Brian Mark Chambers (born 31 October 1949) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played in the

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for

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

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, Luton Town, Millwall,

AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth () is a professional association football club based in Kings Park, Boscombe, a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest division of English club football. Formed in 1899 as B ...

and Halifax Town, before moving into

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Life and career

Chambers was born on 31 October 1949 in Newcastle upon Tyne, where he attended St Mary's RC Boys' Technical School and played football for the school team. He represented Newcastle schools, and in 1965 became an England schoolboy international. When he left school, he joined

, and was a member of their 1966–67 FA Youth Cup-winning team. He turned professional with Sunderland in August 1967, and remained with the club for a further six years, scoring 7 goals from 71 appearances in all competitions. In 1973, Chambers signed for

for a fee of £30,000.

Honours

Sunderland *

FA Youth Cup The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part. It ...

: 1966–67

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* 1949 births Living people Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne English men's footballers England men's schools international footballers Men's association football midfielders Sunderland A.F.C. players Arsenal F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Millwall F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Poole Town F.C. players English Football League players {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub