Chris Birchall

Chris Birchall
CM
Birchall training for the Galaxy (October 2011).
Personal information
Full name Christopher Birchall[1]
Date of birth (1984-05-05) 5 May 1984 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Stafford, England[1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1993–2001 Port Vale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Port Vale 78 (7)
2006–2009 Coventry City 29 (2)
2007 → St Mirren (loan) 9 (0)
2008 → Carlisle United (loan) 2 (0)
2009 Brighton & Hove Albion 9 (0)
2009–2011 LA Galaxy 66 (1)
2012 Columbus Crew 18 (1)
2013–2016 Port Vale 75 (7)
2016–2017 Kidsgrove Athletic (4)
Total 286 (22)
National team
2005–2013 Trinidad and Tobago 44 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Christopher Birchall CM (born 5 May 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He scored 21 goals in 322 league and cup appearances in a 16-year professional career, and scored four goals in 44 international matches.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup
U.S. Open Cup 		League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 2001–02[2] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2002–03[3] Second Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2003–04[4] Second Division 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
2004–05[5] League One 34 6 2 0 1 0 2[a] 1[a] 39 7
2005–06[6] League One 31 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 35 2
Total 78 7 8 1 3 0 2 1 91 9
Coventry City 2006–07[7] Championship 28 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 30 2
2007–08[8] Championship 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
2008–09[9] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 29 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 33 2
St Mirren (loan) 2007–08[8] SPL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Carlisle United (loan) 2008–09[9] League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 2008–09[9] League One 9 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 10 0
LA Galaxy 2009[10] Major League Soccer 11 0 0 0 – – 0 0 11 0
2010[11][12][13] Major League Soccer 28 0 1 0 – – 1[b] 0 30 0
2011[14][15][16] Major League Soccer 27 1 1 0 – – 4[b] 0 32 1
Total 66 1 2 0 – – 5 0 73 1
Columbus Crew 2012[17] Major League Soccer 18 1 1 0 – – 0 0 19 1
Port Vale 2012–13[18] League Two 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
2013–14[19] League One 27 1 3 1 0 0 2[a] 0 32 2
2014–15[20] League One 27 3 1 0 1 0 1[a] 0 30 3
2015–16[21] League One 10 2 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 12 2
Total 75 7 5 1 1 0 4 0 85 8
Career total[c] 286 18 18 2 6 0 12 1 322 21
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Appearance/s and goal/s in the Football League Trophy.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Appearance/s in the CONCACAF Champions League.
  3. ↑ Statistics for Kidsgrove Athletic not recorded.

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[22]
National team Year Apps Goals
Trinidad and Tobago 2005 14 2
2006 11 2
2007 0 0
2008 6 0
2009 5 0
2010 0 0
2011 3 0
2012 0 0
2013 5 0
Total 44 4

Honours

LA Galaxy

Port Vale

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Mohammed, "Flex" Inshan (20 July 2010). "Twenty-three questions with Chris Birchall". socawarriors.net. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Games played by Chris Birchall in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Games played by Chris Birchall in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Games played by Chris Birchall in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Games played by Chris Birchall in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Games played by Chris Birchall in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Games played by Chris Birchall in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Games played by Chris Birchall in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Games played by Chris Birchall in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  10. ↑ "2009 statistics". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "2010 statistics". lagalaxy.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "Champions League 2010/2011". globalsportsmedia.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  13. ↑ Alwin, J.T. "2010 US Open Cup Third Round: Galaxy send AC St. Louis home after 2-0 win". thecup.us. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  14. ↑ "2011 season stats". ESPN. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  15. ↑ "Champions League 2011/2012". globalsportsmedia.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  16. ↑ Winner, Andrew. "USOC Recap: Jaqua fuels Sounders to 3-1 win over Galaxy". lagalaxy.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  17. ↑ Chris Birchall at Soccerway
  18. ↑ "Games played by Chris Birchall in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Chris Birchall in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Chris Birchall in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Chris Birchall in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  22. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Christopher Birchall". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  23. ↑ Sherwin, Phil; Johnson, Dave (2013), Port Vale This Side Up: 2012-2013 Promotion Celebration, BGL, ISBN 978-0-9926579-0-1