Chris Armstrong (footballer born 1982)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Armstrong | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bury | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Bury | 33 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Oldham Athletic | 65 | (1) |
| 2003–2008 | Sheffield United | 95 | (6) |
| 2005 | → Blackpool (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Reading | 47 | (1) |
| Total | 245 | (9) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:11, 4 May 2009 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2007 |
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Christopher Armstrong (born 5 August 1982 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is a retired professional footballer, who most recently played for Reading in the Football League Championship. In 2011, he retired due to Multiple sclerosis. He is the younger brother of former Sunderland and Burnley midfielder Gordon Armstrong.
A former England U20s full-back, and Scotland B International, Armstrong was a tough tackler despite only standing at 5 ft 9in (1.75 Metres).
He started his career at Bury as a trainee in August 1999, playing 33 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 was signed by Sheffield United for £100,000 in July 2003 during a financial crisis at Oldham.
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. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 victory over Crewe on 4 November 2003 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, 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 career threatening injury.
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