John Chadburn (12 February 1873 – December 1923) was an English

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who played in

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for Lincoln City, Notts County,

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and

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. He also played in the Southern League for

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

. Born in

Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market tow ...

, Chadburn could play as a full back and an

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Career

Chadburn joined

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side Lincoln City in 1892. He made his first team debut on 7 September 1893 in a 1–1 draw against Rotherham Town. He scored 10 times during the season in 27 appearances in total. This earned him a move to First Division Notts County where he remained for three seasons. He joined

in October 1897, making his club debut on 27 November 1897 in a 2–1 win at

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. Chadburn was unable to hold down a regular first team place at Molineux, and made just 12 appearances in total over two seasons. He moved to their Black Country rivals

in January 1900. Here, he helped the club win promotion as champions back to the top flight in the 1901–02 campaign.

signed him during the summer of 1903 but he only managed two first team appearances for the Merseyside club, the opening fixtures of the 1903–04 season. He joined Southern League side

towards the end of the campaign, their first as a professional club, and made his debut in March 1904. He appeared sporadically for the first team, scoring one goal in 15 appearances, before being released at the end of the 1904–05 season. He had a brief spell with Swindon Town and went on to play for Mansfield Mechanics and Woodhouse Rangers before retiring from competitive football in 1909.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chadburn, Jack 1873 births 1923 deaths Footballers from Mansfield English Football League players Lincoln City F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Mansfield Mechanics F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Reading F.C. players Southern Football League players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Western Football League players Men's association football outside forwards Men's association football fullbacks English men's footballers