Tosh Chamberlain
Trevor "Tosh" Chamberlain (11 July 1934 – 10 January 2021) was an English professional footballer. He played at outside left.
 Chamberlain at Craven Cottage in 2003 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Trevor Chamberlain | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 2021 (aged 86) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1965 | Fulham | 187 | (59) |
| 1965–1966 | Dover Athletic | ||
| 1966 | Gravesend & Northfleet | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Chamberlain began his career as a youth player with Middlesex and London, and gained youth international honours for his country. In 1952 he joined Fulham, for whom he made 204 first-team appearances, scoring 64 goals, before leaving for Dover Athletic in 1965. He finished his professional career at Gravesend and Northfleet.
Career
Chamberlain was born in Kings Cross, London, and as a youth joined the local boys club The Mary Ward Settlement, in Bloomsbury, where he played in the London Federation of Boys Club Leagues. He was also a schoolboy international before signing for Fulham. After spending his youth career in London and Middlesex, Chamberlain signed for Fulham in 1954, encouraging his schoolboy friend Johnny Haynes to join him there. He made his debut in November that year. Two years later, after his National Service, in Chamberlain's first team game in 1954, with his first kick in the very first minute, he scored a goal against Lincoln City. Next season, he even postponed his wedding day in order to play against Newcastle United in pouring rain in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Chamberlain scored a hat trick, but Fulham lost 5–4. His last game was in a FA Cup third-round replay at Millwall on 11 January 1965.
After retirement
After retiring from football, Chamberlain worked for Richmond Park authorities in the 1980s and '90s. He also worked as a sports instructor at Elliott School in Putney. He was frequently seen at Craven Cottage and continued to support Fulham.[1]
Chamberlain died on 10 January 2021, aged 86.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | 1954–55 | Second Division | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | |
| 1955–56 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 14 | |||
| 1956–57 | 39 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 41 | 15 | |||
| 1957–58 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 14 | |||
| 1958–59 | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 24 | 7 | |||
| 1959–60 | First Division | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 7 | ||
| 1960–61 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | |||
| 1961–62 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 2 | |||
| 1962–63 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1963–64 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | |||
| 1964–65 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 187 | 59 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 64 | ||
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Tosh Chamberlain: 1934-2021