Chris Sutton
Christopher Roy Sutton (born 10 March 1973) is an English former professional football player and manager. He later became a pundit and commentator for TNT Sports, regularly working on their coverage of Scottish football. He is now also a pundit and occasional match co-commentator on BBC Radio 5 Live.
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Sutton in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher Roy Sutton | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1994 | Norwich City | 102 | (35) |
| 1994–1999 | Blackburn Rovers | 130 | (47) |
| 1999–2000 | Chelsea | 28 | (1) |
| 2000–2006 | Celtic | 130 | (63) |
| 2006 | Birmingham City | 10 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Aston Villa | 8 | (1) |
| 2012 | Wroxham | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 409 | (148) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1994 | England U21 | 13 | (1) |
| 1994 | England B | 2 | (0) |
| 1997 | England | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Lincoln City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played as a forward from 1991 to 2007 for Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers, Chelsea, Celtic, Birmingham City and Aston Villa. Sutton scored over 150 career goals in over 400 league appearances spanning 16 years in the English and Scottish Premier Leagues. He won the Premier League in 1995 with Blackburn Rovers and was capped once by England. He was also known as being one of the foremost exponents of the glancing header. He scored many goals with this technique which made him particularly effective from set-pieces.
In September 2009, Sutton was appointed manager of Lincoln City, but he resigned due to personal reasons twelve months later. In 2012, he came out of retirement briefly and featured for non-league Wroxham.