Dennis Isherwood (footballer, born 1924)

Dennis Isherwood
Personal information
Full name	Dennis Isherwood
Date of birth	9 January 1924
Place of birth	Northwich, England
Date of death	February 1974 (age 50)
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Rochdale
	Wrexham
1946–1947	Chester
	Northwich Victoria
	Wellington Town
	Winsford United
1950–1951	Macclesfield Town
	Runcorn
1953–1956	Congleton Town
	Stafford Rangers
Managerial career
	Sandbach Ramblers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

Career

Isherwood was signed with Rochdale during World War II and guested for Crewe Alexandra and Wolverhampton Wanderers, before signing for Wrexham.^[1] 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.^[1] 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.^[1] He later became the manager of Sandbach Ramblers.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 149. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.