Chris Palmer (footballer)

Christopher Palmer (born 16 October 1983) is an English professional footballer who made more than 200 appearances in the Football League. He most recently played for Conference Premier side Tamworth, where he played as a midfielder.

Chris Palmer
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-10-16) 16 October 1983
Place of birth Derby, England
Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Derby County 0 (0)
2004 → Hereford United (loan) 3 (0)
2004–2006 Notts County 54 (5)
2006–2008 Wycombe Wanderers 33 (0)
2007 → Darlington (loan) 4 (0)
2008–2009 Walsall 44 (1)
2009–2011 Gillingham 38 (5)
2011–2013 Burton Albion 43 (3)
2013 Waitakere United
2013 Ilkeston 8 (1)
2013 Oxford City 8 (0)
2013–2014 Rainworth Miners Welfare
2014 Mickleover Sports
2014 Tamworth 5 (0)
Total 240 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:39, 30 January 2017 (UTC)

Playing career

Palmer was born in Derby and attended Derby Moor Community School. He began his professional career with Derby County, but did not establish himself as a first-team member. He then joined Notts County in 2004, from where he went out to Hereford United on loan for a month, making three appearances. He was given a first-team place on his return, making 24 appearances and scoring four goals.

Palmer signed for Wycombe Wanderers in the summer of 2006. He initially held down a place in the first team, but struggled to win back his place after a shoulder injury. He went on loan to Darlington in August 2007. After being released by Wycombe he signed for Walsall on 1 August 2008, after a successful trial period with the club.[1]

On 6 July 2009, Palmer joined Football League One side Gillingham.[2] On 17 June 2011, Palmer moved to Football League Two side Burton Albion.[3]

Following his release from Burton Albion, Palmer joined Waitakere United in New Zealand on a short-term contract.[4] He scored three goals for Waitakere in the group stages of the 2012–13 OFC Champions League and played in the final, which they lost 2–1 to Auckland City.[5] He later returned to England to play for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Ilkeston on non-contract terms on 16 August 2013, where he was joined by his former Burton Albion colleague Aaron Webster.[6] He made nine appearances for the Robins in all competitions, scoring once.[7][8]

On 3 October 2013, Palmer left Ilkeston and signed for Conference North side Oxford City.[9] On 29 January 2014, Palmer signed for Conference Premier side Tamworth,[10] but after five appearances Palmer was released by the club on 27 February 2014.[11]

References
  1. "Palmer earns Saddlers deal". Sky Sports. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  2. "Gillingham sign midfielder Palmer". BBC Sport. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  3. "Burton Albion sign Gillingham midfielder Chris Palmer". BBC Sport. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  4. "Chris Palmer leaves Burton Albion for New Zealand opportunity". Derby Telegraph. 15 March 2013. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  5. "Chris Palmer: OFC Champions League 2012/2013". worldfootball.net. HeimSpiel Medien. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. "Ilkeston sign former Burton Albion duo Webster and Palmer". BBC Sport. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  7. "Ilsonfootball The Independent Ilkeston Football Website". www.ilsonfootball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2016.
  8. "2013/14". www.ilsonfootball.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016.
  9. "Oxford City FC signs Chris Palmer". OxfordCityFC.com. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  10. "Lambs add former Walsall, Burton Albion and Notts County man to squad". TamworthHerald.co.uk. 29 January 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  11. "Former Cardiff and Stoke City defenders depart The Lamb". TamworthHerald.co.uk. 26 February 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.