26 Facts About Chris Brandon

Christopher William Brandon was born on 7 April 1976 and is an English professional footballer who last played in Thailand for BEC Tero Sasana.

Chris Brandon became a professional in 1999 with Division Three side Torquay United.

Chris Brandon only played two games the following season because of a stomach tear, and upon his return Torquay were instead battling against relegation from The Football League, and Brandon left after three seasons with the club.

Chris Brandon moved up a division and played for two years with Chesterfield, where he picked up a number of individual awards but spent two seasons fighting against relegation.

Chris Brandon had a short spell on loan with Blackpool, helping them to the promotion play-offs.

Chris Brandon was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, on 7 April 1976.

Chris Brandon attended Yorkshire Martyrs Collegiate School in Bradford and supported the city's Football League team Bradford City.

Chris Brandon started his football career as a trainee for Bradford City, but he was dropped by their academy and joined non-league side Bradford Park Avenue.

Chris Brandon later played for Farsley Celtic before joining Stafford Rangers.

Chris Brandon was dropped from the side for a period of time following an FA Cup defeat to Northampton Town in November 2001, during which he missed an open goal.

Chris Brandon returned to the first team in January 2002 and scored on his second game back in the starting eleven as Torquay defeated Bristol Rovers.

Chris Brandon scored in both the first and second rounds of the Football League Trophy, but Chesterfield were defeated on penalties by Port Vale in the second round.

Chesterfield picked up four points in their final two games without Chris Brandon, and avoided relegation by just one position, finishing two points above Cheltenham Town.

Chesterfield again finished just one place above the relegation zone, and Chris Brandon left in July 2004 to sign for Huddersfield Town under manager Peter Jackson on a free transfer.

Two of Chris Brandon's goals came as Huddersfield pushed for a play-off place with a run of five successive victories, but they could only finish ninth, just one point behind Hartlepool United in the final play-off spot.

In mid-November, Chris Brandon signed the two-year contract extension, which kept him at Huddersfield until June 2008, and instantly targeted promotion.

Chris Brandon returned to the side following his suspension and helped Huddersfield to win a place in the play-offs.

Chris Brandon only played one more game for Huddersfield that season, before he joined fellow League One side Blackpool on loan on 21 March 2007, joining another Town teammate, goalkeeper Paul Rachubka.

Chris Brandon played in five games during his loan spell, all of which Blackpool won.

Chris Brandon returned to Huddersfield and was back in first team.

Chris Brandon scored just one more goal during the rest of the season, with his last game coming on 15 April 2008 in the Yorkshire derby with Leeds United.

However, City missed out on promotion and Chris Brandon's future was cast into doubt because of the size of his contract and budget cuts at the club.

However, he continued to struggle to hold down a regular first-team place and when new manager Peter Taylor took over, Chris Brandon was one of a number of players released early from his contract.

Chris Brandon had played just 31 games during his two seasons with City, scoring three goals.

Chris Brandon later held talks with Conference North side Guiseley, a non-league team from near Bradford.

Chris Brandon is principally a midfielder who plays anywhere in the midfield, but has been used just behind a pair of strikers or in attack.