Chris Sutton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Roy Sutton | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1994 | Norwich City | 102 | (35) |
| 1994–1999 | Blackburn Rovers | 130 | (47) |
| 1999–2000 | Chelsea | 28 | (1) |
| 2000–2006 | Celtic | 130 | (63) |
| 2006 | Birmingham City | 10 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Aston Villa | 8 | (1) |
| 2012 | Wroxham | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 409 | (148) | |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1994 | England U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 1994 | England B | 2 | (0) |
| 1997 | England | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2010 | Lincoln City | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Christopher Roy Sutton (born 10 March 1973) is an English former professional footballer and manager.
He played as a forward from 1991 to 2007 for Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham City and Aston Villa. Sutton scored over 150 career goals in over 400 league appearances spanning 16 years in the English and Scottish Premier Leagues. He was capped once by England.
Sutton played principally in midfield or attack, although usually in the latter role as a striker. A very physical player, Sutton was a fairly prolific goalscorer throughout his career and was joint top goalscorer (with Dion Dublin and Michael Owen) in the FA Premier League 1997–98 season. He is also known as being one of the foremost exponents of the glancing header. He scored many goals with this technique which made him particularly effective from set-pieces.
In September 2009, Sutton was appointed manager of Lincoln City, but he resigned due to personal reasons twelve months later. In 2012 he came out of retirement briefly and featured for Non-league Wroxham. Lately he manages a small local team holt in the Norwich youth league where he hopes to bring the best out of young players.
He started his career at Norwich City, initially as a centre-half before being converted into a striker by manager Dave Stringer. He made his debut on 4 May 1991 in a 1–0 home win over Queens Park Rangers in the First Division.
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