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    Francis Robert Chadwick

    Surname Chadwick
    Forename(s) Francis Robert
    Position(s) Wing Half
    Attributes

    5'10"  10st.1lb.
    b. Blackburn 9 November 1927
    d. Blackburn 20 July 2011
     

    Career

    Debut 5 March 1949 (21y 116d) Final Game 3 April 1953 (25y 145d)
    First Goal 17 January 1953
    CAREER: Harrison Gymnasium;Blackburn Rovers '42 (am)'47 (pro);York City Jul'55-Jun'56 (£250);Ashton United Aug’56-Nov’56;Chorley.
     

    Playing Statistics

    FL    11 apps   1 gl
    LC     4 apps    1 gl
     

    Summary

    A plumber from Mill Hill he converted from full back, making his first team debut as deputy for Jimmy Baldwin. Opportunities were few although when he played his work rate impressed and his only goal was an explosively struck 20 yard shot. By misfortune he was around at the same time that Ronnie Clayton arrived on the scene and inevitably he was denied opportunities. When he left for York he was the club's longest serving player despite having only made a handful of first team appearances. He played only one season in York, returning locally where he resumed his cricketing career with Mill Hill Congregation in the Blackburn Sunday School League. He died in the East Lancashire Hospital after suffering from Alzheimer's Disease.




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