Chris Dunleavy (born 30 December 1949) is an English former professional

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who played for Everton,

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, Halifax Town and Wollongong FC. Dunleavy was voted Chester's player of the year for 1973–74 but suffered a

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during their 3–0 win against

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the following season. This meant he missed the remainder of the club's first promotion season, but he remained at Chester until moving to Halifax Town in October 1976 along with Tony Loska.Sumner (1997), p 92 Dunleavy joined Wollongong City in the Australian

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in 1981 where he played three seasons with the south coast club.

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