Chris Sutton

Chris Sutton was born on 10 March 1973 in Nottingham, East Midlands, England, the son of Mike Sutton, formerly a footballer with Norwich City. His younger brother John also became a footballer, and has played for a number of clubs in both England and Scotland.{{Cite news |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A161712029/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=bookmark-STND&xid=cc135c13 |title=Rangers wary of the Sutton curse |work=The Independent on Sunday |first=Phil |last=Gordon |date=8 April 2007 |access-date=12 August 2021 | location=London |via=Gale OneFile: News |url-access=subscription}} As a child, he moved with his family from East Leake in Nottinghamshire to Horsford in Norfolk.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eBMjAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT21 |title=Paradise And Beyond: My Autobiography |first1=Chris |last1=Sutton |first2=Mark |last2=Guidi |publisher=Black & White |location=Edinburgh |date=2011 |page=21 |isbn=978-1-84502-401-7}}

Sutton started his career as a professional footballer at Norwich City, initially as a centre-half before being converted into a striker by manager Dave Stringer. He made his debut on 4 May 1991 in a 1–0 home win over Queens Park Rangers in the First Division.{{cite web|url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=43920 |title=Chris Sutton - Norwich City FC - Football-Heroes.net |publisher=Sporting-heroes.net |access-date=13 January 2010}}

In Stringer's final season as manager, 1991–92, when Norwich reached the FA Cup semi-finals, Sutton gradually broke into the first team. He made 21 league appearances that season, scoring twice.

Sutton found success in his new position as Norwich spent most of the first season of the new FA Premier League, in 1992–93, as league leaders, before eventually slipping to third place under new manager Mike Walker. Sutton featured in 38 Premier League games that season, scoring eight goals, which made him the club's second-highest scorer behind Mark Robins.

In the autumn of 1993, Sutton was part of the side that eliminated Bayern Munich from the UEFA Cup, while he scored 25 Premier League goals in the 1993/94 season. After manager Walker went to Everton, in January 1994, and succeeded by assistant John Deehan, Norwich slipped out of the top five and finished in the 12th position. At that time, Sutton was being linked with other clubs, including Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-sutton-will-choose-his-destination-today-1413757.html | location=London | work=The Independent | first=Henry | last=Winter | title=Football: Sutton will choose his destination today | date=14 July 1994}} and Manchester United.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ElBIAAAAIBAJ&pg=3963,3803900&dq=chris-sutton&hl=en|title=New Straits Times – Google News Archive Search}}

Sutton became the most expensive player in English football in July 1994, when he was transferred from Norwich City to Blackburn Rovers for £5 million.{{Cite news

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In his first season at Ewood Park, he developed a partnership (known as 'SAS') with Alan Shearer and scored 15 Premier League goals, helping Blackburn Rovers to secure their first top flight league title since 1914.{{cite news|title=English football's dying breed of strike partnerships|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20469693|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2 October 2014}}

A succession of injuries, combined with a loss of form, saw Sutton making only 13 Premier League appearances during the 1995–96 season and failing to score a single league goal. Shearer's regular strike partner that season became Mike Newell, but, at the end of the season, both Shearer and Newell departed from the club, leaving Sutton and Kevin Gallacher as Blackburn's only major strikers.

Sutton regained his form over the next three seasons, achieving joint highest goalscoring place in the Premier League in 1997–98, by scoring 18 times.{{cite web|title=Premiership Golden Boot Awards|url=http://www.goldenboot.me.uk/premiership_golden_boot_awards/|publisher=Golden Boot|access-date=2 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006093817/http://www.goldenboot.me.uk/premiership_golden_boot_awards/|archive-date=6 October 2014}}

Sutton was involved in a controversial moment towards the end of the 1996–97 season in a league game against Arsenal at Highbury. Late in the game, with The Gunners leading by a single goal, the ball was kicked out of play by Arsenal to allow an injured teammate to receive treatment. Under the unwritten sportsmanship rule, Arsenal would expect the ball to be returned to them unhindered. Sutton chased the ball instead of allowing it to be thrown back to Arsenal and won a corner from his efforts, from which Blackburn scored. At the end of the season, Arsenal missed out on a lucrative place in the Champions League to Newcastle United on goal difference. Following the incident, Blackburn's interim manager Tony Parkes described Sutton as "a boy who was sometimes a bit dizzy ... a bit silly",{{Cite news|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629075146/http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1997/12/13/phead.htm |url=http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1997/12/13/phead.htm |title=Gunners urged to call truce with Sutton |work=Irish Examiner |date=13 December 1997 |archive-date=29 June 2011 }} stating "It was against the spirit of the game and he should not have done it".{{cite news|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/S-PLATT+GOES+THE+TITLE!%3B+Angry+Gunners+in+Sutton+%27cheat%27+storm%3A...-a061141639 |title=S-Platt goes the title! |work=Sunday Mirror |format=reprint hosted at The Free Library |date=20 April 1997 |access-date=7 January 2013 | first=Jack | last=Steggles}}

Sutton refused to apologise for his action.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/825710.stm |title=Sutton – the facts |date=9 July 2000 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=4 February 2009}}

Although, in 1997/98, Sutton's 18 goals helped Blackburn finish sixth in the League and qualify for the UEFA Cup, he managed just 17 league games and three goals the following season, 1998–99, as they were relegated four years after being crowned champions.

Sutton was sold to Chelsea for £10 million after Blackburn's relegation.{{cite news |title=Chelsea seal £10m Sutton deal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/fa_carling_premiership/386816.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=5 July 1999 |access-date=4 April 2012 }}{{cite news |title=Sutton joins Chelsea for pounds 10m |first=Alan |last=Nixon |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-sutton-joins-chelsea-for-pounds-10m-1104670.html |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent Print Limited |date=6 July 1999 |access-date=4 April 2012 |location=London}} His time at Stamford Bridge proved an unhappy one, as he struggled both to live up to the price tag and to adapt to Chelsea's style of play, scoring just one league goal; in the 5–0 win against Manchester United{{Cite news

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|date=3 October 1999 |access-date=5 November 2009}} in 28 appearances, and 3 goals in total, the other 2 coming from one goal against Skonto Riga in a Champions League qualifier,{{cite news |title=Chelsea relief after late goal feast |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/417698.stm |work=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=12 August 1999 |access-date=4 April 2012 }}{{Cite news

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| last=Tongue}} and one against Hull City in the FA Cup.{{Cite news

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|date=11 December 1999 |access-date=5 November 2009}} He failed to even make the bench for the club's FA Cup Final win against Aston Villa. In July 2000, he was sold to Scottish Premier League side Celtic for £6 million.{{cite news |title=O'Neill secures Sutton |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/829023.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=11 July 2000 |access-date=4 April 2012 }}

Sutton regained his goal-scoring form at Celtic. He scored the winner on his league debut in a 2–1 win against Dundee United in July 2000,{{cite news |title=Celtic new boys off to winning start |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/858625.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=30 July 2000 |access-date=4 April 2012 }} but was then sent off in his second appearance against Motherwell.{{cite news

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|date=5 August 2000 |access-date=3 November 2021}} Sutton endeared himself to Celtic fans four weeks later in his first Old Firm match against Rangers – scoring the first and last goals in a dramatic 6–2 victory for Celtic.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/898428.stm |title=Celtic's six of the best |date=27 August 2000 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=4 February 2009}} Sutton went on to form a prolific partnership with Swede Henrik Larsson.

Sutton's goals helped Celtic win three SPL titles, three Scottish Cups and one Scottish League Cup, as well as reaching the UEFA Cup final. Many of Sutton's most "memorable goals" for Celtic were scored in European competition: Against Ajax away in 2001,{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/aug/09/newsstory.ajax | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Michael | last=Walker | title=Fighting fans mar Celtic success | date=8 August 2001}} Juventus at Celtic Park the same year,{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/champions_league/1627972.stm | work=BBC News | title=Celtic bow out in style | date=31 October 2001}} away against Blackburn Rovers, and against VfB Stuttgart during the team's UEFA Cup run to the final in Seville in 2003,{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/uefa_cup/2442877.stm | work=BBC News | title=Celtic win Battle of Britain | date=14 November 2002}}{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/2798753.stm | work=BBC News | title=Celtic kill off Stuttgart | date=27 February 2003}} and the volley from close range against Barcelona at Celtic Park in 2004.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/3645872.stm | work=BBC News | title=Celtic 1–3 Barcelona | date=14 September 2004}}

Sutton holds the record for the quickest goal ever in an Old Firm clash, scored at Ibrox in 2002, hitting the net inside of 18 seconds.{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/scottish-premier/3039361/Celtic-lose-way-after-Suttons-fastest-strike.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/scottish-premier/3039361/Celtic-lose-way-after-Suttons-fastest-strike.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | first=Roddy | last=Forsyth | title=Celtic lose way after Sutton's fastest strike | date=9 December 2002}}{{cbignore}}

Sutton's nature came to the fore again at the end of the 2002–03 season when he accused Dunfermline Athletic of "lying down", in order for Celtic to lose the title.{{cite news |title=Death threat rekindles row |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/3044266.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=4 July 2003 |access-date=4 April 2012 }} He failed to apologise{{cite news |title= Chris Sutton: Jimmy Calderwood will NEVER get an apology from me.. only he will know why his Pars team put in such a weak display to hand Rangers the title|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/opinion/sport/chris-sutton-jimmy-calderwood-never-5577790|work=Daily Record|date=27 April 2015 |access-date=27 April 2015 }} and was charged with "bringing the game into disrepute." He received for the non-apology statement a one-match ban to add to the four-match suspension he was serving for abusing match officials on the same day.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/3090101.stm |title=Sutton gets further ban |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 July 2003 |access-date=4 February 2009}}

Sutton's best season at Celtic was arguably the 2003–04 season, when he scored 19 SPL goals.{{cite web|url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=43922 |title=Chris Sutton - Celtic FC - Football-Heroes.net |publisher=Sporting-heroes.net |access-date=13 January 2010}} and was voted SPFA Player of the Year.{{cite web |url=http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s2&newsid=7409 |title=Season review 2003/04 |publisher=Scottish Premier League |access-date=4 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612194444/http://www.scotprem.com/content/default.asp?page=s2&newsid=7409 |archive-date=12 June 2011 |url-status=dead}} As the 2003–04 season drew to a conclusion, he struck the injury-time winner against Rangers at Celtic Park, giving his side a clean sweep of victories against their rivals that season (four league wins and one Scottish Cup win).{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/3691469.stm|title=Celtic 1–0 Rangers|date=8 May 2004|publisher=BBC Sport}}

In Sutton's five and a half years at Celtic, Sutton showed versatility on many occasions. Although primarily a striker, he was often deployed in central midfield to allow Welsh striker John Hartson to play up front alongside Larsson. On occasion, Sutton was fielded in his original position of centre-half, notably against Rangers in a league game on 4 October 2003, which Celtic won 1–0.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/3161428.stm|title=Celtic take Old Firm spoils|date=4 October 2003|publisher=BBC Sport}}

As Gordon Strachan took up the reins of managing Celtic in 2005–06, his appearances for Celtic became more sporadic. Sutton departed from Celtic on a free transfer in January 2006.

Sutton joined Premier League club Birmingham City in January 2006,{{cite news |title=Birmingham seal Sutton free deal |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/4583102.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=5 January 2006 |access-date=4 April 2012 }} but injuries restricted him to just eleven appearances and one goal, scored in the derby defeat to Aston Villa in mid-April.{{cite news |title=Aston Villa 3–1 Birmingham |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/4890642.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=16 April 2006 |access-date=4 April 2012 }} One of a number of players on high wages subjected to criticism by club owner David Sullivan, Sutton was released at the end of the season following Birmingham's relegation to the Championship.{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/05/02/england.birmingham/index.html |title=Football Updates: Birmingham preparing for clearout |website=CNN.com |date=2 May 2006 |access-date=18 March 2024}}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/4754683.stm |title=Birmingham release seven players |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=2 May 2006 |access-date=18 March 2024}}

In October 2006, Sutton signed until the end of the 2006–07 season with Birmingham City's arch rivals Aston Villa, managed by former Celtic boss Martin O'Neill.{{cite news |title=Striker Sutton joins Aston Villa |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/5404102.stm |work=BBC Sport |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=3 October 2006 |access-date=4 April 2012 }} He scored his first goal for the club with the winner against Everton in November 2006.{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6116240.stm |title=Everton 0–1 Aston Villa |publisher=BBC |date=11 November 2006 |access-date=15 September 2009 |first=Phil |last=McNulty}}

However, in a game against Manchester United in December 2006, he suffered blurred vision and, despite visiting several specialists, did not recover. O'Neill said, "Chris has got a genuine concern. No-one can give him any guarantees about what might be the consequences if he got cracked on the head again. Whatever eyesight Chris has now, he would obviously want to keep, so he must bear that in mind when deciding his whole future and career."{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/6449487.stm |title=Sutton delays decision on future |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2007 |access-date=4 February 2009}} On 5 July 2007, after an eye injury, Sutton retired from football.{{cite news|last=Adams|first=Tom|date=5 July 2007|title=Aston Villa striker Chris Sutton has been forced to retire due to an eye injury|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/2494089/sutton-forced-to-call-it-quits|work=Sky Sports|access-date=2 May 2023}}

Six years after the reckoning in the Man United game, in October 2012, and his 2007 retirement, Sutton made a surprise appearance in the Isthmian League Division One North squad of Wroxham, coming on in the 63rd minute of the Yachtsmen's home game in Trafford Park against Tilbury, as a substitute. His goalkeeper son Oliver had already substituted the Wroxham goalkeeper, when the latter got injured in the first half.{{cite news |title=Dockers no match for the Suttons |url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=88346 |website=NonLeagueDaily.com |date=7 October 2012 |access-date=7 October 2012 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130130032842/http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?&newsmode=FULL&nid=88346 |archive-date=30 January 2013}} The home side lost the game 2-3.

Sutton's form for Blackburn won him an England cap on 15 November 1997, when he came on in the 79th minute against Cameroon, although he was left out of the World Cup squad after a fall-out with national manager Glenn Hoddle. Having been relegated to the England B team Sutton refused to play, and Hoddle never selected Sutton for an England squad again.{{cite news|last1=Lipton|first1=Martin|last2=Curtis|first2=John|title=Sutton snubs Hoddle by refusing his England B call|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-sutton-snubs-hoddle-by-refusing-his-england-b-call-1143198.html|access-date=10 January 2016|work=The Independent|date=6 February 1998}}

Sutton was interviewed in January 2009 by Inverness Caledonian Thistle for the post of manager, but was unsuccessful.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/i/inverness_ct/7842208.stm |title=Butcher named as Inverness boss |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 January 2009 |access-date=4 February 2009}} On 28 September 2009, Sutton was appointed manager of League Two side Lincoln City, succeeding Peter Jackson who was dismissed earlier in the month. Despite having no managerial experience, Sutton was preferred to more than 70 other applicants. Caretaker manager Simon Clark would take charge of the following day's game, with Sutton and assistant Ian Pearce to take over the day after.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/8278445.stm |title=Lincoln appoint Sutton as manager |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 September 2009 |access-date=28 September 2009}}{{cite web |url=http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10440~1810603,00.html |title=Chris Sutton Appointed New Manager |publisher=Lincoln City FC |date=28 September 2009 |access-date=28 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091001173855/http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10440~1810603%2C00.html |archive-date=1 October 2009}}

Sutton's first game as manager came at Sincil Bank against Aldershot Town on 3 October 2009.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8273439.stm |title=Lincoln City 1–0 Aldershot |work=BBC News |date=3 November 2009 |access-date=13 January 2010}} Lincoln were victorious through a second half Sergio Torres goal to give Sutton a winning start in management. Sutton took Lincoln to the FA Cup third round for the first time since 1999, but lost 4–0 to Premier League outfit Bolton Wanderers. Football League survival was confirmed on 24 April 2010 when Sutton guided the Imps to a 1–0 victory over promotion-chasing Bury at Sincil Bank, with two games remaining.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/8620856.stm | work=BBC News | title=Lincoln City 1–0 Bury | date=24 April 2010}} Sutton left his post as Lincoln manager on 29 September due to family reasons.{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/lincoln_city/9043871.stm |title=Manager Chris Sutton leaves Lincoln City |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 September 2010 |access-date=28 September 2010}}

Sutton acted as a main co-commentator, including on all of Celtic FC's UEFA Champions League games, alongside either Rob MacLean or Rory Hamilton for TNT Sports, leaving in 2023 to join Sky Sports, again working as pundit and co-commentator for the channels Scottish football coverage. He also works as a pundit and co-commentator for BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sport. He also presents 606 for BBC Radio 5 Live, currently alongside Robbie Savage. In January 2015, Sutton attracted criticism for saying that Celtic's Scottish League Cup semi-final against Rangers would be "so one-sided" that Celtic "could win it blindfolded".{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/31073260|title=Rangers: Chris Sutton defended 'Celtic will win blindfold' remark|date=31 January 2015|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=8 February 2016}}

Sutton is married with six children.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/6361097.stm |title=Sutton to play again, says agent |first=Paul |last=Fletcher |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 February 2007 |access-date=4 February 2009}}

After retiring from football, Sutton remained an athlete, playing cricket for Norwich Cricket Club in the EAPL.{{Cite news | title = Sutton regrets no Norwich return | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/norwich/7414606.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 22 May 2008 | access-date = 4 February 2009}}

In February 2022, Sutton and Micah Richards spoke about mental health issues in their playing days.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/60296727|title=Richards & Sutton open up on mental health|work=BBC Sport }}

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Blackburn Rovers

• Premier League: 1994–95{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/390/Chris-Sutton/overview |title=Chris Sutton: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=27 September 2018}}

Celtic

• Scottish Premier League: 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06{{cite web|title=C. Sutton|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/chris-sutton/4550/|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=2 October 2014}}
• Scottish Cup: 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05; runner-up: 2001–02
• Scottish League Cup: 2000–01; runner-up: 2002–03
• UEFA Cup runner-up: 2002–03

England U21

• Toulon Tournament: 1993{{ cite web | url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003741/19930614/038/0038 | title = YOU'VE BEEN | newspaper = Daily Record | date = 14 June 1993 | access-date = 28 May 2022 | url-access=subscription | via = British Newspaper Archive }}

Individual

• Premier League Golden Boot: 1997–98
• Premier League Player of the Month: November 1994, February 1998
• Norwich City Player of the Season: 1993–94{{cite web |title=Norwich City FC Player of the Year |url=https://www.myfootballfacts.com/premier-league/premier-league-clubs-2/norwich_city_player_of_the_year/ |access-date=26 January 2024 |publisher=My Football Facts (which owns "myfootballfacts.com"}}
• PFA Scotland Players' Player of the Year: 2003–04
• PFA Team of the Year: 1994–95 Premier League{{cite book |last=Lynch |title=The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes |page=150}}
• Scottish Premier League Player of the Month: November 2003,{{cite web |date=26 January 2024 |title=Scottish Premier League Manager, Player & Young Player of the Month Awards |url=https://www.myfootballfacts.com/world-football/scottish-football/spl_manager_and_player_of_the_month_awards/ |access-date=26 January 2024 |publisher=My Football Facts (which owns myfootballfacts.com)}} January 2005

• Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame

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• [https://archive.today/20140918115303/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/players/profile.career-history.html/chris-sutton Profile] at premierleague.com
• [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/searchresults.asp?ButtonLeap=0&countryLinkDescription=+matching+search+results&FootballHeroName=chris+sutton&FootballHeroClubCountry=&FootballHeroDecade=Select+One&SearchButton=Search Photos and stats] at sporting-heroes.net
• [http://www.ex-canaries.co.uk/players/sutton.htm Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk]
• [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6273060.stm Sutton's playing career in pictures] at BBC Sport
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