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 | ||
| 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. † Appearances (Goals). |
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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.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Crystal Palace
After short spells with Wrexham and Millwall, Armstrong found a home at Selhurst Park, where he top-scored with 23 league goals as Palace were promoted to the Premier League.
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 16 goals, not enough to save the Eagles from relegation.[1]
[edit] Tottenham Hotspur
After interest from FA Cup holders Everton,[2] he then joined Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £4.5 million, and became, and remained for some time, Tottenham's most expensive signing, replaced only by the signing of Les Ferdinand for £6 million in 1997 (he was record-holder for Palace's most expensive player sold for even longer - only Andrew Johnson, sold for £8.6 million in 2006, has surpassed him).
Armstrong's time at Spurs was not as successful as he might have hoped. Although a reasonably frequent scorer, he never managed to gain the level of popularity that the likes of Gary Lineker and Teddy Sheringham had during their time at the club.
[edit] Final years
He rounded off his career with two more spells, one at Bolton (one League Cup appearance against Bury) and back at Wrexham, before retiring.
[edit] Honours
- League Cup
- Winner: 1999
[edit] References
- ^ Chris Armstrong tests positive for drugs Guardian Newspaper 22 April 2002 - Extracted 15 February 2009
- ^ [1]
[edit] See also
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- 1971 births
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Doping cases in association football
- English footballers
- English sportspeople in doping cases
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- England B international footballers
- Living people
- Millwall F.C. players
- People from Newcastle upon Tyne
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Wrexham F.C. players
- Black English sportspeople
