Chris Vinnicombe
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| Chris Vinnicombe | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Vinnicombe | |
| Date of birth | October 20, 1970 | |
| Place of birth | Exeter, Devon, England | |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |
| Playing position | Left back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Tiverton Town | |
| Number | 3 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1986–1988 | Exeter City | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1988–1989 1989–1994 1994–1998 1998–2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006– |
Exeter City Rangers Burnley Wycombe Wanderers Tiverton Town Exeter City Tiverton Town |
46 (2) 27 (0) 114 (4) 264 (2) ? (?) 4 (0) ? (?) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1990–1991 | England U21 | 12 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Chris Vinnicombe (born October 20, 1970 in Exeter) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Tiverton Town. He is primarily a left back but can play anywhere in defence.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Exeter City (1986–1989)
Vinnicombe is a product of Exeter City's youth system, and made his professional debut for the club in 1988, showing great promise as a defender, which earned him a £150,000 move to Scottish giants Rangers on November 3, 1989.
[edit] Rangers (1989–1994)
Vinnicombe won a Scottish Premier League winners' medal in 1991, but over the next few years found it harder to break into Rangers' very successful side, and on June 30, 1994 after 27 games for Rangers, he joined Burnley for £200,000.
[edit] Burnley (1994–1998)
He spent four years at Burnley, making 114 appearances and scoring 4 goals, before moving on to Wycombe Wanderers in the summer of 1998 on a free transfer.[1]
[edit] Wycombe Wanderers (1998–2004)
After a slow start at Adams Park, he became a successful player at Wycombe, and under Lawrie Sanchez became the club's first choice left-back who was known for getting down the flank. He also featured in their remarkable run to the FA Cup semi-final in 2001, and the following year, in 2002, he was voted "Supporters' Player of the Year" after being arguably the most consistent player of the year.[2] After Wycombe's relegation from the Second Division in 2004, new manager Tony Adams decided to clear out much of the existing team, and after making over 250 appearances, Vinnicombe was one of the players to leave, on July 1.
[edit] Tiverton Town and Exeter City again (2004–2006)
He returned to Devon, joining non-league side Tiverton Town for a year, before returning to St. James' Park on August 12, 2005. Since his return he was largely on the fringes of Exeter's first-team and he was released on May 31, 2006 after only 3 appearances in the whole season.
[edit] Tiverton Town again (2006–present)
Chris returned to Tiverton in 2006 for his second attempt with the club and still currently plays for the Southern League outfit. He is now also a member of the club's coaching staff, and plays an active role in Tiverton's Youth Development policy.
[edit] International career
Vinnicombe played for the England under-21 team, for whom he won 12 caps, some of which were as captain.
[edit] References
- ^ Chris Vinnicombe - Burnley FC. Clarets MAD. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
- ^ Chris Vinnicombe - Player File. Chairboys on the Net. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
