Chris Armstrong (footballer born 1982)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Personal information
Chris Armstong
Full name	Christopher Armstrong
Date of birth	05/08/1982
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Position	Midfield
Club information
Current club	Sheffield United
Youth clubs
	Bury
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1999-2001 2001-2003 2003- 2005	Bury Oldham Athletic Sheffield United Blackpool (loan)	33 (1) 65 (1) 45 (3) 5 (0)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22/10/2006.

For other people named Chris Armstrong see Chris Armstrong.

Christopher Armstrong (born August 5, 1982 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is a professional footballer, who currently plays left-sided midfield for Sheffield United in the Premiership.

He started his career at Bury, playing 34 games and scoring 1 goal before joining Oldham Athletic during 2001-02, his second season. After playing a further 75 games and scoring his second goal, he signed for the Blades from for £100,000 in 2003.

A former England U20s full-back, Armstrong is a tough tackler despite only standing at 5ft 9in (1.75 Metres). He has 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.

A valuable member of the team that gained promotion back to the Premiership in 2005-06, Armstrong was rewarded with the fan's Player of the Month award for March and the Capital One Young Player of the Year. In July 2006, he signed a new three-year contract.