Christopher Stabb (born 12 October 1976) is an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

, who plays for Bradford Park Avenue.

Career

Born in

Bradford Bradford is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the Local Government Act 1972, 1974 reform, the city status in the United Kingdo ...

, Chris Stabb began his footballing career in the

Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...

academy. In 1997, he moved to neighbours Farsley Celtic but joined

Ossett Town Ossett Town Association Football Club was an English football club based in Ossett in West Yorkshire. History Ossett Town AFC were formed in 1936 when, during a public meeting, the Mayor of the Borough of Ossett charged John Carter, a former ...

in 1998. He re-joined Farsley Celtic in 2002 where he has played ever since. He was the club's captain for a few years before fellow defender Carl Serrant took the armband. Stabb experienced the club's rise up the leagues featuring three promotions in four years. He missed the club's 2007–08 season in the

Conference National The National League, officially known as Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in England. The National League is the first division of the National League (English football), National Le ...

due to a knee injury which threatened his future in football. Stabb made his return to the team on 14 September in a friendly against

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history ...

.
Retrieved on 29 October 2008

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1976 births English men's footballers Bradford City A.F.C. players Farsley Celtic F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players English Football League players Living people Footballers from Bradford Ossett Town A.F.C. players Men's association football defenders {{England-footy-defender-1970s-stub