Chris Lightfoot (footballer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Chris Lightfoot (footballer)

English footballer and manager

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1970

Place of Birth: Penketh, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Chris Lightfoot (footballer)

  • Chris Lightfoot (born 1 April 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for four clubs.
  • He later managed in non-league football. Lightfoot spent much of his career with Chester City, where he came through the youth ranks to make his debut as a 17-year-old on 19 September 1987 in a 1-0 win over Grimsby Town.
  • He scored his first goal in his next appearance against Walsall in November 1987 and ended the season with 17 first team appearances to his name.
  • Lightfoot joined fellow youngsters such as Brian Croft, Robbie Painter and Colin Woodthorpe in emerging from the Chester youth set-up to become first-team regulars during this period. In future seasons Lightfoot was a regular in the Chester side, making more than 30 league appearances in each season until 1993–94.
  • By this point Lightfoot had been converted by Graham Barrow from a central defender to an attacking midfielder, reflected in his 14 goals as Chester won promotion from Division Three. In the summer of 1995 Lightfoot followed Barrow to Wigan Athletic for a tribunal fee of £87,500.
  • However, by March 1996 he was on the move again when he joined Crewe Alexandra.
  • In May 1997 Lightfoot appeared as a substitute as Crewe beat Brentford in the Division Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium, giving Lightfoot his first chance to play in the second tier in English football. Lightfoot's final taste of league football came during a loan spell with Oldham Athletic in the early weeks of the 2000–01 season.
  • At the end of the campaign he left Crewe and joined Conference side Morecambe, where he played for one season.
  • In 2002, he joined Runcorn, who he became manager of in October 2003 . He was sacked 12 months later .After spells with Marine and Leek Town, Lightfoot ended his playing days with two appearances for NEWI Cefn Druids.{{Cite news | title= Dixie opts for experienced duo | url= http://www.welsh-premier.com/news.php?ID=2772 | publisher= welsh-premier.com | date= 2005-07-01 | accessdate= 2008-01

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