Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
5.2
Average
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.34
goals / match
Celtic FC
top club · 198 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#397
goals rank
#416
assists rank
184
season goals
64
season assists
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€7.50m
peak value · 2004
€15.00m
top transfer fee · 99/00
28
best season · 03/04
16 / 1
int'l caps / goals
535Appearances
184Goals
64Assists
78Yellow cards
1Red cards
130Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Chris Sutton |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Christopher Roy Sutton |
| Date of birth | 1973-03-10 (53 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | N/A |
| Height | 191.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2007-07-05 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2007
Transfer: Aston Villa → Retired
07/08 · Transfer
Oct 2006
Transfer: Without Club → Aston Villa
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — Aston Villa
9 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Birmingham → Without Club
06/07 · Transfer
Jan 2006
Transfer: Celtic → Birmingham
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Celtic FC, Birmingham City
21 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Celtic FC
36 matches · 14 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — Celtic FC
44 matches · 28 G · 6 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Celtic FC
43 matches · 19 G · 11 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Celtic FC
30 matches · 7 G · 2 A · across 7 competitions
Jul 2000
Transfer: Chelsea → Celtic
00/01 · Transfer · €9.50m
Jul 2000
00/01 — Celtic FC
35 matches · 14 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1999
Transfer: Blackburn → Chelsea
99/00 · Transfer · €15.00m
Jul 1999
99/00 — Chelsea FC
39 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Blackburn Rovers
20 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Blackburn Rovers
41 matches · 21 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Blackburn Rovers
27 matches · 12 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1995
95/96 — Blackburn Rovers
23 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1994
Transfer: Norwich → Blackburn
94/95 · Transfer · €7.50m
Jul 1994
94/95 — Blackburn Rovers
48 matches · 21 G · 12 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1993
93/94 — Norwich City
50 matches · 25 G · 12 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1992
92/93 — Norwich City
41 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1991
Transfer: Norwich U18 → Norwich
91/92 · Transfer
Jul 1991
91/92 — Norwich City
26 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1990
90/91 — Norwich City
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €7.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals3 total · 0.12/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A3 total · 0.12/90
Yellow cards9 total · 0.36/90
Minutes played by club
Chelsea FC
19.2%
Blackburn Rovers
19.2%
Norwich City
13.5%
Aston Villa
5.1%
Birmingham City
7.1%
Celtic FC
36.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea FC | 1 | 99/00 | 99/00 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 2,234 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 5 | 94/95 | 98/99 | 159 | 59 | 18 | 2,240 |
| Norwich City | 4 | 90/91 | 93/94 | 119 | 36 | 15 | 1,568 |
| Aston Villa | 1 | 06/07 | 06/07 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 593 |
| Birmingham City | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 830 |
| Celtic FC | 6 | 00/01 | 05/06 | 198 | 84 | 29 | 4,190 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Champions League | Chelsea FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Champions League Qu. | Chelsea FC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 99/00 | FA Cup | Chelsea FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 295 |
| 99/00 | Premier League | Chelsea FC | 28 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1,849 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 487 |
| 98/99 | UEFA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97/98 | FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 |
| 97/98 | League Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 |
| 97/98 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 35 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 172 |
| 96/97 | FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96/97 | League Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 96/97 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 185 |
| 95/96 | Champions League | Blackburn Rovers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | Charity Shield | Blackburn Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95/96 | League Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 |
| 95/96 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 94/95 | FA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 94/95 | League Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 94/95 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 40 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 235 |
| 94/95 | UEFA Cup | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 93/94 | FA Cup | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | League Cup | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93/94 | Premier League | Norwich City | 41 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 147 |
| 93/94 | UEFA Cup | Norwich City | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | FA Cup | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | League Cup | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92/93 | Premier League | Norwich City | 38 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 367 |
| 91/92 | FA Cup | Norwich City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
| 91/92 | First Division (- 91/92) | Norwich City | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 754 |
| 91/92 | League Cup | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90/91 | First Division (- 91/92) | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 593 |
| 05/06 | Champions League Qu. | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | CIS Insur. Cup | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Premier League | Birmingham City | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 830 |
| 05/06 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 321 |
| 04/05 | Champions League | Celtic FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| 04/05 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 28 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 186 |
| 04/05 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 03/04 | Champions League | Celtic FC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 177 |
| 03/04 | Champions League Qu. | Celtic FC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| 03/04 | CIS Insur. Cup | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 25 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 117 |
| 03/04 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 170 |
| 03/04 | UEFA Cup | Celtic FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 |
| 02/03 | Champions League Qu. | Celtic FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 02/03 | CIS Insur. Cup | Celtic FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 168 |
| 02/03 | Scottish Premiership Top Six Split | Celtic FC | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 135 |
| 02/03 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | UEFA Cup | Celtic FC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 298 |
| 01/02 | Champions League | Celtic FC | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 |
| 01/02 | Champions League Qu. | Celtic FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 01/02 | CIS Insur. Cup | Celtic FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 364 |
| 01/02 | Scottish Premiership Top Six Split | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | UEFA Cup | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | CIS Insur. Cup | Celtic FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 |
| 00/01 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 185 |
| 00/01 | SFA Cup | Celtic FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | UEFA Cup | Celtic FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 330 |
| 00/01 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | Celtic FC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91/92 | 1991-07-02 | Norwich U18 | Norwich | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 94/95 | 1994-07-13 | Norwich | Blackburn | Transfer | 0 | €7.50m |
| 99/00 | 1999-07-05 | Blackburn | Chelsea | Transfer | 0 | €15.00m |
| 00/01 | 2000-07-11 | Chelsea | Celtic | Transfer | 0 | €9.50m |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-05 | Celtic | Birmingham | Transfer | 4250000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Birmingham | Without Club | Transfer | 3300000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-10-03 | Without Club | Aston Villa | Transfer | 3300000 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-05 | Aston Villa | Retired | Transfer | 2000000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€7.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€7.50m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.50m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #52786 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9565 | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3299 | #9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
No teammate data.
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93/94 | Premier League | Norwich City | 25 | 41 |
| 03/04 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 19 | 25 |
| 97/98 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 35 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94/95 | Premier League | Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 40 |
| 93/94 | Premier League | Norwich City | 11 | 41 |
| 03/04 | Premiership | Celtic FC | 6 | 25 |
Teams faced most often by Chris Sutton's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool FC | 50 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 56 | 70 | -14 | 28% |
| Newcastle United | 50 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 67 | 63 | +4 | 32% |
| Arsenal FC | 50 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 41 | 94 | -53 | 12% |
| Everton FC | 50 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 40% |
| Charlton Athletic | 50 | 25 | 7 | 18 | 69 | 57 | +12 | 50% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 50 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 54 | 48 | +6 | 34% |
| Manchester United | 50 | 10 | 13 | 27 | 45 | 77 | -32 | 20% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 50 | 24 | 9 | 17 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 48% |
| Fulham FC | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 71 | 50 | +21 | 48% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 37% |
| Manchester City | 44 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 43% |
| Southampton FC | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 65 | 49 | +16 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 03/04 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 93/94 | Goal #100 (career) | |
| 96/97 | Goal #150 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 39 | 2,234 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 98/99 | 20 | 577 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.56 |
| 97/98 | 41 | 569 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.27 |
| 96/97 | 27 | 275 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.31 |
| 95/96 | 23 | 194 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.39 |
| 94/95 | 48 | 625 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.15 |
| 93/94 | 50 | 147 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.84 |
| 92/93 | 41 | 367 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.23 |
| 06/07 | 9 | 593 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 05/06 | 21 | 1,151 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 04/05 | 36 | 816 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 03/04 | 44 | 913 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.59 |
| 02/03 | 43 | 781 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 |
| 01/02 | 30 | 769 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 00/01 | 35 | 590 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.07 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier League
255 apps
83 G
32 A
Premiership
127 apps
61 G
22 A
League Cup
17 apps
7 G
0 A
UEFA Cup
27 apps
6 G
4 A
FA Cup
19 apps
6 G
1 A
Champions League Qu.
10 apps
6 G
0 A
Champions League
28 apps
6 G
0 A
SFA Cup
14 apps
3 G
0 A
Scottish Premiership Top Six Split
4 apps
2 G
2 A
First Division (- 91/92)
23 apps
2 G
1 A
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Who is Chris Sutton?
Chris Sutton is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Chris Sutton?
Chris Sutton is 53 years old. He was born on March 10, 1973 in Nottingham, England.
What position does Chris Sutton play?
Chris Sutton plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Chris Sutton play for?
Chris Sutton currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Chris Sutton scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Chris Sutton has scored 184 goals in 535 appearances.