Chris Stokes (footballer)

Chris Stokes

Stokes playing for Forest Green Rovers during the 2012–13 season
Personal information
Full name Christopher Martin Thomas Stokes[1]
Date of birth (1991-03-08) 8 March 1991[1]
Place of birth Frome,[1] England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Coventry City
Number 3
Youth career
2005–2009 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2009–2010 Bolton Wanderers 0 (0)
2010 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2 (0)
2010 Swindon Supermarine 0 (0)
2010–2015 Forest Green Rovers 133 (7)
2015 → Coventry City (loan) 16 (1)
2015– Coventry City 31 (2)
National team
2007 England U17 6 (0)
2013– England C 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:49, 13 February 2016 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

Christopher Martin Thomas "Chris" Stokes (born 8 March 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Coventry City.

Club career

Early career

Stokes played for Southampton and Bristol City youth teams before joining Bolton Wanderers at the age of 14 for an undisclosed fee.

Bolton Wanderers

He captained the Wanderers at youth level during their successful run to the Youth Cup quarter finals in the 2008–09 season, scoring a penalty against Liverpool at Anfield and was a regular in Bolton's reserve team.[3]

Crewe Alexandra (loan)

[4] On 12 March 2010, he signed for Crewe Alexandra on a one-month loan deal,[5] making his debut two days later in a 1–1 draw with Torquay United and played 90 minutes.[6]

On 11 May 2010, Stokes was released by Bolton Wanderers following the expiry of his contract.[7] On 21 July 2010, Stokes opted to quit his trial period at Crewe to take up a similar opportunity at Walsall, however was not offered a contract by Saddlers manager Chris Hutchings.

Forest Green Rovers

Stokes played for Conference club Forest Green Rovers' reserve team as part of a trial,[8] and played four cup matches for Southern League Premier Division club Swindon Supermarine.[9][10] On 11 November 2010, he signed for Forest Green, initially on a non-contract basis.[8]

It took until 19 February 2011 for Stokes to make his Forest Green debut in a 1–1 home draw against Darlington.[11] After impressing in his first few months at Forest Green, Stokes was offered a new contract for the 2011–12 season.[12]

On 24 August 2011 it was announced that Stokes had been included in the England C Squad to face the India national under-23 football team side on 6 September.[13]

Despite scoring his first goal for the club in a pre season friendly with Hellenic Premier Division side Slimbridge in August 2011, Stokes scored his first league goal for Forest Green in a 3–0 win over Bath City on 29 August 2011.[14]

In January 2012, he signed an extension to his contract at Forest Green which would keep him at The New Lawn until the end of the 2013–14 season.[15] On 21 April 2012 it was announced at the final home game of the 2011–2012 season that Chris has been voted Supporters player of the season by the Forest Green Rovers fans. [16] On 6 December 2012, Stokes signed a further extension to his contract at Forest Green, keeping him at the club until June 2015.[17] At the end of the 2012–13 season Stokes earned a call up to the England C squad for a forthcoming international with Bermuda.[18]

He made his hundredth Conference league appearance for Forest Green on 26 August 2013 in an away win over Chester.[19]

In January 2015, it was reported that he had been allowed by Forest Green to train with League One side Yeovil Town.[20] It was revealed a week later though that he would not be moving to Yeovil.[21] He then began training with fellow League One side Coventry City in February 2015.[22]

Coventry City (loan)

On 21 February 2015, Stokes signed a 28-day loan deal at Coventry City.[23] He made his debut on the same day in a 2–2 draw against Sheffield United.[24][25]

In only his second game for Coventry, he scored a header against league leaders MK Dons to help Coventry to secure their first home win since October 2014, and to help them climb out of the relegation zone.[26] [27] He impressed making it into the Football League team of the week.[28] After impressing in his first seven games for Coventry, his loan was extended to the end of the 2014-15 season.[29]

He helped Coventry retain their League One status before the completion of his loan. On 4 May 2015, it was confirmed that he had been released by parent club Forest Green Rovers at the end of his contract.[30]

Coventry City

On 30 June 2015, Stokes signed a one-year contract with Coventry City.[31]

International career

Stokes was capped by England at under-17 level.[32]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 February 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bolton Wanderers 2009–10[33] Premier League000000—00
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2009–10[33] League Two20———20
Swindon Supermarine 2010–11[10] Southern Premier 0020—2[lower-alpha 1]040
Forest Green Rovers 2010–11[34] Conference140———140
2011–12[35][36] Conference45210—2[lower-alpha 2]0482
2012–13[37][36] Conference36421—2[lower-alpha 2]0405
2013–14[38][36] Conference20010—00210
2014–15[39][36] Conference18100—3[lower-alpha 2]0211
Total 133741—701448
Coventry City (loan) 2014–15[39] League One161———161
Coventry City 2015–16[40] League One312101000332
Total 312101000332
Career total 1821071109019911
  1. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Southern League Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in FA Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chris Stokes". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Coventry City FC player profiles: 3. Chris Stokes". Coventry City. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Wanderers' FA Youth Cup adventure".
  4. ↑ "Stokes Joins Crewe". bwfc.co.uk. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "Crewe agree loan deal for Bolton defender Chris Stokes". BBC Sport. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  6. ↑ "Torquay 1–1 Crewe". crewealex.net. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  7. ↑ "Trio Sign Extended Deals". www.bwfc.co.uk. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
  8. 1 2 "Ex-Bolton defender Chris Stokes joins Forest Green". BBC Sport. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Lyus, Craig (8 October 2010). "Southern League: Marine land former Bolton full-back". Swindon Advertiser. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Goals & appearances 2010/11". Swindon Supermarine. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Forest Green Rovers 1–1 Darlington". BBC Sport. 19 February 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
  12. ↑ "Forest Green Rovers offer 11 players new deals". BBC Sport. 11 May 2011. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  13. ↑ "England call for Forest Green Six". 24 August 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  14. ↑ "Forest Green Rovers 3–0 Bath City". BBC Sport. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  15. ↑ "Four players secure deals at Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  16. ↑ "Popular defender is aiming high". stroud news& journal. 25 April 2012.
  17. ↑ "Forest Green Rovers hand new contracts to five players". BBC Sport. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  18. ↑ "England C squad announced". Football Conference. 10 May 2013.
  19. ↑ "Chester 1–2 Forest Green". BBC Sport. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  20. ↑ "Forest Green defender Chris Stokes training with Yeovil Town". Gloucester Citizen. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  21. ↑ "Yeovil Town end interest in Forest Green defender Chris Stokes". Stroud Life. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  22. ↑ "Coventry City triallist Chris Stokes 'doing everything' to secure move, says coach Dave Hockaday". Coventry Telegraph. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  23. ↑ Kieran Crowley. "TRANSFER: Coventry City sign Chris Stokes on a 28-day loan deal from Conference side Forest Green Rovers".
  24. ↑ Kieran Crowley. "TEAM NEWS: Sheffield United vs Coventry City - Chris Stokes makes his debut in one change for Sky Blues".
  25. ↑ Matt Joyce. "“Coventry City are a massive football club, I would love to sign here. I’m not getting ahead of myself though." Coventry City's Chris Stokes".
  26. ↑ Matt Joyce. "MATCH REPORT: Coventry City 2-1 MK Dons - Sky Blues dig in for crucial win after brilliant defensive display".
  27. ↑ Kieran Crowley. "HIGHLIGHTS: Coventry City 2-1 MK Dons - Chris Stokes and Dominic Samuel goals give City a crucial win".
  28. ↑ Ryan Percival & Alex Butcher. "Sky Bet Football League Team of the Week".
  29. ↑ Aidan McCartney (19 March 2015). "Coventry City confirm Forest Green defender Chris Stokes will remain on loan until end of the season". coventrytelegraph.
  30. ↑ "Forest Green: Six players released following play-off failure". BBC Sport. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  31. ↑ "Stokes returns to Coventry". Sky Sports.
  32. ↑ "Ice cool Donaldson". TheFA.com. 30 July 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2010.
  33. 1 2 "Games played by Chris Stokes in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  34. ↑ "Games played by Chris Stokes in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Chris Stokes in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  36. 1 2 3 4 "C. Stokes". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Chris Stokes in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  38. ↑ "Games played by Chris Stokes in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  39. 1 2 "Games played by Chris Stokes in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  40. ↑ "Games played by Chris Stokes in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2016.

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