Christopher Mark Eagles was born on 19 November 1985 and is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger.
27 Facts About Chris Eagles
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Chris Eagles played 17 times for United, including in the 2004 and 2007 FA Community Shield matches.
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Chris Eagles spent three seasons with the club, helping them to win promotion out of the Championship in 2009.
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Chris Eagles was sold on to Bolton Wanderers in July 2011, where he stayed for another three seasons.
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Chris Eagles went on to have brief spells with Blackpool, Charlton Athletic, Bury, Accrington Stanley, Port Vale and Ross County.
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Chris Eagles joined Oldham Athletic in July 2019 after spending more than a year away from the game, before leaving his contract early in January 2020.
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Originally coming through the youth system at Watford, Chris Eagles left when he was 14 to join the Manchester United academy.
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Chris Eagles made his first-team debut for Manchester United on 28 October 2003 as a second-half substitute for Kieran Richardson in an extra-time win away to Leeds United in the League Cup.
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Chris Eagles's performances saw him nominated for the new League Cup talent award, awarded to the young player judged to have made the best first-team breakthrough in the competition.
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Chris Eagles was loaned out to Watford on 21 January 2005.
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Chris Eagles made 13 Championship appearances for the "Hornets", and manager Ray Lewington said that: "he is an exciting player and has done very well".
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Chris Eagles ended his loan spell at Wednesday with three goals in 25 appearances.
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On 6 January 2006, Chris Eagles returned on loan to Aidy Boothroyd's Watford.
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Chris Eagles scored the only goal of the match against Stoke City in his first league appearance of his second loan spell at Watford.
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In July 2008, Chris Eagles signed for Burnley on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
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Chris Eagles agreed a new two-year contract with Burnley the following month.
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In October 2010, manager Brian Laws said that Chris Eagles was "unplayable" and in "absolutely magnificent form" after scoring five goals in the space of four games.
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In July 2014, Chris Eagles was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Bolton for his services to sport.
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On 18 November 2014, Chris Eagles joined Blackpool on a short-term contract until January 2015.
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Chris Eagles played seven games for the "Tangerines", but left Bloomfield Road at the expiry of his contract despite both he and manager Lee Clark reportedly being keen to extend his stay at the club.
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Chris Eagles left The Valley at the expiry of his contract in May 2015.
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Chris Eagles was released in the summer and signed with John Coleman's League Two side Accrington Stanley in August 2016.
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Chris Eagles joined League One side Port Vale on a short-term contract after impressing manager Michael Brown during a trial game in January 2017.
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Chris Eagles left the club at the end of the season, but returned to train at Vale Park in November 2017 after new manager Neil Aspin offered him a contract, which Eagles rejected.
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On 14 November 2021, Chris Eagles played in a charity match as part of a team of Bolton Wanderers Legends against the current Bolton first team with the match helping to raise money for Mother of Bolton player Gethin Jones, who had been diagnosed with Motor neuron disease.
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Chris Eagles was a winger, though could play as an attacking midfielder.
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Chris Eagles had recently split from his fiancee, Danielle Mitchinson, with whom he had two children during an eight-year relationship.