Glyn Chamberlain (born 27 May 1958) is an English former

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whose last managerial position was for one game as caretaker manager at

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an association football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 and from 1891 played home games at Moss Rose. It competed in the short ...

. He was appointed as recruitment consultant by

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...

in April 2022. Chamberlain played professionally at

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2021 population of 78,266. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River B ...

, Chesterfield, and

Halifax Town FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of English football league system. They replaced Halifax Town, who went i ...

He later played non-League football at

Kettering Town Kettering Town Football Club is a football club based in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Latimer Park. Kettering were the first club to wear sponsorship on their shirts in 1976, and have ...

Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the High Peak, Derbyshire, Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, in the East Midlands region of England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.Alston, Cumbria also claims this, but lacks a regu ...

Hyde United Hyde United Football Club is a semi-professional football club in Hyde, Greater Manchester, England, formed in 1919. The team's strip is red shirts and black shorts and their home ground is the 4,250 capacity Ewen Fields. Hyde United's record ...

Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a Association football, football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the English Football League, Football League i ...

, and

Droylsden Droylsden is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, east of Manchester and west of Ashton-under-Lyne, with a population at the 2011 Census of 22,689. Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, in the mid-19th cen ...

As a manager, he managed Newcastle Town and

Congleton Town Congleton Town Football Club is an association football club based in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They currently play in the and are full members of the Cheshire County Football Association. The club have played in a number of regional leagu ...

Alongside his managerial work at Congleton Town he worked as a scout at

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies in a loop on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea, London, Chelsea ...

In 2001, he became full-time scout at Fulham, and in 2005 he became chief scout at

He left Crewe in 2009 to become scout at

Burton Albion Burton Albion Football Club is a professional association football club in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club moved its home g ...

In 2010, he was named Gary Simpson's new assistant manager at Macclesfield Town On 30 April 2012 he was named caretaker manager at Macclesfield Town following the departure of

Brian Horton Brian "Nobby" Horton (born 4 February 1949) is an English former footballer and manager. He spent 16 years as a professional player and 22 years as a manager, making 689 appearances and managing 1,098 matches. In addition to this, he spent four ...

. However, Chamberlain and the Silkmen parted company shortly after the end of the 2011–12 season. Following his departure from Maccelsfield Chamberlain returned to scouting and worked for

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system after winning the 202 ...

and

before being appointed as chief scout of

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club () is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It currently competes in , the third tier of the English football league system in the 2025–26 season following relegation. Founded in 1899 a ...

in March 2017. He was appointed as recruitment consultant by Crewe Alexandra in April 2022.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chamberlain, Glyn 1958 births Footballers from Chesterfield Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders English Football League players Burnley F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. managers English Football League managers Fulham F.C. non-playing staff Newcastle Town F.C. managers Congleton Town F.C. managers Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Droylsden F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Buxton F.C. players Hyde United F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. non-playing staff Doncaster Rovers F.C. non-playing staff Cardiff City F.C. non-playing staff Burnley F.C. non-playing staff English football managers