Date of birth | 02 May 1981 |
Place of birth | Leicester |
Nationality | English |
Weight | 73 kg |
Height | 1.98 m |
Position | Goalkeeper |
Having previously played only one senior game for Coventry City before the start of 2000-01, Chris Kirkland made tremendous progress and, by the summer of 2001, he could rightly claim that he was the club's number one goalkeeper.
He got an unexpected call up to first team duty against Tottenham Hotspur in October due to Magnus Hedman's injury and, although he was controversially sent off the following week at Chelsea (a decision later rescinded), he went on to enjoy a short run in the line-up.
He created a great impression with some fine performances and, after another short spell in the team over Christmas, he took over from the out-of-form Hedman in March.
Growing in confidence all the time, he was particularly inspiring in the home game with Chelsea when he pulled off half a dozen outstanding saves.
Despite the disappointment of relegation for the Sky Blues, he capped a fine personal season when he made his debut for England Under-21s against Mexico during the summer.
After a loan spell, Chris joined Wigan Athletic in October 2006 with a contract to June 2009 that was extended to June 2012 in May 2008.
He joined Sheffield Wednesday in July 2012 with a one-year contract that was extended to June 2015 in July 2014.
Chris joined Preston North End in August 2015 with a one-year contract.
He joined Bury in July 2016 with a one-year contract that was cancelled in the following month.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Coventry City | 06 May 1998 | 31 Aug 2001 | |
Liverpool | 31 Aug 2001 | 27 Oct 2006 | |
West Bromwich Albion | 01 Jul 2005 | 31 May 2006 | L |
Wigan Athletic | 11 Jul 2006 | 26 Oct 2006 | L |
Wigan Athletic | 27 Oct 2006 | 30 Jun 2012 | |
Leicester City | 25 Nov 2010 | 03 Jan 2011 | L |
Doncaster Rovers | 13 Oct 2011 | 20 Oct 2011 | L |
Sheffield Wednesday | 01 Jul 2012 | 30 Jun 2015 | |
Preston North End | 12 Aug 2015 | 30 Jun 2016 | |
Bury | 01 Jul 2016 | 05 Aug 2016 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Clean sheets | Conceded | Y | R |
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1999-00 | Coventry City | League Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
2000-01 | Coventry City | FA Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
2000-01 | Coventry City | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
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2000-01 | Coventry City | Premier League | 23 | 2 | 40 |
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2001-02 | Coventry City | League Division 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
2001-02 | Liverpool | League Cup | 1 | 2 | ||||
2001-02 | Liverpool | Premier League | 1 | 1 | ||||
2001-02 | Liverpool | UEFA Champions League | 2 | 1 | ||||
2002-03 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 2 | 1 | ||||
2002-03 | Liverpool | League Cup | 4 | 1 | 5 |
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2002-03 | Liverpool | Premier League | 8 | 1 | 8 | |||
2002-03 | Liverpool | UEFA Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
2003-04 | Liverpool | FA Cup | 1 | 1 | ||||
2003-04 | Liverpool | League Cup | 1 | 3 | ||||
2003-04 | Liverpool | Premier League | 6 | 7 |
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2003-04 | Liverpool | UEFA Cup | 4 | 2 | 3 | |||
2004-05 | Liverpool | Premier League | 10 | 1 | 13 | |||
2004-05 | Liverpool | UEFA Champions League | 4 | 1 | 2 | |||
2005-06 | West Bromwich Albion | FA Cup | 2 | 4 | ||||
2005-06 | West Bromwich Albion | Premier League | 10 | 18 | ||||
2006-07 | Wigan Athletic | Premier League | 26 | 6 | 38 |
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2007-08 | Wigan Athletic | FA Cup | 1 | 2 | ||||
2007-08 | Wigan Athletic | Premier League | 37 | 9 | 48 | |||
2008-09 | Wigan Athletic | League Cup | 2 | 4 | ||||
2008-09 | Wigan Athletic | Premier League | 32 | 6 | 38 |
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2009-10 | Wigan Athletic | Premier League | 32 | 6 | 60 | |||
2010-11 | Leicester City | League Championship | 3 | 7 | ||||
2010-11 | Wigan Athletic | Premier League | 4 | 11 | ||||
2011-12 | Doncaster Rovers | League Championship | 1 | 3 | ||||
2012-13 | Sheffield Wednesday | League Championship | 46 | 8 | 60 |
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2012-13 | Sheffield Wednesday | League Cup | 1 | 2 | ||||
2013-14 | Sheffield Wednesday | League Championship | 35 | 7 | 50 |
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2013-14 | Sheffield Wednesday | League Cup | 1 | 2 | ||||
2014-15 | Sheffield Wednesday | FA Cup | 1 | 2 | ||||
2014-15 | Sheffield Wednesday | League Championship | 3 | 1 |
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2014-15 | Sheffield Wednesday | League Cup | 3 | 2 | 7 | |||
2015-16 | Preston North End | FA Cup | 1 | 2 | ||||
2015-16 | Preston North End | League Championship | 4 | 1 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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13 Aug 2005 | Manchester City v West Bromwich Albion | D | 0-0 | Premier League | |
20 Aug 2005 | West Bromwich Albion v Portsmouth | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
24 Aug 2005 | Chelsea v West Bromwich Albion | L | 4-0 | Premier League | |
27 Aug 2005 | West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City | L | 2-3 | Premier League | |
10 Sep 2005 | West Bromwich Albion v Wigan Athletic | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
17 Sep 2005 | Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion | D | 1-1 | Premier League | |
24 Sep 2005 | West Bromwich Albion v Charlton Athletic | L | 1-2 | Premier League | |
01 Oct 2005 | Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
15 Oct 2005 | West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal | W | 2-1 | Premier League | |
23 Oct 2005 | Bolton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion | L | 2-0 | Premier League | |
07 Jan 2006 | West Bromwich Albion v Reading | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
17 Jan 2006 | Reading v West Bromwich Albion | L | 3-2 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Clean sheets | Conceded | Y | R |
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1999-00 | England | Under-18 | 1 | 1 |
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2000-01 | England | Under-21 | 1 | 1 | ||||
2001-02 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||
2001-02 | England | Under-21 | 1 |
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2002-03 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 1 | 1 | ||||
2002-03 | England | Under-21 | 1 | 1 | ||||
2003-04 | England | UEFA Under-21 | 1 | 1 | ||||
2006-07 | England | International Friendly | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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07 Sep 1999 | England v Switzerland | L | 0-1 | U18 | |
08 Mar 2000 | England v France | L | 0-3 | U18 | |
24 May 2001 | England v Mexico | W | 3-0 | Under-21 | |
05 Oct 2001 | England v Greece | W | 2-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 9 |
09 Nov 2001 | Netherlands v England | D | 2-2 | UEFA Under-21 | Play-off |
13 Nov 2001 | England v Netherlands | W | 1-0 | UEFA Under-21 | Play-off |
16 Apr 2002 | England v Portugal | L | 0-1 | Under-21 | |
06 Sep 2002 | England v Yugoslavia | D | 1-1 | Under-21 | |
15 Oct 2002 | England v North Macedonia | W | 3-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 7 |
05 Sep 2003 | North Macedonia v England | D | 1-1 | UEFA Under-21 | Group 7 |
16 Aug 2006 | England v Greece | W | 4-0 | International Friendly |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.