Chris Plummer
{{Short description|English footballer (born 1976)}}
{{redirect|Christopher Plummer (footballer)|other people with this or similar names|Christopher Plummer (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Chris Plummer
| image =
| fullname = Christopher Scott Plummer{{Cite book | editor-first = Barry J. | editor-last = Hugman | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004 | year = 2003 | publisher = Queen Anne Press | isbn = 1-85291-651-6 | page = 339}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|10|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Isleworth, England
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Scunthorpe United (assistant manager)
| youthyears1 = {{0|000}}?–1994
| youthclubs1 = Queens Park Rangers
| years1 = 1994–2003
| clubs1 = Queens Park Rangers
| caps1 = 62
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2002
| clubs2 = → Bristol Rovers (loan)
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2003–2004
| clubs3 = Barnet
| caps3 = 37
| goals3 = 3
| years4 = 2004–2007
| clubs4 = Peterborough United
| caps4 = 50
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2006
| clubs5 = → Grays Athletic (loan)
| caps5 = 3
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2006
| clubs6 = → Rushden & Diamonds (loan)
| caps6 = 2
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2007–2012
| clubs7 = Peterborough Northern Star
| caps7 =
| goals7 =
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 = England U21
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2009–2012
| managerclubs1 = Peterborough Northern Star
| manageryears2 = 2012–2013
| managerclubs2 = Corby Town
| manageryears3 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs3 = Peterborough Sports
}}
Christopher Scott Plummer (born 12 October 1976) is an English football manager and former professional player. His most recent role was as assistant manager to Jimmy Dean (football manager) at Scunthorpe United.
Playing career
Plummer played for Queens Park Rangers (QPR), Bristol Rovers, Barnet, Peterborough United, Grays Athletic and Rushden & Diamonds.
Plummer made his QPR début in May 1996 versus Nottingham Forest and played 62 league games and scored two goals before leaving Loftus Road for Barnet in 2003.
In December 2006, he retired aged 30 to work in financial services subsequently working for [https://www.tortoiseproperty.co.uk Tortoise Property] in Hampton, Peterborough. He played semi-professional football for Peterborough Northern Star in the United Counties League, until May 2009, when he was announced as the new manager of Northern Star, following Tommy Cooper's move from the dug-out to the board room as he became the club's new Director of Football.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/football/teams/p/peterborough_united/6177267.stm |title=Posh star Plummer quits football |accessdate=14 December 2007 |date=13 December 2006 |publisher=BBC Sport}} He left the club in May 2012.{{cite news |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=84909 |title=Plummer leaves Northern Star |accessdate=22 May 2012 |date=22 May 2012 |publisher=NonLeagueDaily.com |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120904193701/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=84909 |archivedate=4 September 2012 }}
Coaching career
On 12 September 2012, he was named manager of Corby Town.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19574532|title=Corby Town name Chris Plummer as new boss|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=12 August 2016}} However, following two poor displays at the start of the 2013–14 season Plummer tendered his resignation at Corby Town.{{cite news |url=http://www.nonleaguebets.co.uk/chris-plummer-has-tendered-his-resignation-at-corby-town/ |title=Chris Plummer has tendered his resignation at Corby Town |accessdate=21 August 2013 |date=21 August 2013 |publisher=Non-League Bets |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130821132646/http://www.nonleaguebets.co.uk/chris-plummer-has-tendered-his-resignation-at-corby-town/ |archivedate=21 August 2013 }}
In January 2023, Plummer followed manager Jimmy Dean to Scunthorpe United as his assistant manager having held the same role at Peterborough Sports, whom Plummer had previously managed. {{cite web|url=https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2023/january/new-management-team-appointed/|title=New management team appointed|website=www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk|date=29 January 2023|accessdate=29 January 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311064411/http://www.uptheposh.com/people/227/ Profile]}} at {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070205233152/http://www.uptheposh.com/ UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database]}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. players
Category:Peterborough United F.C. players
Category:Grays Athletic F.C. players
Category:Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players
Category:Peterborough Northern Star F.C. players
Category:Corby Town F.C. managers
Category:Peterborough Sports F.C. managers
Category:Premier League players
Category:English Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players
Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Hounslow
Category:People from Isleworth