Full name Dennis Isherwood Name Dennis Isherwood Playing position | ||
Date of birth (1924-01-09)9 January 1924 Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
Date of death February 1974 (age 50) Place of birth Northwich, England | ||
Dennis Isherwood (9 January 1924 – February 1974) was an English footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Chester after World War II. He later played non-league football for Northwich Victoria, Wellington Town, Winsford United, Macclesfield Town, Runcorn, Congleton Town and Stafford Rangers.
Playing career
Isherwood was signed with Rochdale during World War II and guested for Crewe Alexandra and Wolverhampton Wanderers, before signing for Wrexham. With the war still raging he guested for Port Vale on 9 May 1945 in a Potteries derby war match which was lost 4–2. After the war he made three Third Division North appearances for Frank Brown's Chester in 1946–47, before leaving Sealand Road and dropping into non-league football in 1947 with Northwich Victoria, Wellington Town, Winsford United, Macclesfield Town, Runcorn, Congleton Town and then Stafford Rangers. He later became the manager of Sandbach Ramblers.