Chris Hamon (born 27 April 1970) is a retired
footballer
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from
Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...
who played as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
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for
Swindon Town
Swindon Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club has played home matches at the County Ground sin ...
,
Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. From the 2021–22 season, the club compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league sy ...
and
Dundalk
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.
He also represented the
Jersey national team in the 1991
Island Games
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, scoring four goals (including a hat-trick against
Greenland
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).
After retiring from football, Hamon worked as a paramedic.
References
External links
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Since 1888... The Searchable Premiership and Football League Player Database(subscription required)
Chris Hamon: Playing record at Swindon Town
1970 births
Living people
Jersey men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Premier League players
English Football League players
Swindon Town F.C. players
Dundalk F.C. players
Cheltenham Town F.C. players
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