# Chris Freestone > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chris_Freestone > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chris_Freestone.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Freestone > Source revision: 1326584750 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Chris Freestone** (born 4 September 1971) is an English former professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [striker](/source/Striker_(association_football)). ## Career Freestone joined [Middlesbrough](/source/Middlesbrough_F.C.) from Nottinghamshire club [Arnold Town](/source/Arnold_Town_F.C.) of the Northern Counties (East) League midway through the 1994–95 season. Before joining Boro for a small fee he had netted 54 goals for Arnold Town and had trials with [Leeds United](/source/Leeds_United_F.C.), [Nottingham Forest](/source/Nottingham_Forest_F.C.), [Notts County](/source/Notts_County_F.C.) and [Chesterfield](/source/Chesterfield_F.C.). Fast and confident, he had averaged almost a goal a game for Boro reserves in two seasons since joining. Freestone scored on his full first team debut in the 3–1 win over [Sheffield Wednesday](/source/Sheffield_Wednesday) in April 1996.[1] His only other goal for Boro came in the [League Cup](/source/Football_League_Cup) against [Barnet](/source/Barnet_F.C.) in September 1997.[2] He was also on the pitch as a late substitute as Boro confirmed their spot in the [1997 FA Cup Final](/source/1997_FA_Cup_Final) with a semi final replay victory over Chesterfield,[3] however he was left out of the final match day squad altogether as they lost 2–0 to [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea_F.C.). After a loan spell, Freestone joined [Northampton](/source/Northampton_Town_F.C.) in December 1997 scoring 20 goals including a hat trick against Plymouth Argyle. The highlight of his time at Northampton was scoring two goals against [Premier League](/source/Premier_League) side [West Ham United](/source/West_Ham_United_F.C.) in the 1998–99 [League Cup](/source/Football_League_Cup). Freestone's brace in the first leg gave Northampton a 2–0 lead going into the second leg,[4] in which West Ham were only able to muster a 1–0 win with a [Frank Lampard](/source/Frank_Lampard) goal meaning that Northampton knocked out their illustrious opponents.[5] After leaving Northampton, Freestone signed for Hartlepool United and scored the 2 goals against Scarborough that kept them in the Football League. He also had a loan spell at Cheltenham Town where he scored 3 goals in 5 games and earned himself 3 man of the match awards in that time, before signing for [Shrewsbury Town](/source/Shrewsbury_Town). At Shrewsbury although he scored against Man United during Pre-season he failed to score in the league but did score once in the League Cup against [Preston North End](/source/Preston_North_End)[6] and once in the [FA Cup](/source/FA_Cup) against former club Cheltenham.[7] After leaving Shrewsbury he subsequently played for Dundalk, Airdrie and Forest Green Rovers before dropping back and playing for several non-League clubs, including [King's Lynn](/source/King's_Lynn_F.C.), [Leek Town](/source/Leek_Town_F.C.), [Ilkeston Town](/source/Ilkeston_Town_F.C._(1945)),[8] [Gresley Rovers](/source/Gresley_F.C.), [Long Eaton United](/source/Long_Eaton_United_F.C.), [Arnold Town](/source/Arnold_Town_F.C.) and [Hucknall Town](/source/Hucknall_Town_F.C.).[9][10] He was appointed joint manager of Arnold Town alongside [Martin Carruthers](/source/Martin_Carruthers) two games into the 2009–10 season.[11] They both left the club in June 2012. In 2012 Whilst working for the FA he was appointed Head Coach for the England Learning Disabilities team where they finished 3rd in the European Championships in Sweden and 1st in the Tri-Nations Tournament in England in 2014. [12] He was later appointed Assistant Manager of [Basford United](/source/Basford_United_F.C.) in 2014.[9] ## References 1. ["Wednesday not out of trouble yet"](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/wednesday-not-out-of-trouble-yet-1303533.html). *The Independent*. 6 April 1996. Retrieved 5 September 2012. 1. ["Hateley's Hull look forward to trip to the Palace"](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-hateleys-hull-look-forward-to-trip-to-the-palace-1239832.html). *The Independent*. 18 September 1997. Retrieved 5 September 2012. 1. Moore, Glenn (22 April 1997). ["Foreign legion go back to Wembley"](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foreign-legion-go-back-to-wembley-1268859.html). *[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)*. Retrieved 1 May 2010. 1. ["Northampton 2 West Ham 0"](https://archive.today/20130203020827/http://sportinglive.com/football/cc_championship/westham/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/98/09/15/SOCCER_Northampton_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=westham&DIV=prem&TEAM=WEST--HAM&RH=West--Ham&PREV_SEASON=1997&BID=). Sporting Life. 15 September 1998. Archived from [the original](http://sportinglive.com/football/cc_championship/westham/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/98/09/15/SOCCER_Northampton_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=westham&DIV=prem&TEAM=WEST--HAM&RH=West--Ham&PREV_SEASON=1997&BID=) on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2012. 1. ["Hammer horror for Old Lady"](https://www.theguardian.com/football/1998/sep/22/match.sport2). *The Guardian*. 22 September 1998. Retrieved 5 September 2012. 1. ["Worthington Cup 2000-2001 Season Round 1 Fixtures & Results"](https://archive.today/20130102165901/http://skysports.stats.football365.com/2001/ENG/trn/ENGLC_1.html). Sky Sports. 22 August 2000. Archived from [the original](http://skysports.stats.football365.com/2001/ENG/trn/ENGLC_1.html) on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2012. 1. ["Cheltenham 4-1 Shrewsbury"](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/1027941.stm). [BBC](/source/BBC). 18 November 2000. Retrieved 5 September 2012. 1. [Player Archive](http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/leektown/a/player-archive-20168.html?page=6) Leek Town F.C. 1. [Player Database - Chris Freestone](http://www.gresleyfc.com/players/?id=1384) Gresley F.C. 1. [Veteran Freestone in kind act to help out crisis-hit Yellows](http://www.nottinghampost.com/veteran-freestone-kind-act-help-crisis-hit/story-17767994-detail/story.html)[dead link] Nottingham Post, 5 January 2013 1. [Ghandi & Freeo's 142 game reign](http://theallnewarnoldwho.webs.com/latestnews.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160815025207/http://theallnewarnoldwho.webs.com/latestnews.htm) 15 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine The all new Arnold Who, 3 July 2012 1. [Management Duo Leave Eagle Valley](http://www.ncefl.org.uk/news/ncelpremierdivision/2011/2635-managementduoleaveeaglevalley/) Northern Counties East League, 19 June 2012 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chris Freestone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Freestone) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Freestone?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.