Chris Armstrong (footballer born 1982)
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| Chris Armstrong | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Armstrong | |
| Date of birth | August 5, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sheffield United | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Bury | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999–2001 2001–2003 2003– 2005 |
Bury Oldham Athletic Sheffield United → Blackpool (loan) |
33 (1) 65 (1) 95 (6) 5 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2007– | Scotland B | 1(0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Christopher Armstrong (born August 5, 1982 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is a professional footballer, who currently plays left-sided midfield for Sheffield United in the Football League Championship. He is the younger brother of former Sunderland and Burnley midfielder Gordon Armstrong.
A former England U20s full-back, and current Scotland B International, Armstrong is a tough tackler despite only standing at 5ft 9in (1.75 Metres).
Armstrong is nicknamed Stretch by the Blades faithful - after the children's toy Stretch Armstrong.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Bury and Oldham
He started his career at Bury as a trainee in August 1999, playing 34 games and scoring 1 goal before joining Oldham Athletic for £200,000 in October 2001, in only his second season as a first-team player. After playing a further 75 games and scoring his second goal, he signed for Sheffield United from for £100,000 in July 2003.
[edit] Sheffield United
Having signed for the Blades in the summer Armstrong made his debut in the first game of the 2003-04 season, a 0-0 draw with Gillingham at Bramall Lane.[1] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2-0 victory over Crewe on November 4 2003[2] only to suffer serious injury a few weeks later. He eventually returned to regular first team football after battling back bravely from career-threatening knee injury problems that limited him to just 13 games in his first season with the Blades and ruled him out for the whole of 2004-05.
After a brief spell at Blackpool to improve his match fitness earlier in the season[3], Armstrong became a valuable member of the team that gained promotion back to the Premiership in 2005-06. He was rewarded with the fan's Player of the Month award for March, the Capital One Young Player of the Year and, in July 2006, a new three-year contract. Armstrong was also awarded with a special award by manager Neil Warnock at the end of the promotion season to mark his courage and return to action after his carear threatening injury.
[edit] International career
Although born in Newcastle, Armstrong qualifies for Scotland through his grandmother. And despite appearing for England's under-20 side in the 2002 Toulon Tournament, FIFA have now allowed him to represent Scotland.[4]
Armstrong received an international cap for Scotland B, after being included in the starting eleven in a 1-1 draw, against the Republic of Ireland B team, at the Excelsior Stadium on November 20, 2007.[5]
[edit] Statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Sheffield United | 2007-081 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 |
| 2006-07 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2005-06 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| Blackpool (loan) | 2005-06 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sheffield United | 2003-04 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2002-03 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| 2001-02 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Bury | 2001-02 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Total | 198 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 228 | 8 | |
1 Last updated 7 March 2008
[edit] References
- ^ "Blades 0-0 Gillingham", BBC Sport, 2003-08-09. Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
- ^ "Sheff United 2-0 Crewe", BBC Sport, 2003-11-4. Retrieved on 2007-11-21.
- ^ "Blackpool capture Blades defender", BBC Sport, 2005-10-13. Retrieved on 2007-12-01.
- ^ "Armstrong on high with Blades", BBC Sport, 2007-11-15. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
- ^ "Scotland B v Republic of Ireland B", Sky Sports, 2007-11-20. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Armstrong, Christopher |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Armstrong, Chris |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1982-8-5 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Newcastle upon Tyne , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
