Chris Armstrong (footballer born 1982)

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Chris Armstrong
Full name	Christopher Armstrong
Date of birth	August 5, 1982 (age 24)
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Nickname	Stretch
Playing position	Midfield
Club information
Current club	Sheffield United
Youth clubs
	Bury
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2001 2001-2003 2003- 2005	Bury Oldham Athletic Sheffield United → Blackpool (loan)	33 (1) 65 (1) 51 (3) 05 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:56, 20 January 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

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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.

[edit] Club Career

He started his career at Bury as a trainee in August 1999, playing 34 games and scoring 1 goal before joining Oldham Athletic for £200,000 in October 2001, in only his second season as a first-team player. After playing a further 75 games and scoring his second goal, he signed for the Blades from for £100,000 in July 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.

After a brief spell at Blackpool earlier in the season, Armstrong became a valuable member of the team that gained promotion back to the Premiership in 2005-06. He was rewarded with the fan's Player of the Month award for March, the Capital One Young Player of the Year and, in July 2006, a new three-year contract.

He has continued to be a regular for United in their bid to avoid relegation back to the Championship this year.

He can also play for Scotland, having Scottish-born grandparents and has been recommended to Alex McLeish by Blades assistant boss Stuart McCall.