Jamie Chandler

For the American political scientist, see Jamie P. Chandler.

Jamie Chandler (born 24 March 1989) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was most recently manager of Spennymoor Town.

Jamie Chandler

Chandler in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Jamie Chandler[1]
Date of birth	(1989-03-24) 24 March 1989 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth	South Shields, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2007	Sunderland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Sunderland	0	(0)
2009	→ Darlington (loan)	14	(0)
2010–2012	Darlington	52	(4)
2012–2016	Gateshead	146	(17)
2016–2023	Spennymoor Town	135	(4)
International career‡
2005	England U16	2	(0)
2005–2006	England U17	11	(0)
2006	England U18	1	(0)
2007–2008	England U19	5	(0)
Managerial career
2023	Spennymoor Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:08, 27 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2010 (UTC)

Career

Chandler was born in South Shields^[1] and was brought up in Boldon.^[3] He began his career at Sunderland, and while with that club was capped several times by England at levels from under-16 to under-19.^[4] He signed his first professional contract in 2007, after recovering from a broken leg.^[2]

He was loaned to Football League Two club Darlington in August 2009 to gain first-team experience, and made his debut in the Football League on 8 August against Aldershot Town coming on as a substitute.^[5] He made his first start two days later against Leeds United in the League Cup.^[6] He returned to Sunderland in November 2009.^[7]

At the end of the 2009–10 season, Chandler's contract with Sunderland expired. He signed a two-year deal with Darlington, recently relegated to the Conference Premier.^[8] He scored his first goal for his new side against Forest Green Rovers on 11 September 2010.^[9] Chandler was named man of the match as Darlington beat Mansfield Town in the 2011 FA Trophy final,^[10] and also won the club's Young Player of the Year award.^[11]

On 13 January 2012, Chandler signed for Gateshead, along with Liam Hatch, for a nominal fee.^[12] He made his debut the following day, scoring in a 2–2 draw against Braintree Town in the FA Trophy.^[13] He agreed a new one-year contract with the club in May 2012 to cover the 2012–13 season.^[14] On 6 July 2012, Chandler was named vice-captain at Gateshead following the departure of Kris Gate.^[15] On 28 March 2016, it was announced that Chandler would leave Gateshead at the end of the 2015–16 season.^[16]

On 30 June 2016, Jamie joined National League North side Spennymoor Town on a free transfer. He scored his first goal for the club during the 2017–18 season, and has been a regular starter for the club since 2017.^[17]

Coaching career

In October 2022, Chandler was appointed assistant manager of Spennymoor Town until the end of the season.^[18]

On 18 May 2023, he was appointed manager of Spennymoor.^[19] He resigned from this position on 22 September 2023 after just nine matches in charge, the club sitting in fourth position. Chandler cited difficulties balancing the new job with his personal life as the reason behind his decision.^[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland	2007–08	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2008–09	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2009–10	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Darlington (loan)	2009–10[21]	League Two	14	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	16	0
Darlington	2010–11[17]	Conference Premier	28	2	0	0	—		6[lower-alpha 2]	0	34	2
	2011–12[17]	Conference Premier	24	2	2	0	—		0	0	26	2
	Total		66	4	2	0	1	0	7	0	76	4
Gateshead	2011–12[17]	Conference Premier	13	1	0	0	—		3[lower-alpha 2]	1	16	2
	2012–13[17]	Conference Premier	37	4	1	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	40	4
	2013–14[17]	Conference Premier	40	8	3	1	—		3[lower-alpha 3]	0	46	9
	2014–15[17]	Conference Premier	30	4	2	0	—		5[lower-alpha 2]	1	37	5
	2015–16[17]	National League	26	0	1	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	29	0
	Total		146	17	7	1	0	0	15	2	168	20
Spennymoor Town	2016–17[17]	NPL – Premier Division	0	0	2	0	—		0	0	2	0
	2017–18[17]	National League North	29	1	0	0	—		3[lower-alpha 2]	0	32	1
	2018–19[17]	National League North	42	1	1[22]	0	—		3[lower-alpha 2]	0	46	1
	2019–20[17]	National League North	28	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	1
	2021–22[17]	National League North	33	1	0	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	1	37	2
	2022–23[17]	National League North	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		135	4	4	0	0	0	10	1	149	5
Career totals			347	25	13	1	1	0	32	3	393	29

1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
2. Appearances in FA Trophy
3. One appearance in FA Trophy and two in Conference Premier play-offs

Honours

Darlington

• FA Trophy: 2010–11^[17]

Individual

• Darlington Young Player of the Year: 2010–11^[11]

References

1. "Jamie Chandler". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
2. "Jamie Chandler". Player profiles. Darlington FC. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
3. "Ex-Black Cat relishing facing boyhood heroes Newcastle clash". South Shields Gazette. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011. Chandler, from Boldon, was a Toon fan as a youngster, and the former Sunderland man admits he is excited about the prospect of lining up against his boyhood idols at the Northern Echo Arena.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. "Jamie Chandler: All-time match stats". The Football Association. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
5. "Aldershot 3–1 Darlington". BBC Sport. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
6. "Darlington 0–1 Leeds". BBC Sport. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
7. "Chandler back on Wearside". Sunderland A.F.C. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
8. Walker, Martin (27 April 2010). "Davey Makes Double Signing". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
9. "Darlington 3–0 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
10. Foster, Gary (9 May 2011). "Chandler's Wembley delight". Shields Gazette. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
11. Stoddart, Craig (19 May 2011). "Chandler takes the Darlington honour". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
12. Bowron, Jeff (13 January 2012). "Gateshead sign Darlington duo". Gateshead F.C. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
13. Bowron, Jeff (15 January 2012). "Gateshead 2–2 Braintree Town". Gateshead F.C. Archived from the original on 2 March 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
14. "Ten on Board at Gateshead". Blue Square Bet Premier. 10 May 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
15. Bowron, Jeff (6 July 2012). "Chandler named vice-captain". Gateshead F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
16. Mitchinson, Rory (28 March 2016). "Chandler to move on". Gateshead F.C. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
17. Jamie Chandler at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
18. "Statement: Football Management Update". spennymoortownfc.co.uk. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
19. "Chandler Named As Spennymoor Manager". spennymoortownfc.co.uk. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
20. "Jamie Chandler Resigns As Manager". spennymoortownfc.co.uk. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
21. "Games played by Jamie Chandler in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
22. "Witton Albion – Spennymoor Town". Spennymoor Town F.C. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.

External links

• Jamie Chandler at Soccerbase