Chris Priest (footballer)

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}

{{BLP sources|date=December 2024}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Chris Priest

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Christopher Priest{{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 = 344 }}

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|10|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Leigh, England

| position = Midfielder

| youthyears1= {{0|000}}?–1992

| youthclubs1= Everton

| years1 = 1992–1994 | years2 = 1995–1999 | years3 = 1999–2004 | years4 = 2004–2006 | years5 =2006–????

| clubs1 = Everton | clubs2 = Chester City | clubs3 = Macclesfield Town | clubs4 = Bangor City | clubs5 =Colwyn Bay

| caps1 = 38 | goals1 = 16 | caps2 = 155 | goals2 = 26 | caps3 = 150 | goals3 = 13 | caps4 = | goals4 = | caps5 = | goals5 =

}}

Christopher Priest (born 18 October 1973) is an English former professional footballer who is known for scoring the final Football League goal of the 20th Century when playing for Macclesfield Town.{{cite web|url=http://www.football.co.uk/macclesfield_town/information.shtml|title= Macclesfield football team information | publisher = football.co.uk | accessdate=2008-05-11}}

Playing career

Priest played with Chester for four years, before opting to join fellow Third Division side Macclesfield Town on the Bosman ruling in July 1999.{{Cite news

| title= Midfielder Priest on the move | url= http://www.chester-city.co.uk/july99news.asp

| publisher= www.chester-city.co.uk | date= 1999-07-06 | accessdate= 2008-05-11}}

References