Chris Lines

Chris Lines

Personal information
Full name	Christopher John Lines
Date of birth	30 November 1985 (1985-11-30) (age 25)
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sheffield Wednesday
Number	8
Youth career
2001–2002	Bitton
2002–2004	Bristol Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2011	Bristol Rovers	167	(21)
2011–	Sheffield Wednesday	15	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:24, 20 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Christopher Lines (born 30 November 1985 in Bristol) is an English professional footballer who plays in midfield for Sheffield Wednesday.

Playing career

He spent a year playing for Bitton as a 15/16-year-old,^[1] before graduating through the Bristol Rovers-backed Bristol Academy of Sport at Filton College, and made his first team debut for Rovers in January 2006 against Chester City at the Memorial Stadium. Following this he made occasional appearances for the first team, before becoming a more regular player from November 2007. After their promotion into League 1, Lines cemented a first-team place in the starting line-up. With the departure of team-mate Rickie Lambert, Lines became the set-piece taker for the team. He quickly became a firm fans' favourite, with his accurate free-kicks, although through the season 2009-2010 he faced competition from new arrival Wayne Brown.

Lines signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Bristol Rovers on 15 January 2010 but, following Rovers' relegation to League Two in 2011, Lines had a trial period with Championship side Crystal Palace that summer in an effort to earn a contract with them and thus play at a higher level.^[2] On 11 August 2011, however, Lines joined League One Sheffield Wednesday on a three-year contract^[3] for a fee believed to be in the region of £50,000. Chris scored his first Owls goal in the FA Cup first round tie against Morecambe on 13 November 2011.

Personal life

Lines is a former pupil of Monks Park School, now known as Orchard School Bristol,^[4] and as a boy he supported his hometown club Bristol Rovers.

References

1. ^ Chris Lines (1 August 2011). "Twitter status update". Twitter. http://twitter.com/#!/Linesy4/statuses/98070041853042688. Retrieved 1 August 2011. 
2. ^ Daniel Jones (13 July 2011). "Lines impressing Freedman on trial in Exeter". This is Croydon (Northcliffe Media Limited). http://www.thisiscroydontoday.co.uk/story-12935815-detail/story.html. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 
3. ^ "Owls complete Lines swoop". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. official website. 11 August 2011. http://www.swfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10304~2417616,00.html. Retrieved 17 August 2011. 
4. ^ "LINES ON RADIO BRISTOL SPORTS REVIEW". Bristol Rovers Football Club. 18 December 2009. http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10328~1905670,00.html. Retrieved 18 December 2009. 

External links

• Chris Lines player profile at bristolrovers.co.uk
• Chris Lines career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Lines, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	30 November 1985
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Date of death
Place of death