1. Christopher Ian Hussey was born on 2 January 1989 and is an English former professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Northern Premier League Division One West club Hednesford Town.
51 Facts About Chris Hussey
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Chris Hussey helped Wimbledon to progress from the Isthmian League Premier Division to the Conference Premier with two successive promotions.
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Chris Hussey was signed by Championship club Coventry City in January 2010 and managed to become a regular starter for the team.
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Chris Hussey rejoined AFC Wimbledon in January 2013, who had by then won a place in the English Football League.
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Chris Hussey left Wimbledon and signed with Burton Albion in June 2013.
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Chris Hussey was sold to Port Vale in January 2022 and joined Stockport County nine months later.
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Chris Hussey signed with Walsall in June 2023, only to announce his retirement three months later.
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Chris Hussey later played non-League football for Stratford Town, becoming caretaker manager in November 2024, before he joined Hednesford Town as a player in January 2025.
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Chris Hussey was a schoolboy with Brentford and joined Woking after being released from Brentford.
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Chris Hussey was released by Woking after failing to complete his college work, later admitting he was "a bit of a problem".
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Chris Hussey joined AFC Wimbledon as a semi-professional in 2006 and worked as a carpet fitter alongside his father.
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Chris Hussey suffered a twisted ankle during the club's pre-season tour of summer 2007 that saw him sidelined briefly.
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Chris Hussey continued to be in the first-team, playing in the wing-back position, and made a total of 47 appearances as Wimbledon secured a second-successive promotion into the Conference Premier.
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On 16 October 2009, Chris Hussey signed a loan deal with Championship side Coventry City until January 2010.
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Manager Chris Hussey Coleman praised him for his performance after the match.
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However, Chris Hussey suffered a metatarsal injury during only his second training session at Crewe Alexandra, leading him to return to his parent club and spend three months in recovery.
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Chris Hussey was then given a handful of first-team appearances towards the end of the season, bringing Hussey's final seasonal appearance tally to 12.
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Chris Hussey stayed at Coventry though and maintained a place in the first-team.
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Chris Hussey struggled for form and was defended by manager Richard Shaw after being booed by home fans at the Ricoh Arena.
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Under the new management of Mark Robins though, Chris Hussey soon lost his first-team place and was demoted to the substitute bench.
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Chris Hussey departed the club by mutual consent on 8 January 2013.
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On 10 January 2013, Chris Hussey rejoined AFC Wimbledon, who had won promotion to the Football League during his absence.
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Chris Hussey remained in League Two after signing with Burton Albion on 27 June 2013.
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Chris Hussey left the club on loan but returned to Burton when Gary Rowett's squad was hit with injuries.
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Chris Hussey joined Bury on a free transfer following his release from Burton Albion, signing a two-year contract on 30 May 2014.
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Chris Hussey established himself in the left-back position despite facing competition from other full-backs.
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In November, Chris Hussey signed a contract extension with Bury, keeping him at the club until 2018.
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Chris Hussey provided assists against Wigan Athletic in both the League Cup and FA Cup.
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Chris Hussey remained in the left-back position throughout the season despite "struggling for form and confidence" and made a total of 50 appearances for the Greater Manchester side, scoring one goal and providing nine assists.
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Chris Hussey was sold to fellow League One club Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee on 2 June 2016.
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Chris Hussey went on to lose his place at left-back in favour of Daniel Lafferty, and featured just seven times in the league.
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Chris Hussey was sidelined for six months and came back to fitness as Phil Brown was appointed to replace interim manager Matthew Taylor.
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Chris Hussey had played 20 games during his time at the County Ground.
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Chris Hussey signed for Cheltenham Town on a two-year deal on 29 May 2018; manager Gary Johnson said that Chris Hussey had "good age, good experience" and was "a good defender".
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Chris Hussey signed a contract extension in October 2019 to extend his contract until the summer of 2021.
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Chris Hussey scored one goal, a free kick against Carlisle United that sealed an automatic promotion place.
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Chris Hussey played 155 games in three and a half seasons at Cheltenham, scoring four goals.
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On 10 January 2022, Chris Hussey signed for League Two club Port Vale, who paid Cheltenham an undisclosed fee.
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Chris Hussey told supporters the following month that "it took a couple of games for me to get into a rhythm which I think is normal for a new player", before he would help his new side go unbeaten in five games.
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Chris Hussey had his contract terminated on 1 September 2022 after finding a new club.
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On 22 June 2023, Chris Hussey agreed to join League Two club Walsall on a one-year deal from the expiration of his Stockport County contract.
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Chris Hussey announced his retirement from football on 13 September 2023, at the age of 34, citing a wish to "pursue a new and exciting opportunity outside of the sport".
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On 22 September 2023, Chris Hussey joined Southern League Premier Division Central club Stratford Town.
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Chris Hussey went on to be made a player-coach at the club.
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Chris Hussey became caretaker manager on 17 November 2024 following the departure of Gavin Hurren.
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On 10 January 2025, Chris Hussey joined Hednesford Town in the Northern Premier League Division One West after being signed by former Stratford manager Gavin Hurren for an undisclosed fee.
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In February 2009, Chris Hussey was called up to the England national C team as a standby.
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Chris Hussey was a left-footed defender who could play at full-back or wing-back and could fill in on the left-side of midfield.
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Chris Hussey always had good crossing and general attacking abilities and worked to improve his defending skills throughout his career.
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Chris Hussey was described by the Coventry Telegraph as "a shy character".
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Chris Hussey has two children with his fiancee Cavella Dutson.