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Christopher Charles Humphrey (born 19 September 1987) is a Jamaican professional
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and coach. He currently Manages Milnthorpe Corinthians FC in the West Lancashire Premier league. Humphrey has played for several clubs in the United Kingdom, including English clubs
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,
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and Bury, and Scottish clubs
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and Hibernian. He also played for the Jamaica national team in 12 matches, having made his full international debut in 2012. Humphrey announced his retirement from football in October 2018, due to ongoing injury problems before returning to the game with
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. Humphrey took over as player/manager of
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side Gretna 2008 but was sacked in November 2019.}


Career

Born in Jamaica before moving to
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at the age of 5, Humphrey was at
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's Centre of Excellence until he joined
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.


Shrewsbury Town

After playing in a reserve team match against
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on 4 September 2006, Shrewsbury manager
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was impressed by Humphrey's performance and inquired about his availability, discovering that he was out of contract. Two days later Humphrey had signed for Shrewsbury on a free transfer until the end of the 2006–07 season, with Peters joking that he had kidnapped Humphrey. Three days after signing, on 9 September, Humphrey made his debut as a 79th-minute substitute for Ben Herd in a 1–0 home defeat to Lincoln City. On 8 February 2007, and having made nine substitute appearances, Humphrey's progress had pleased Peters sufficiently to earn him a one-year contract extension until summer 2008. In his first season, he made a total of 14 league appearances for Shrewsbury, all but one as a substitute. Humphrey played for Shrewsbury, as a late second-half substitute, in the
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. Shrewsbury lost 3–1 to
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at
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. A mistake was made on his shirt, spelling his surname as "Humphery". After making three league and three cup appearances in the early part of the 2007–08 season Humphrey joined
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side
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on 2 November 2007 on loan for a month, playing four games. On 25 January 2008, his contract was extended by another year, until the end of the 2008–09 season. He scored his first goal on 25 October 2008, two minutes after coming on as a 78th-minute substitute for
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to earn Shrewsbury a 1–1 draw with
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at
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. Late in the January 2009 transfer window, and with Humphrey about to be out of contract in summer, it was claimed that he had attracted the interest of various clubs, including
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, following a number of eye-catching performances that season. On 2 May, Humphrey set up one goal and scored another as Shrewsbury beat
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2–1 to ensure ''the Shrews'' finished in seventh place in League Two, the fourth and final play-off spot. On 23 May 2009, Humphrey played for Shrewsbury in the League Two play-off final at Wembley, which they lost 1–0 to Gillingham. Shortly after the play-off, Humphrey was offered a new contract by the club. On 25 June 2009,
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claimed that Shrewsbury had turned down a bid for Humphrey by
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side
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. On 3 July, ''Shrews'' manager Paul Simpson confirmed the Blackpool approach. The contract was soon stalled, as Humphrey was in favour of joining
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club
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.


Motherwell

On 15 July 2009, Motherwell announced Humphrey as new manager
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's second signing of the summer. Humphrey stated he was delighted to have made the move, hoping it would make him a better player. The chance to play in Europe was one of his main reasons for joining Motherwell. On 23 July 2009, Humphrey made his debut for the club, starting in the second round of the Europa League in an 8–1 second leg win over
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, giving Motherwell an 8–2 aggregate win. His league debut for the club came on the opening day of the season, as a half-time substitute, in a 2–2 draw against
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. In September 2009 after Humphrey and his partner suffered personal tragedy, Motherwell gave him several weeks' compassionate leave. On his return Humphrey was keen to show his gratitude to his manager and the club for the support they gave him. Shortly afterwards Humphrey picked up an injury that left him sidelined for several weeks. Having found it difficult to gain a regular place in the team, the January transfer window saw a number of English clubs linked with a loan move for Humphrey. Nothing came of the interest and Humphrey continued to be in and out of the team for the rest of the season. After Jim O'Brien moved to
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in 2010, Humphrey began to play more regularly for the first team. In the Europa League third round against
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, Humphrey played a key role, providing an assist in both legs helping Motherwell ease to the next round. Having begun to nail down a regular place in the team, Humphrey scored his first goal for Motherwell, just three minutes into a 3–1 win against St Mirren. On 28 January 2011, Humphrey was offered a one-year extension to his contract, an offer he was delighted to accept. A few months later, on 30 March 2011, he scored his second goal of the season, in a Scottish Cup quarter-final replay against
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, which Motherwell won 3–0 to send the club through to the semi-final. Days later, he scored his third goal of the season, in a 2–1 win over
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. Having previously gone 28 games without scoring, Humphrey incredibly made it 3 goals in 3 games when he scored against Dundee United in a 2–1 league win. In the final of the
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. After the match, Humphrey stated his disappointment at the loss, but praised his teammates and the fans. In the 2011–12 season, Humphrey continued to retain his first team place and scored his first goal of the season, in a 4–2 win over
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on 27 August 2011. During the season, Humphrey would again find himself linked with several English clubs. As with previous links, no move would materialise and Humphrey would once again see out the season with Motherwell. On 24 January 2012, he scored his second goal of the season, Dunfermline Athletic the victims again, in a 3–1 win for Motherwell. At the end of the season, Motherwell finished in third place. This gave the club qualification to the Champions League qualifying rounds, due to second placed
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being in administration, preventing them from taking part. In the 2012–13 season, Humphrey would again play European football, featuring in a 2–0 loss against Greek side
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in the first leg of the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round and in both legs of the
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against Spanish side Levante. In the summer transfer window, he was linked with a move to Celtic. The move however never materialised. On 27 November 2012, he scored his first goal of the season, a stunner, in a 2–1 win over Dundee United. Towards the end of the season, Humphrey's contract with the club was set to expire. He stated he would be happy to stay at the club. On 27 February 2013, Humphery scored again, this time against Celtic, helping to earn the club a 2–1 win. Motherwell would finish the season in second place in the league, qualifying for Europe again. On 12 May 2013, Humphrey scored and set up a goal for
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, as Motherwell won 2–0 against Ross County. At the end of the season, Humphrey was offered a new contract with the club.


Preston North End

On 4 June 2013, it was announced that Humphrey would be leaving Motherwell to join
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on a three-year contract. Humphrey said he had turned down an offer from
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to join Preston. Manager Craig Brown, who managed Humphrey during his time at Motherwell, told Evening Post that Humphrey will be a good signing for Preston. Humphrey made his debut in the opening game of the season, where he made his first start, playing in the right wing position, as Preston drew 0–0 with
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. Three weeks later, on 25 August 2013, Humphrey scored his first goal for the club after coming on as a substitute in the second half, where he scored in injury time against
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to make it 4–3 to Preston. However, a minute later, Coventry City scored another goal in injury time to make it 4–4. After the match, Humphrey said that he was happy to score his first goal, though disappointed with the results. He also scored in the following game, a 3–0 victory against
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. Humphrey immediately became a regular player in the Preston first team. On 8 March 2014 he scored his first goal of 2014, in a 3–1 win over
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. That goal was disputed as it was also claimed by teammate
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. Humphrey continued to play regularly for Preston during 2013–14 and 2014–15, and the club gained promotion from League One to the
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in the latter season. Humphrey featured less frequently in the team when it was in the Championship, and he left
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on 30 December 2016 when his contract was terminated by mutual consent.


Hibernian

Humphrey returned to Scottish football on 31 December 2016, signing a contract with
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club Hibernian until the end of the 2016–17 season. He made his first appearance for Hibs on 6 January, assisting the first two goals in a 3–0 win against
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. Humphrey suffered a calf injury in a
Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Hearts in February, which caused him to miss nine first team matches. Humphrey left Hibs at the end of the season and indicated that he was likely to return to English football.


Bury & Barrow Loan

Humphrey signed a one-year contract with Bury in June 2017. He was released by Bury at the end of the 2017–18 season. During his time at Bury he had a loan spell at Barrow AFC but only appeared the once. Humphrey announced his retirement from football in October 2018, due to ongoing injury problems.


East Kilbride

Humphrey had a change of heart and came out of retirement to play for
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. EK went on to win the
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during the 2018-19 season.


Gretna 2008

Humphrey made his first step into management with Gretna 2008 but was sacked on 30 November 2019.


Kelty Hearts

Humphrey signed for Kelty Hearts as a player on 10 December 2019. Due to the
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pandemic, Kelty were declared Lowland League champions on 13 April 2020 on a points per game average based on the current standings.


Kendal Town

Humphrey was appointed as Kendal Town manager on 23 July 2020. He left the position on 21 October 2021 and joined Penrith A.F.C. in the Northern Football League, one division lower. He left Penrith in April 2022.


International career

Impressive performances early in the 2010–11 season saw him linked with selection for the
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. Humphrey would be eligible to play for Scotland because his mother was born in
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. No call-up was forthcoming though. Humphrey was given a call-up to the
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squad in 2011, but passport issues prevented him from playing. He was given another call-up a year later and made his debut in a 1–0 defeat to
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. Humphrey made a second appearance against Panama, but was then dropped from the squad for breaking a curfew.


Personal life

Humphrey was to become a father for the first time. However, the child died during birth. Following Motherwell's qualification to the Champions League in May 2012, he became a father again after his wife gave birth to a boy.


Career statistics


Club


International


Honours

Preston North End *
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:
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East Kilbride *
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: 2018–19 * SFA South Region Challenge Cup: 2018–19 Kelty Hearts *
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: 2019–20


References


External links


Chris Humphrey profile
at Motherwell FC official website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Humphrey, Chris 1987 births Living people Men's association football wingers English men's footballers English people of Scottish descent English people of Jamaican descent Sportspeople of Jamaican descent Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Stafford Rangers F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Bury F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players East Kilbride F.C. players Gretna F.C. 2008 players Gretna F.C. 2008 managers Kelty Hearts F.C. players Kendal Town F.C. managers English Football League players Scottish Premier League players National League (English football) players Jamaica men's international footballers Jamaican people of Scottish descent Jamaican men's footballers 21st-century Jamaican sportsmen Footballers from Saint Catherine Parish 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Hibernian F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Jamaican football managers English football managers Lowland Football League managers 21st-century English sportsmen