Gordon Armstrong

Gordon Armstrong
Personal information
Full name	Gordon Ian Armstrong
Date of birth	15 July 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
000?–1985	Sunderland
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–1996	Sunderland
1995	→ Bristol City (loan)
1995	→ Northampton Town (loan)
1996–1998	Bury
1998–2003	Burnley
2003–2004	Accrington Stanley
2004	Radcliffe Borough
2004–2005	Stalybridge Celtic
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gordon Ian Armstrong (born 15 July 1967 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He now works as a football agent, and has amongst the players he manages a number of current and former players from Burnley Football Club.^[2]

During his career he played for Sunderland, Bristol City, Northampton Town, Bury, Burnley, Accrington Stanley, Radcliffe Borough and Stalybridge Celtic.^{[citation needed]} Whilst at Sunderland, he played in the 1992 FA Cup Final where they lost to Liverpool.

He is the brother of former Reading and Sheffield United left back Chris Armstrong.^{[citation needed]}

His son, James, played for the Sunderland F.C. Academy, as well for Hull City A.F.C.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 26. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
^ Limited, Footymad. "GORDON ARMSTRONG - Burnley FC - Clarets Mad". www.claretsmad.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2016. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "Sunderland youngster Armstrong set to join Hull - Tribal Football". Retrieved 14 July 2016.

External links

Gordon Armstrong at Soccerbase

[Hugman2003-04-1] Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 26. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.

[2] Limited, Footymad. "GORDON ARMSTRONG - Burnley FC - Clarets Mad". www.claretsmad.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2016. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[3] "Sunderland youngster Armstrong set to join Hull - Tribal Football". Retrieved 14 July 2016.

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