Jamie Chandler (born 24 March 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spennymoor Town.
![]() Chandler in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jamie Chandler[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1989-03-24) 24 March 1989 (age 33)[1] | ||
Place of birth | South Shields, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Spennymoor Town | ||
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– | Spennymoor Town | 122 | (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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:22, 28 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 September 2010 (UTC) |
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 the 30th of June 2016, Jamie joined National League North side Spennymoor Town on a free transfer. He scored his first goal for the club during the 2017–2018 season, and has been a regular starter for the club since 2017.[17]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Darlington (loan) | 2009–10[18] | 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] | 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] | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 40 | 4 | |||
2013–14[17] | 40 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 46 | 9 | |||
2014–15[17] | 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 | 10 | 0 | 1[19] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Career totals | 229 | 21 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 262 | 24 |
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.