Chris Withe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Withe | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Full Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1980 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | Newcastle United | 2 | (0) |
| 1983–1987 | Bradford City | 143 | (2) |
| 1987–1989 | Notts County | 80 | (3) |
| 1989–1991 | Bury | 31 | (1) |
| 1990 | → Chester City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Mansfield Town | 76 | (5) |
| 1993–1996 | Shrewsbury Town | 89 | (2) |
| 1996–c.1999 | Boston United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Chris Withe (born 25 September 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for seven clubs. He is the younger brother of the former Aston Villa and England striker Peter Withe.
Withe was born in Liverpool, England as the younger brother of Peter Withe. He began his career as an apprentice with Newcastle United, with whom he turned professional in October 1980. His two first-team appearances for the Magpies came during the same month in matches against Shrewsbury Town and Chelsea.
He remained with the club until June 1983, when he moved to Bradford City on a free transfer. Withe spent more than four years with City, missing just one game when they won the Football League Division Three title in 1984–85. On the last day of that successful season his day was to turn into a nightmare when 56 spectators were killed in a horrendous stand fire while playing Lincoln City. He moved on for £50,000 to Notts County in October 1987, playing regularly before joining Bury in July 1989. He had a loan spell with Chester City in October 1990 and then moved to Mansfield Town in January 1991.
Withe experienced two relegations and a promotion in his three seasons at Field Mill. He moved to Shrewsbury Town in August 1993, a season that ended with the Gay Meadow club topping Division Three. He remained with the club until the end of the 1995–96 season, a campaign that saw him play at Wembley Stadium in the final of the Associate Members' Cup against Rotherham United.
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