Iyseden Christie

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Iyseden Christie
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Personal information
Full name Iyseden Christie[1]
Date of birth (1976-11-14) 14 November 1976 (age 44)[1]
Place of birth Coventry, England
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Coventry Sphinx
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Coventry City 1 (0)
1996 → Bournemouth (loan) 4 (0)
1997 → Mansfield Town (loan) 8 (0)
1997–1999 Mansfield Town 81 (18)
1999–2002 Leyton Orient 58 (12)
2002–2004 Mansfield Town 64 (26)
2004–2006 Kidderminster Harriers 32 (10)
2006–2007 Rochdale 19 (2)
2006 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 19 (8)
2007–2008 Kidderminster Harriers 52 (18)
2008–2009 Stevenage Borough 3 (0)
2008–2009 → Kettering Town (loan) 13 (5)
2009 Torquay United 6 (1)
2009 King's Lynn 1 (0)
2009 AFC Telford United 2 (0)
2009 Coventry Sphinx 1 (1)
2009 Farnborough 3 (0)
2009–2010 Tamworth 25 (6)
2010–2011 Kettering Town 19 (6)
2011 Nuneaton Town 3 (0)
2011–2012 Tamworth 32 (10)
2012 Alfreton Town 1 (0)
2013–2015 Halesowen Town
2015 Barwell
2015–2016 Sutton Coldfield Town
2016–2019 Bedworth United
2019– Coventry Sphinx
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:26, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Iyseden Christie (born 14 November 1976 in Coventry) is an English footballer who plays for Coventry Sphinx, where he plays as a striker.

Playing career[]

Coventry City[]

Born in Coventry, West Midlands, Christie began his career as a trainee at Coventry City in 1995. He made his FA Premier League debut on 23 September 1995, appearing as a second-half substitute for Paul Cook in Coventry's 5–1 defeat away to Blackburn Rovers.[2] He made one further appearance, in the League Cup before joining Bournemouth on loan in November 1996, followed by a loan spell with Mansfield Town from February 1997.

Mansfield Town[]

He joined Mansfield Town on a free transfer in August 1997 and made over 90 league and cup appearances for Mansfield in two seasons. He joined Leyton Orient for a fee of £40,000 in July 1999, and made over 60 league and cup appearances for Orient in three seasons, before returning to Mansfield Town in August 2002.[3] He made over 70 appearances in his second spell at Mansfield but was released by the club after defeat in the Third Division play-off Final in May 2004.[4]

In 1997, he scored a four-minute hat-trick against Stockport County in a League Cup first-round tie. This remains the record for the fastest League Cup hat-trick.[citation needed]

Kidderminster Harriers[]

Christie signed for Kidderminster Harriers at the start of the 2004���05 season,[5] but injury restricted him to just one start and a handful of substitute appearances that season.[6]

Rochdale[]

In January 2006, after having scored 10 goals in 23 league games, he was sold to Rochdale along with teammate Mark Jackson for a joint £35,000 transfer fee.[7] In August 2006, Christie returned to Kidderminster on loan until December.[8]

Kidderminster Harriers[]

Following the completion of this loan spell Christie re-signed for Kidderminster on an 18-month contract in January 2007.[9]

Stevenage Borough[]

He joined Stevenage Borough when his contract with Kidderminster expired at the end of June 2008.[10] He made just three appearances for Stevenage, before joining fellow Conference National side Kettering Town on loan on 2 September 2008 until 17 January 2009. During this period he scored 6 goals in 15 games, including playing against Premier League side Fulham in the FA Cup.[11] It was believed this loan spell was to be ended early for a loan move to York City to go ahead,[12] but this deal fell through.[13]

Torquay United[]

On 31 December 2008 it was announced that Christie was to make his loan deal at Kettering permanent on 1 January 2009, in a five-figure deal.[14] However, on 2 February 2009 he left Stevenage to join Torquay United.[15]

King's Lynn[]

He signed for non-League King's Lynn in August 2009 after a short period on trial with Hibernians in Malta, following termination of the loan agreement with Torquay at the end of the 2008–09 season.

A.F.C. Telford United[]

On 11 September 2009, Christie signed for Conference North side A.F.C. Telford United, but left after two games.

Farnborough[]

He played one game for his local team Coventry Sphinx, before making his debut for Farnborough as an 80th-minute substitute on 21 October.

Tamworth[]

On 13 November 2009, it was announced that Christie had joined Conference National side Tamworth on non-contract terms. On the same day he was joined by his former Kidderminster teammate Simon Brown, who joined the club on a one-month loan deal from Wrexham.[16]

Kettering Town[]

After playing for Tamworth till the end of the 2009–10 season, he rejoined Kettering Town for their 2010–11 campaign.

Nuneaton Town[]

On 30 March 2011, Christie joined promotion chasing Conference North side Nuneaton Town until the end of the season.[17] Christie's first game for the club was a 3–0 away win at Gloucester City. Justin Marsden's goal came from a superb bit of individual guile and skill to beat two defenders by Christie before squaring the ball to Marsden to slot home.[18]

Tamworth[]

Following a successful trial, Christie returned to The Lambs.[19]

Halesowen[]

In the second qualifying round of the 2014–15 FA Cup on 27 September 2014, Christie scored six times against Ellistown & Ibstock United as Halesowen Town advanced to the third qualifying round of the FA Cup with a 7–1 win.[20]

Later career[]

Following at stint at Sutton Coldfield Town, Christie signed for Southern Football League side Bedworth United in January 2016.[21][22]

On 19 August 2019, 44-year old Christie returned to Coventry Sphinx.[23]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 119. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  2. ^ "Blackburn 5–1 Coventry". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Christie set for Stags". BBC Sport. 7 August 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Eight leave Mansfield". BBC Sport. 4 June 2004. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  5. ^ "Christie signs for Harriers". BBC Sport. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  6. ^ "Christie is sidelined for season". BBC Sport. 5 April 2005. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  7. ^ "Rochdale sign Kidderminster pair". BBC Sport. 31 January 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  8. ^ "Christie seals Kidderminster move". BBC Sport. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  9. ^ "Kidderminster snap up Christie". BBC Sport. 2 January 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
  10. ^ "Christie to leave Harriers". Kidderminster Harriers F.C. 4 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  11. ^ "Christie out on loan". Stevenage F.C. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.[dead link]
  12. ^ Flett, Dave (14 October 2008). "Minstermen muscle in on loan striker". The Press. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  13. ^ "Christie switch fails to get green light". The Press. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2008.
  14. ^ "Christie loan made permanent". Stevenage F.C. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2008.[dead link]
  15. ^ "Torquay capture striker Christie". BBC Sport. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  16. ^ "Tamworth sign Brown and Christie". BBC Sport. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  17. ^ "Nuneaton Town sign Iyseden Christie and Richard Lavery". BBC Sport. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
  18. ^ "Gloucester City 0–3 Nuneaton Town". NuneatonTownFC.com. 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
  19. ^ Chris Philpotts (14 July 2011). "Veteran pros give Law perfect mix". Tamworth Herald. p. 108.
  20. ^ "FA Cup: FC Romania out and Salford City denied". BBC Sport. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  21. ^ "Much-Travelled Christie Joins Greenbacks". 25 January 2016.
  22. ^ "Iyseden Christie Profile | Aylesbury United FC".
  23. ^ Coventry Sphinx sign experienced former Football League duo now aged over 40 years old, fanbanter.co.uk, 19 August 2019

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