Chris Kirkland - Player Profile
Wigan Athletic
| Full Name: | Christopher Edmund Kirkland |
| Born: | 02/05/1981 (age 45) |
| Place of Birth: | Barwell, Leicestershire |
| Nationality: | England |
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in |
| Position: | Goal |
| First Team Debut: | 19/08/2006 v Newcastle United (A) - Barclays Premiership |
| Signed: | 11/07/2006 (Loan | Liverpool) |
| Left: | 26/10/2006 (Loan Ended) |
| Re Signed: | 27/10/2006 (Undisclosed | Liverpool) |
| Left: | 24/05/2012 (Free | Sheffield Wednesday) |
| International Caps: | England - 1 |
Chris Kirkland
Chris is one of the many 'one cap wonders' for England, his one match was against Greece in 2006 in a 4-0 win after coming on at half-time when the score was 4-0 in front of 45,864 spectators at Old Trafford.
He was the 1144th player for The Three Lions and was their 103rd different goalkeeper, he was the first player to be capped for England while at Wigan Athletic albeit on loan from Liverpool.
Playing Career
| Years | Club |
|---|---|
| 1998-2001 | Coventry City |
| 2001-2006 | Liverpool |
| 2005-2006 | West Bromwich Albion (loan) |
| 2006 | Wigan Athletic (loan) |
| 2006-2012 | Wigan Athletic |
| 2010 | Leicester City (loan) |
| 2011 | Doncaster Rovers (loan) |
| 2012-2015 | Sheffield Wednesday |
| 2015-2016 | Preston North End |
| 2016 | Bury |
Wigan Athletic Career
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| 2011-2012 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | |
| 2010-2011 | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 4 (0) | 0 | |
| 2009-2010 | 32 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 32 (0) | 0 | |
| 2008-2009 | 32 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 34 (0) | 0 | |
| 2007-2008 | 37 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 38 (0) | 0 | |
| 2006-2007 | 26 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 26 (0) | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 131 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 134 (0) | 0 | |
