break into the first-team before joining First Division side Leeds United in 1979 for a fee of £100,000.[3] He spent two seasons with Leeds before moving to Bolton Wanderers in 1981. He later played for Derby County, Mansfield Town and Cardiff City before retiring due to a severe knee injury.

  1. ^ Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 196. ISBN 0-362-02046-9. OCLC 868301130.
  2. ^ "Jeff Chandler". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Jeff Chandler". Oz White LUFC. Retrieved 5 September 2016.