Arthur Chandler

Who was Arthur Chandler?

Arthur Clarence Hillier Chandler was a professional footballer in the 1920s and 1930s. He is most famous at Leicester City, where he is the club's all-time record goal scorer, with 273 goals, though he also played for Queens Park Rangers and Notts County.

As well as being Leicester's record goalscorer, Chandler also holds the club records for, scoring the most goals in a single top flight season, scoring the most top flight goals for the club, scoring the most hat-tricks or greater, the most consecutive matches scored in and thee joint record for the most goals in a single game. Chandler notably held the record of being Leicester's oldest goalscorer from 1935 through to 2014. Remarkably, despite his goalscoring feats, Chandler never scored a penalty. He took 2 penalties in his career, both of which were saved.

He was part of the Leicester side which finished in the club's highest ever league finishes of First Division runners-up in 1928–29 and in third place in 1927–28.