Norwich
City F.C.(England), Blackburn Rovers (England), Chelsea F.C (England),
Celtic F.C (Scotland), Birmingham City F.C (England)
Honours
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Biography
Chris Sutton (born March 10, 1973) is an English footballer who
currently plays for Birmingham City. He previously played for
Norwich, Blackburn, Chelsea and Celtic. . He has also been
capped once by England.
Sutton is able to play in either defence or attack, although
usually he plays in the latter role. For a big man, Sutton has
an exceptionally good touch on the ball which has even led to an
ability to play in midfield on occasion. Sutton has been a
prolific goalscorer throughout his career and was even joint top
goalscorer (with Dion Dublin and Michael Owen) in the English
Premiership for the 1997/1998 season.
He became the most expensive player in English football in July
1994, when he was transferred from Norwich City to Blackburn
Rovers for £5million. In his first season at Ewood Park he
developed a strong partnership with Alan Shearer and scored 15
Premiership goals to secure the club's first league title since
1914. But a succession of injuries combined with a loss of form
saw him make just 13 Premiership appearances during 1995-96 and
fail to score a goal. He regained his form over the next three
seasons and even won an England cap in November 1997, although
he was left out of the World Cup squad after a fall-out with
national coach Glenn Hoddle.
Blackburn were relegated from the Premiership at the end of
1998-99, just four years after being crowned champions, and
Sutton was sold to Chelsea for £10million. However, he failed to
live up to his promise, scoring just one goal in 28 appearances,
and he was sold to Scottish Premier League side Celtic for
£6million in the summer of 2000. Sutton's goals helped Celtic
win three SPL titles, two Scottish Cups and two Scottish League
Cups as well as reaching a UEFA Cup final. He joined Birmingham
City on a free transfer in January 2006, and is currently faced
with task of inspiring the Blues to Premiership safety. After
that, it is unclear how much longer he will play before
retiring.
