Chris Armstrong (footballer born 1971)

For other people named Chris Armstrong, see Chris Armstrong (disambiguation).

Chris Armstrong

Personal information
Full name	Christopher Peter Armstrong
Date of birth	19 June 1971 (1971-06-19) (age 40)
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1989–1991	Wrexham	60	(13)
1991–1992	Millwall	28	(5)
1992–1995	Crystal Palace	118	(45)
1995–2002	Tottenham Hotspur	141	(48)
2002–2003	Bolton Wanderers	0	(0)
2003–2005	Wrexham	59	(13)
Total		406	(124)
National team
1994	England B	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Christopher Peter "Chris" Armstrong (born 19 June 1971 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear) is an English former England B international footballer who has played as a striker for Wrexham (twice), Millwall, Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers between 1989 and 2005.

Club career

Crystal Palace

After short spells with Wrexham and Millwall, Armstrong found a home at Selhurst Park, where he top-scored with 23 league goals as Palace were promoted to the Premier League.

In March 1995, Armstrong tested positive for cannabis, becoming the first ever Premier player to fail a drug test. However, he returned to the game within a month after attending a brief rehab programme. He finished the season on 16 goals, not enough to save the Eagles from relegation.^[1]

Tottenham Hotspur

After interest from FA Cup holders Everton,^[2] he then joined Tottenham Hotspur for a fee of £4.5 million, and became, and remained for some time, Tottenham's most expensive signing, replaced only by the signing of Les Ferdinand for £6 million in 1997 (he was record-holder for Palace's most expensive player sold for even longer - only Andrew Johnson, sold for £8.6 million in 2006, has surpassed him).

Armstrong's time at Spurs was not as successful as he might have hoped. Although a reasonably frequent scorer, he never managed to gain the level of popularity that the likes of Gary Lineker and Teddy Sheringham had during their time at the club.

Final years

He rounded off his career with two more unsuccessful spells, at Bolton (one League Cup appearance against Bury) and back at Wrexham, before retiring.

Honours

Tottenham Hotspur

• League Cup
  • Winner: 1999

References

1. ^ Chris Armstrong tests positive for drugs Guardian Newspaper 22 April 2002 - Extracted 15 February 2009
2. ^ [1]

See also

• List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences

Persondata
Name	Armstrong, Chris
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Date of birth	19 June 1971
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Date of death
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