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.{{Cite news |date=July 1, 2006 |title=Dunphy named as Rochdale chairman |work=BBC Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rochdale/5136182.stm |access-date=August 2, 2023}} One of his first decisions was to appoint Keith Hill as Manager. When Dunphy took over, Rochdale twice reached promotion play-off positions, one of which resulted in the club's first ever appearance at Wembley Stadium, losing to Stockport County.{{Cite news |date=May 17, 2008 |title=Rochdale are going to Wembley |work=Rochdale Online |url=https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/4/sport-news/8749/rochdale-are-going-to-wembley |access-date=August 2, 2023}} Rochdale also gained promotion to League One 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.{{Cite web |date=June 8, 2015 |title=Chris Dunphy and Colin Garlick receive long service awards from the Football League |url=https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/4/sport-news/96176/chris-dunphy-and-colin-garlick-receive-long-service-awards-from-the-football-league |access-date=May 16, 2022 |website=Rochdale Online |language=en-gb}} 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 A.F.C. in December 2018.{{Cite news |date=December 6, 2018 |title=Rochdale AFC Chairman and director step down |work=Rochdale Online |url=https://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/4/sport-news/124598/rochdale-afc-chairman-and-director-step-down |access-date=August 2, 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Dunphy |first=Chris |date=December 5, 2018 |title=A Letter To Supporters From The Chairman |url=https://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2018/december/chairman-letter-to-supporters |access-date=August 2, 2023 |publisher=Rochdale A.F.C.}}
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Category:Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale