Chris Armstrong (footballer born 1971)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Peter Armstrong | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | Wrexham | 60 | (13) |
| 1991–1992 | Millwall | 28 | (5) |
| 1992–1995 | Crystal Palace | 118 | (45) |
| 1995–2002 | Tottenham Hotspur | 141 | (48) |
| 2002–2003 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Wrexham | 59 | (13) |
| Total | 406 | (124) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994 | England B | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Christopher Peter "Chris" Armstrong (born 19 June 1971 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear) is an English former England B international footballer who has played as a striker for Wrexham (twice), Millwall, Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers between 1989 and 2005.
Born in England to an Irish father and a Nigerian mother, Armstrong began his career in the Welsh National League, playing for Llay Welfare, before signing with Wrexham on a free transfer in March 1989. At Wrexham, Armstrong made his professional debut as a teenager during the 1989–90 Football League season in the old Fourth Division, and managed to score three times through the course of the season. In his two-year spell at the Welsh club, he went on to play 60 games, scoring 13 times, before moving to Millwall for £50,000 in August 1991.
After one season with Millwall, Armstrong found a home at Selhurst Park, where he was the club's top-scorer with 23 league goals in 1992 during the inaugural Premier League season.
In March 1995, Armstrong tested positive for cannabis, becoming the first ever Premier player to fail a drug test. However, he returned to the game within a month after attending a brief rehab programme. He finished the season on 18 goals, not enough to save the Eagles from relegation.
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