1. Christopher Paul Carruthers was born on 19 August 1983 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
34 Facts About Chris Carruthers
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Chris Carruthers played in the Football League for Northampton Town and Bristol Rovers.
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Chris Carruthers had loans with Hornchurch, Kettering Town, and Bristol Rovers, joining the latter permanently in 2005 after making over 80 appearances for Northampton.
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Chris Carruthers signed for Conference Premier club Oxford United and after one season was loaned to Crawley Town.
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Chris Carruthers then joined Oxford's divisional rivals York City on loan and signed for them permanently in 2010.
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Chris Carruthers was released after one season with Gateshead, joining Hereford United before dropping down to the Southern League Premier Division with Corby Town in 2013.
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Chris Carruthers rejoined Corby after their promotion to the National League North in 2015.
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Chris Carruthers represented the England national under-20 team and played at the 2003 Toulon Tournament and the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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Christopher Paul Carruthers was born on 19 August 1983 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, and attended Raunds Manor School from 1994 to 1999.
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Chris Carruthers has been the owner of Carruthers Property Services since April 2010 and a director of Players Taxback since September 2012.
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Chris Carruthers has worked in various roles for Travis Perkins since October 2013.
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Chris Carruthers played for Raunds Tigers before joining Harborough Town aged 13.
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Chris Carruthers soon joined Northampton Town in their youth system after a two-week trial.
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Chris Carruthers signed his first professional contract with the club on 9 April 2002.
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Chris Carruthers signed a new contract with Northampton in February, which would expire in June 2006.
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Chris Carruthers joined Conference North leaders Kettering Town, his hometown club, on a one-month loan on 21 January 2005.
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Chris Carruthers played regularly after signing permanently, appearing in 45 matches and scoring once in his first full season at the club.
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Chris Carruthers signed for Conference Premier club Oxford United on 4 July 2008, with manager Darren Patterson describing him as "another great pro who has bags of experience considering his age".
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Manager Chris Wilder said in June 2009 that Carruthers was not part of his plans.
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Chris Carruthers joined Conference Premier club York City on 28 September 2009 on a one-month loan to provide competition for the left-side.
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Chris Carruthers finished the season with 39 appearances and 3 goals for York.
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On 27 July 2011, Chris Carruthers joined Conference Premier club Gateshead on a one-year contract.
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Chris Carruthers went on trial with newly relegated Conference Premier club Hereford United in July 2012, who were managed by his former York manager Martin Foyle.
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Chris Carruthers signed for newly relegated Southern League Premier Division club Corby Town on 21 June 2013.
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Chris Carruthers was the club captain that season and won the Players' Player of the Year award.
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Chris Carruthers signed for Conference North club Brackley Town on 7 July 2014 on a one-year contract.
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Chris Carruthers re-signed for Corby Town on 9 June 2015 following their promotion to the National League North.
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Chris Carruthers represented the England national under-20 team over a period of two years, first being called into the squad for a match against Switzerland in November 2002.
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Chris Carruthers was named in the squad for a friendly against the Czech Republic on 9 October 2003 and entered the match as a half-time substitute before being forced to leave after around 60 minutes due to an injury.
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Chris Carruthers was selected in the squad for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship and played in two of England's three matches at the tournament.
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Chris Carruthers earned 11 caps for the team from 2002 to 2003.
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Chris Carruthers was left footed and versatile, being able to play as a left-back, left wing-back and left midfielder.
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Chris Carruthers played in a more attacking role as a left winger.
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Chris Carruthers predominantly played as a left-back for Northampton and Bristol Rovers, but on his arrival at York he was converted to playing in left midfield.