John Chenhall

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John Chenhall
Personnel
Surname John Colin Chenhall
birthday July 23, 1927
place of birth Bristol ,  England
date of death April 2011
Place of death Bristol ,  England
position defender
Juniors
Years station
Maidenhead United
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1945-1953 Arsenal FC 16 (0)
1945 →  Boston United  (loan) 1 (0)
1953-1958 Fulham FC 91 (0)
Guildford City
1 Only league games are given.

John Colin Chenhall (born July 23, 1927 in Bristol , † April 2011 ibid) was an English football player . Although mostly only playing in the reserve team, the defender won the English championship with Arsenal in 1953 . Directly afterwards he worked for the second division FC Fulham for five years and played almost 100 competitive games there.

Athletic career

Chenhall was initially active in amateur football for Maidenhead United , before he signed a professional contract with Arsenal in November 1945, about six months after the war ended . During this time he did his military service , was stationed on the HMS Royal Arthur in Skegness and played a game on loan for Boston United in the Midland League .

At Arsenal, Chenhall was primarily part of the reserve team and the young defender had to wait until October 20, 1951 for his first division debut. This was won 3-1 and after a total of three championship games in the 1951/52 season he came in the subsequent 1952/53 championship season as a "backup" for Joe Wade and Lionel Smith to thirteen missions (primarily due to the long failure of Walley Barnes ), which was enough to receive an official championship medal.

Chenhall moved in July 1953 a division deeper within London to the second division club Fulham . There he spent four years and was there more regularly. After a total of 95 competitive games for the "Cottagers" - 91 of them in the Second Division - he said goodbye to professional football. Chenhall then played again in the amateur field, now for Guildford City and opened his own business in the automotive industry.

Chenhall passed away in April 2011 at the age of 83.

Title / Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Boston United Roll Call (bufc.drfox.org.uk)
  2. ^ Phil Soar & Martin Tyler: The Official Illustrated History . Hamlyn, 2008, ISBN 978-0-600-61889-8 , pp. 99 .
  3. ↑ John Chenhall (11v11.com)
  4. ↑ John Chenhall (Arsenal.com)
personal data
SURNAME Chenhall, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chenhall, John Colin (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Bristol
DATE OF DEATH April 2011
Place of death Bristol