Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher Anderson Whyte[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 2 September 1961||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1986 | Arsenal | 90 | (8) |
1984–1985 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 13 | (0) |
1986–1987 | New York Express (indoor) | 26 | (11) |
1987–1988 | Los Angeles Lazers (indoor) | 77 | (27) |
1988–1990 | West Bromwich Albion | 84 | (7) |
1990–1993 | Leeds United | 113 | (5) |
1993–1996 | Birmingham City | 68 | (1) |
1995 | → Coventry City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
1996 | → West Ham United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1996 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | (1) |
1996 | Detroit Neon (indoor) | 4 | (0) |
1997 | Detroit Safari (indoor) | 12 | (1) |
1997 | Leyton Orient | 1 | (0) |
1997 | Oxford United | 10 | (0) |
1997–1999 | Rushden & Diamonds | 53 | (1) |
1999 | Raleigh Express | 7 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Harlow Town | 34 | (0) |
2000 | HyPS | 10 | (0) |
Total | 614 | (62) | |
International career | |||
1982 | England U21 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Christopher Anderson Whyte (born 2 September 1961) is an English former footballer who played as a central defender and made nearly 400 appearances in the Football League and Premier League. He had lengthy spells with Arsenal, West Bromwich Albion, Leeds United – where he was a pivotal part of their 1991–92 title-winning team – and Birmingham City, and also played for numerous other clubs in England and abroad. Whyte was capped by England at under-21 level.