Chris Armstrong (footballer born 1982)

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Chris Armstrong
Personal information
Full name Christopher Armstrong
Date of birth August 5, 1982 (1982-08-05) (age 25)
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)
05 (0)   
National team2
2007– Scotland B 01(0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 17:15, 7 March 2008 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 21 November 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

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 Performance
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

  1. ^ "Blades 0-0 Gillingham", BBC Sport, 2003-08-09. Retrieved on 2007-11-21. 
  2. ^ "Sheff United 2-0 Crewe", BBC Sport, 2003-11-4. Retrieved on 2007-11-21. 
  3. ^ "Blackpool capture Blades defender", BBC Sport, 2005-10-13. Retrieved on 2007-12-01. 
  4. ^ "Armstrong on high with Blades", BBC Sport, 2007-11-15. Retrieved on 2007-11-24. 
  5. ^ "Scotland B v Republic of Ireland B", Sky Sports, 2007-11-20. Retrieved on 2007-11-24. 

[edit] External links

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Persondata
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