Chris Carruthers

Chris Carruthers

Carruthers playing for York City
Personal information
Full name Christopher Paul Carruthers[1]
Date of birth 19 August 1983 (1983-08-19) (age 28)[1]
Place of birth Kettering, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Playing position Defender, midfielder
Club information
Current club Gateshead
Number 20
Youth career
000?–2000 Northampton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2005 Northampton Town 74 (1)
2004 → Hornchurch (loan) 3 (0)
2005 → Kettering Town (loan) 2 (0)
2005 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 5 (0)
2005–2008 Bristol Rovers 95 (1)
2008–2010 Oxford United 36 (0)
2009 → Crawley Town (loan) 7 (1)
2009–2010 → York City (loan) 10 (1)
2010–2011 York City 42 (2)
2011– Gateshead 18 (0)
National team‡
2002–2003 England U20 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:10, 26 December 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:03, 26 November 2011 (UTC)

Christopher Paul "Chris" Carruthers (born 19 August 1983) is an English footballer who plays for Gateshead as a defender or midfielder.

Carruthers started his career with the Northampton Town youth system and he made his first team debut in 2001. He had loans with Hornchurch, Kettering Town and Bristol Rovers, joining the latter permanently in 2005 after making over 80 appearances for Northampton. His three seasons with the club included an appearance in the successful League Two play-off Final, which came before his release in 2008. He signed for Conference National team Oxford United and after one season was loaned to Crawley Town. He then joined York City on loan and signed for them permanently in 2010. After his release by York, Carruthers joined Gateshead in July 2011.

He represented the England national under-20 team and played at the 2003 Toulon Tournament and the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He earned 14 caps for the team.

Contents

Club career

Northampton Town

Born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, Carruthers progressed through the Northampton Town youth system.[1] He was named in the first team squad for the 2000–01 season, when Northampton were in the Second Division following their promotion.[3] He made his debut at the age of 17 as a half-time substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Port Vale on 26 April 2001 and his first start came in a 3–0 defeat to Walsall on 5 May,[4][5][6] finishing the season with three appearances.[7] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 9 April 2002.[1] He managed to score his first goal for the club with a "spectacular" long-range volley on 84 minutes in a 4–1 win against Wycombe Wanderers.[8] This season, 2001–02, Carruthers was able to make more of an impact, taking part in 13 games and scoring one goal.[9] He received the first yellow card of his career during a 2–2 draw with Cambridge United in the FA Cup second round on 7 December 2002.[10] During the 2002–03 season, he cemented his place in the first team, playing 38 games in all competitions.[10]

He played for Northampton in a 3–0 defeat to Premier League team Manchester United in the FA Cup fourth round on 25 January 2004, in which he conceded a penalty kick after two minutes.[11] He signed a new contract with Northampton in February, which would expire in June 2006.[12] He finished the 2003–04 season with 31 appearances in all competitions.[13] However, in the 2004–05 season, Carruthers fell out of favour at Northampton and he was made available to other clubs on loan.[14] He joined Conference South team Hornchurch on a one-month loan in November,[15] and after making his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Grays Athletic he finished the period with three appearances.[16][17] He joined Conference North leaders Kettering Town, his hometown club, on a one-month loan on 21 January 2005.[18] His debut came in a 5–0 defeat to Southport and made one further appearance, making two appearances before returning to Northampton.[17][19]

Bristol Rovers

After returning he only managed to play one game before being loaned out again on 24 March, this time to League Two team Bristol Rovers, until the end of the season.[20][21] He made his debut as a substitute on 79 minutes in a 2–1 victory at Notts County on 26 March.[22] He stated his desire to stay at the club long-term in April, saying "I do need a change, just to get myself going again really because it has been disappointing not playing."[23] He made his first start for the club in a 4–0 defeat at Scunthorpe United on 30 April.[24] The loan expired in May after playing five times for the club and he again expressed his desire to stay at the club.[20][25][26] Wycombe Wanderers agreed to sign Carruthers on a two-year contract on a free transfer on 1 July and Rovers manager Ian Atkins revealed his disappointment at not signing him, saying "He was high on my list. There are not many players who can play left-back, wing-back or as out-and-out wingers".[27][28] However, after speaking to Atkins and being guaranteed regular football, he decided to join Rovers instead on 1 July.[29]

Carruthers scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory at Grimsby Town on 10 December after scoring from a direct free kick on 80 minutes.[30] He was a regular at the Memorial Stadium since signing permanently, appearing in 45 matches and scoring once in his first full season at the club, 2005–06.[31] Ahead of the 2006–07 season, Carruthers said "We've got a good set of players and have proved that – especially away against some of the top sides. We're capable of getting results; we just need to get that consistency".[32] He played in an FA Cup fourth round game against Championship team Derby County on 27 January 2007, during which he cleared an Arturo Lupoli header off the line, although Rovers lost the game 1–0.[33] He played in both legs of Rovers' play-off semi-final victory over Lincoln City, which finished 7–4 on aggregate.[34][35] He played in the League Two play-off Final at Wembley Stadium on 26 May, which Rovers won 3–1 against Shrewsbury Town, and so winning promotion to League One.[36] He finished the season with 54 appearances in all competitions and he agreed a new one-year contract with the club on 10 July.[37][38][39]

Carruthers came on as a substitute on 76 minutes in a 2–2 draw at Premier League team Fulham on 6 January 2008.[40] By February, he had been dislodged at left back by Joe Jacobson, although he made a return to the team for a 2–0 victory over Cheltenham Town after Jacobson was unavailable for selection.[41][42] He made one more appearance before the end of the 2007–08 season, a 1–1 draw with former club Northampton on 12 March, and he finished the season with 24 appearances in all competitions.[43] The club announced on 14 May that he would be released when his contract expired on 30 June, having made 128 appearances and scored one goal in his two spells with the club.[44]

Oxford United

He signed for Conference National team Oxford United on 4 July 2008,[45] with manager Darren Patterson describing him as "another great pro who has bags of experience considering his age".[46] He was placed on the transfer list in September,[47] but was removed less than two weeks later.[48] He finished the 2008–09 season with 41 appearances in all competitions.[49] Manager Chris Wilder said Carruthers was not part of his plans in June 2009.[50] He joined fellow Conference team Crawley Town on a one-month loan on 28 August,[51][52] after having made one appearance for Oxford up to that point during the 2009–10 season.[49] He made his debut as a substitute on 21 minutes in a 1–1 draw with Grays on 29 August, nearly scoring after 11 minutes of being on the field after forcing a "top class" save from goalkeeper Preston Edwards, and this was followed by his first start in a 3–0 defeat at Luton Town on 1 September.[53][54][55] He scored the first goal of a 2–0 victory against Histon on 8 September with an "unstoppable shot into the top right corner".[56] He finished the loan period with seven appearances and one goal after it expired on 26 September.[57][58]

York City

Carruthers joined Conference club York City on a one-month loan on 28 September to provide competition for the left-side.[58][59] He made his debut in a 1–1 draw with Stevenage Borough on 3 October, after coming on as a 75th minute substitute.[60] The loan was extended until 2 January 2010 in November.[61] He scored for York with the opening goal in a 2–1 victory over Wrexham on 5 December after heading in a Michael Rankine cross.[62] After the loan spell concluded, he was offered a one-and-a-half year contract by York and was subsequently released by Oxford.[63][64] He signed for York permanently on 6 January.[65] He scored in his first game after signing, opening the scoring in a 4–1 victory over Hayes & Yeading United.[66]

He picked up an ankle injury seven minutes into a 2–1 defeat to Salisbury City on 9 March.[67][68] He made his return in a 1–1 draw with Tamworth on 27 March.[69][70] He played in both legs of York's play-off semi-final victory over Luton, which finished 2–0 on aggregate, and scored the goal in the 1–0 victory in the second leg.[71][72] Following the match, he was hit by a coin with the squad being forced to leave the ground through the back of a stand after having missiles thrown at them by a section of Luton fans.[73] He started in the Conference National play-off Final at Wembley on 16 May, being substituted on 73 minutes, which York lost 3–1 to Carruther's former club Oxford.[74] He finished the season with 39 appearances and three goals in all competitions for York.[57]

Carruthers made his first appearance of the 2010–11 season in the opening game, a 2–1 defeat to Kidderminster Harriers on 14 August, in which he was substituted in the 76th minute.[75] He suffered a knee injury in a 3–0 victory over Altrincham on 28 August and this was estimted to keep him out of the team for a month.[76][77] Carruthers made his return to the team as an 81st minute substitute in a 2–0 victory at Kidderminster in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round on 23 October.[78] His first start since August came in a 3–0 victory over League Two club Rotherham United in an FA Cup first round replay on 17 November.[79] He scored his first goal of the season in the 87th minute of 2–1 defeat at Darlington on 23 April 2011.[80] His season finished with 29 appearances and one goal and on 23 June was released by York after being told he could find another club.[78][81]

Gateshead

On 27 July 2011, Carruthers joined Conference side Gateshead, signing a one-year contract.[82] He made his Gateshead debut on 13 August in a 3–2 over Kidderminster Harriers at Aggborough.[83]

International career

He represented the England national under-20 team over a period of two years,[4] first being called into the squad for a game against Switzerland in November 2002.[84] Carruthers made his debut in this game, starting in a 2–0 defeat at home on 12 December.[85] He played at the 2003 Toulon Tournament,[86] marking Cristiano Ronaldo when the team played Portugal, with Carruthers saying in retrospect "I did okay against him though."[87] He started in all four of England's game in the tournament, which they were knocked out of following a 1–0 defeat to Japan.[85] He was named in the squad for a friendly against the Czech Republic on 9 October 2003 and he entered the game as a half-time substitute before being forced to leave after around 60 minutes due to an injury.[88][89] He was selected in the squad for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship and he played in two of England's three games at the tournament.[90] He earned 11 caps for the team.[85][89][91]

Style of play

Carruthers is left-footed and is versatile, being able to play as a left back, left wingback and left midfielder,[92][93][94] although he has stated his strongest position is at left back.[95] He has also played in a more attacking role as a left winger.[96] He predominantly played as a left back for Northampton and Bristol Rovers,[97] but on his arrival at York he was converted to playing in left midfield.[98]

Personal life

Carruthers is the managing director of Northampton-based Carruthers Property Services.[99]

Career statistics

As of 26 December 2011.
Club Season League[A] FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Northampton Town 2000–01[7] 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2001–02[9] 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 1
2002–03[10] 33 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 38 0
2003–04[13] 24 0 4 0 1 0 2 0 31 0
2004–05[20] 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
Total 74 1 7 0 3 0 5 0 89 1
Hornchurch (loan) 2004–05[17] 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Kettering Town (loan) 2004–05[17] 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2004–05[20] 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Bristol Rovers 2005–06[31] 40 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 45 1
2006–07[37] 38 0 5 0 1 0 10 0 54 0
2007–08[43] 17 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 24 0
Total 100 1 12 0 4 0 12 0 128 1
Oxford United 2008–09[49] 35 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 42 0
2009–10[49] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 36 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 43 0
Crawley Town (loan) 2009–10[57] 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
York City (loan) 2009–10[57] 10 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 16 1
York City 16 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 23 2
2010–11[78] 26 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 29 1
Total 52 3 7 0 0 0 9 1 68 4
Gateshead 2011–12[100] 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 22 0
Career totals 292 6 33 0 7 0 30 1 362 7

Footnotes

A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League and Football Conference.
B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Conference League Cup, FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-offs.

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