 Brandon in Bradford City colours in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher William Brandon | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bradford City | |||
| Bradford Park Avenue | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
| 1997 | Farsley Celtic | ||
| 1997–1999 | Stafford Rangers | 32 | (0) |
| 1999 | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
| 1999–2002 | Torquay United | 71 | (8) |
| 2002–2004 | Chesterfield | 79 | (11) |
| 2004–2008 | Huddersfield Town | 135 | (12) |
| 2007 | → Blackpool (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2008–2010 | Bradford City | 27 | (2) |
| 2011 | BEC Tero Sasana | 14 | (1) |
| 2012 | PTT Rayong | ||
| Total | 363 | (36) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christopher William Brandon (born 7 April 1976) is an English professional footballer who last played in Thailand for BEC Tero Sasana. He is a midfielder who has played more than 300 games during his professional career, which did not start until he was aged 23. After he was released by Bradford City's youth academy as a youngster he followed a non-league career with Bradford Park Avenue, Farsley Celtic and Stafford Rangers.
He became a professional in 1999 with Division Three side Torquay United. Torquay were aiming for promotion during Brandon's first season with the club, but they finished two places outside the Division Three play-offs. He 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. He 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. In 2004, he joined Huddersfield Town where he twice narrowly missed out on promotion. He had a short spell on loan with Blackpool, helping them to the promotion play-offs. However, after a permanent move failed to materialise he returned to Huddersfield for a fourth season. When he was released by new manager Stan Ternent after four years with the club, he rejoined Bradford City, but had two injury-hit seasons before being released early from his contract. At the start of the following year, he moved to Thailand to join BEC Tero Sasana.