Chris Dunphy
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Chris Dunphy (born 26 October 1950) is the former chairman of Rochdale Association Football Club (RAFC) in Greater Manchester, England.
Career
Dunphy was elected as chair of RAFC on 29 June 2006, replacing David Kilpatrick upon his retirement.[1] One of his first decisions was to appoint Keith Hill as Manager. Since Dunphy took over, Rochdale have twice reached promotion play-off positions, one of which resulted in the club's first ever appearance at Wembley, losing to Stockport County.[2] Rochdale also gained promotion to League 1 for the first time in more than 40 years.
In 2015, at the Chairman's Summer Conference, Dunphy received a long service award from the Football League for 28 years in football.[3] Dunphy also received an award from the Mayor of Rochdale, Surinder Biant, at the Mayor's Charity Ball, in recognition of his long association with sport in Rochdale.
Dunphy announced his retirement as Chairman of Rochdale AFC in December 2018.[4][5]
References
- ^ Dunphy named as Rochdale chairman BBC News, 1 July 2006
- ^ Rochdale go to Wembley[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Chris Dunphy and Colin Garlick receive long service awards from the Football League". www.rochdaleonline.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ Chairman to step down
- ^ Letter to supporters
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