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Chris Sulley Personal information Full name Christopher Stephen Sulley Date of birth 3 December 1959 Place of birth Camberwell, England Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Playing position Left back Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1978–1981 Chelsea 0 (0) 1981–1986 Bournemouth 206 (3) 1986 Dundee United 7 (0) 1986–1992 Blackburn Rovers 134 (3) 1992–1993 Port Vale 40 (1) 1993–1994 Preston North End 21 (1) Total 408 (8) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Christopher Stephen (Chris) Sulley (born 3 December 1959 in Camberwell) is an English footballer who played as a left back. He played 401 games in the Football League and 7 games in the Scottish Football League.[1] He is currently the Academy Manager at Leeds United.
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Playing career
Sulley began his career with Chelsea, but failed to make a senior appearance before moving on to Bournemouth in March 1981.[2] Sulley spent six years with the Cherries, making over 200 appearances before moving to Scottish side Dundee United in 1986. He featured only eight times, including one appearance at the very beginning of the club's UEFA Cup run to the final and moved back to England within three months with Blackburn Rovers, converting a loan move into a £15,000 deal.[3]
He spent six seasons with the Lancashire outfit, during which he won the Full Members Cup and made close to 150 appearances. Sulley moved to Port Vale in July 1992, spending a season in the first team before leaving for Preston North End on a free transfer in June 1993.[4]
Post-retirement
After retiring in 1994, Sulley took up a coaching post with North End at their centre of excellence in 1995. From there, he moved back to Blackburn and then on to Bolton Wanderers, originally as under-19s coach, in 1998.[5][6] In March 2008 he left his position at Bolton after over eight years at the helm.
He regularly does guest lectures at the University of Central Lancashire about his motivational skills he used whilst at Bolton Wanderers.
On 1 March 2011, Sulley was appointed the new Academy manager at Leeds United.[7]
Honours
- with Blackburn Rovers
- Full Members Cup winner: 1987
- with Port Vale
- TNT Tournament winner: 1992
References
- ^ "Stats". Neil Brown stat site. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/chrissulley.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ Struthers, Greg (2006-01-08). "Caught in Time: Bournemouth beat Manchester United, FA Cup, 1984". London: The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article786175.ece. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ "Rovers: Harford tracking Euro aces". This is Lancashire website. 1996-08-14. http://archive.thisislancashire.co.uk/1996/8/14/847149.html.
- ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 283. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200.
- ^ Chronnell, Liam (2007-11-17). "Academy Profile: The future is White". The Bolton News. http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/display.var.1840993.0.0.php.
- ^ "Bolton Wanderers FC International Academy". Bolton Wanderers FC. http://www.bwfcia.co.uk/. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ^ "NEW ACADEMY MANAGER APPOINTED". leedsunited.com. 1 March 2011. http://www.leedsunited.com/news/20110301/new-academy-manager-appointed_2247585_2304454. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
Categories:- 1959 births
- Living people
- People from Camberwell
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Chelsea F.C. players
- A.F.C. Bournemouth players
- Dundee United F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. non-playing staff
- The Football League players
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