- Chris Hargreaves
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Christian Hargreaves Personal information Full name Christian Hargreaves Date of birth 12 May 1972 Place of birth Cleethorpes, England Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1989–1993 Grimsby Town 51 (5) 1993 → Scarborough (loan) 3 (0) 1993–1995 Hull City 49 (0) 1995–1996 West Bromwich Albion 1 (0) 1996 → Hereford United (loan) 17 (2) 1996–1998 Hereford United 1998–2000 Plymouth Argyle 76 (5) 2000–2004 Northampton Town 151 (6) 2004–2005 Brentford 30 (2) 2005–2007 Oxford United 73 (6) 2007–2010 Torquay United 105 (10) 2010 Oxford United 10 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:18, 20 May 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Christian "Chris" Hargreaves (born 12 May 1972) is a former English footballer who played as a forward and a midfielder from 1989 until 2010.
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Career
Hargreaves was born in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, and went to school at Lindsey School in Cleethorpes. He began his football career as a trainee with Grimsby Town in June 1988, turning professional in December 1989.[1] He had a loan spell with Scarborough in March 1993, before leaving Grimsby to join Hull City in July 1993 for a fee of £50,000.[1]
He moved to West Bromwich Albion on a free transfer in July 1995, but made just two first team appearances for the Baggies (both as a substitute). He joined Hereford United on loan in February 1996 until the end of the season when he moved to Hereford on a free transfer. His next move was in July 1998 when he joined Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer. He was a regular in the Argyle side, leaving to join Northampton Town on a free transfer in June 2000.[2] He was Northampton's player of the year in the 2001-02 season, signing a new two-year contract in July 2002.[3]
Hargreaves made over 150 league appearances for Northampton, leaving to join Brentford in June 2004.[4] Hargreaves joined Oxford United on free transfer in July 2005,[5] remaining with Oxford after their relegation to the Conference in 2006. He was released by Oxford in May 2007,[6] signing for newly relegated Torquay United the following month.[7] On 17 May 2009, he scored Torquay's first goal as he captained them in a 2–0 victory over Cambridge United in the Conference National play-off final at Wembley. The victory earned them promotion to The Football League.
In January 2010 Hargreaves completed a return to Oxford United,[8] where he won promotion out of the Conference for the second successive season.
After football
In 2011, Hargreaves opened a sports shop in Sidmouth, Devon, called, "Chris Hargreaves Sports Republic". He has also written a biography, "Where's your Caravan?" published in August 2011.
References
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 105. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
- ^ "Cobblers enjoy promotion party". BBC Sport. 2000-06-28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/4580716.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ "Hargreaves commits to Cobblers". BBC Sport. 2002-08-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/2165608.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ "Bees seal triple deal". BBC Sport. 2004-06-11. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/brentford/3797715.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ "Hargreaves completes Oxford move". BBC Sport. 2005-07-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/4649641.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ "Seven players released by Oxford". BBC Sport. 2007-05-17. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/6664721.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ "Gulls boss Buckle brings in duo". BBC Sport. 2007-06-20. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/torquay_united/6221440.stm. Retrieved 2008-01-08.
- ^ "Torquay veteran Chris Hargreaves clinches Oxford return". BBC Sport. 2010-01-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/8485960.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
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Categories:- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Cleethorpes
- English footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Scarborough F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Hereford United F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Northampton Town F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
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