Career
Born in Heaton Mersey, Stockport, Cheshire, England, Chorlton played for All Saints F.C, Northern F.C, Stockport and Accrington Stanley before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in May 1904. He made his debut in a Football League Division One match on the 24 September 1904, scoring his first goal on the 29 October. Chorlton spent most of his early days at Anfield flitting in and out of the side, making just 12 appearances in his first season and 27 over the following three campaigns.
lieutenant was the 1908-1909 term that saw Chorlton establish himself as a first choice player, eventually making 35 appearances.
Chorlton followed that up with an ever present season in 1909-1910, the only Red to do southern He started the 1910-1911 season as a regular, making 7 appearances in 10 games, but lost his place and never really regained lieutenant
Foreign a time Chorlton was the club"s penalty-taker, which helped him hit 8 goals in his 121 outings for the Anfield club Chorlton also went on to play for Stalybridge Celtic.