Researching Ben Chorley
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1014 people with the Chorley surname? In that year Chorley was ranked number 2579 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ben means "Son" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Ben Chorley on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ben Chorley and the Chorley Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 1151 people with the Chorley surname in the UK? Chorley is now ranked number 2972 for popularity in the UK. |
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Ben Chorley
Benjamin Francis Chorley (born 30 September 1982) is an English former footballer who played as a defender. He is currently the director of football at Swindon Town.
Chorley started his career at Arsenal, spending several years at the club on youth terms before signing a professional deal in 2001. He spent two months on loan at Brentford at the start of the 2002–03 season. Having made no first-team appearances for Arsenal, Chorley opted to leave the club and sign for Wimbledon in 2003. He continued playing under the club's new guise in Milton Keynes for a further three years from 2004 to 2007. During his final year at MK Dons, Chorley spent the majority of the 2006–07 season on loan at Gillingham. He left MK Dons in July 2007, and signed a two-year contract with Tranmere Rovers. After two years of regular football at Tranmere, Chorley returned to London, signing for Leyton Orient in June 2009. He made over 150 appearances during his three-and-a-half-year spell at Orient, before signing for Stevenage in January 2013 for an undisclosed fee. Chorley's contract was cancelled by mutual consent in January 2014 and he subsequently signed for Portsmouth. After two seasons at Portsmouth, he joined National League side Bromley at the start of the 2015–16 season.
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