Neville Chamberlain (footballer)

Neville Chamberlain

Personal information
Full name	Neville Patrick Chamberlain
Date of birth	22 January 1960 (1960-01-22) (age 51)
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	Port Vale
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1977–1982	Port Vale	141	(32)
1982–1984	Stoke City	7	(0)
1984	→ Newport County (loan)	6	(2)
1984	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)	11	(3)
1984–1985	Newport County	41	(13)
1985–1987	Mansfield Town	61	(19)
1987–1988	Doncaster Rovers	29	(4)
	Stafford Rangers
	Worksop Town
	Shepshed Charterhouse
	Matlock Town
	Leek Town
	Rocester
Total		296+	(73+)
Teams managed
	Hanley Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Neville Patrick Chamberlain (born 22 January 1960) is a retired English footballer. His brother, Mark was also a footballer, and his nephew Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain plays for Arsenal.

Playing career

Chamberlain – the older brother of England international Mark Chamberlain – became the first black player to sign professional forms for Port Vale when he put pen to paper in January 1978, having made his debut on New Year's Eve. With 11 goals in the 1979–80 season and 13 in the 1980–81 season he was the club's top scorer two seasons running. However he suffered a decline in form and was sold to rivals Stoke City in September 1982 for a £40,000 fee. He had played 158 games (141 in the league) for the Vale and scored 41 goals (32 in the league). As well as Stoke, he played for Newport County (on loan), Plymouth Argyle, Mansfield Town, Doncaster Rovers, Stafford Rangers, Worksop Town, Shepshed Charterhouse, Matlock Town, Leek Town and Rocester.^[1]

Post retirement

He worked as an agent for his brother Mark, and also worked as assistant manager at Alsager Town and manager of Hanley Town. When the pair played together for Port Vale they used to swap shirts at half-time so as to confuse opposition players attempting to mark his brother.^[2]

References

1. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 57. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200. 
2. ^ Kent, Jeff (December 1991). Port Vale Tales: A Collection Of Stories, Anecdotes And Memories. Witan Books. pp. 10. ISBN 0950898163. 

Persondata
Name	Chamberlain, Neville
Alternative names	Neville Patrick Chamberlain
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	22 January 1960
Place of birth	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Date of death
Place of death