Chris Hope (footballer)

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Chris Hope
Personal information
Full name Christopher Jonathan Hope
Date of birth (1972-11-14) 14 November 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
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Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 AFC Rushden & Diamonds
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Darlington 0 (0)
1990–1993 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
1993–2000 Scunthorpe United 288 (19)
2000–2006 Gillingham 236 (13)
2006–2009 Rushden & Diamonds 128 (10)
2009–2011 Corby Town ? (?)
2011–2012 St Neots Town ? (?)
2012–2013 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 30 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:40, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

Christopher Jonathan Hope (born 14 November 1972) is a former English footballer. Hope made over 500 appearances in the Football League for Scunthorpe United and Gillingham between 1993 and 2006.

Career

Born in Sheffield, Hope began his career as a trainee with Darlington in 1989 and then joined Nottingham Forest at the beginning of the 1990–91 season.[1] He did not make a first team appearance for either club and joined Scunthorpe United for £50,000 at the beginning of the 1993–94 season.[1] Hope was an integral part of the side at Glanford Park and made 333 appearances (288 in the league) for Scunthorpe in seven seasons.[1] A steady influence at the back, Hope made 177 successive appearances without missing a game.

In July 2000, Hope joined Gillingham for a transfer fee of £250,000, signing a four-year contract.[2] Hope made his debut in the club's first ever game in the First Division, a 3–1 home defeat to Stockport County, in August 2000,[3] made 145 consecutive appearances and was rewarded with a new three-year contract in March 2003.[4][5] He went on to play in 176 successive games before finally missing a game through suspension. Following the departure of ex-club captain Paul Smith, Hope was appointed the club captain for the Gills for their first season back in League One in the 2005–06 season.[6] He missed much of the 2005–06 season due to injury,[7][8] and was released by manager Ronnie Jepson at the end of the season having made over 250 league and cup appearances for Gillingham since joining from Scunthorpe.[1][9][10]

Hope signed a two-year deal with Conference National club Rushden & Diamonds in July 2006.[11][12] Rushden manager Paul Hart described him as "... a gutsy battler who shows great leadership, his integrity and honesty is a terrific example, and he is the perfect role model for our younger players. His experience will be of great benefit",[12] and named him team captain for the 2006–07 season.[13] He was released by Rushden & Diamonds at the end of the 2007–08 season owing to financial constraints,[14] and turned down a move to Dover Athletic, managed by former Gillingham team-mate Andy Hessenthaler, as he was unable to relocate to Kent.[15] He joined Conference North club Corby Town in June 2009 for the 2009–10 season.[16]

Hope joined Southern Football League Division One Central side St Neots Town in summer 2011. On 21 July 2012, Hope joined AFC Rushden & Diamonds.[17] During the 2012-2013 league campaign, he made 30 appearances for the club, scoring four goals.[18]

Hope's father, John, played League football as a goalkeeper,[19] and his younger brother Richard played as a defender.[20]

Playing statistics

(to end of 2008–09 season[21])

Club Seasons League
Apps (goals)		 FA Cup
Apps (goals)		 League Cup
Apps (goals)		 Other
Apps (goals)		 Total
Apps (goals)
Darlington 1989–90 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Nottingham Forest 1990–93 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
Scunthorpe United 1993–00 288 (19) 18 (1) 14 (0) 13 (0) 333 (20)
Gillingham 2000–06 236 (13) 12 (2) 16 (0) 0 (0) 264 (15)
Rushden & Diamonds 2006–09 128 (10) 4 (1) 0 (0) 3 (0) 135 (11)

References

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  17. ↑ http://www.afcdiamonds.com/afc-rushden-diamonds-capture-chris-hope
  18. ↑ http://www.afcdiamonds.com/player_profiles?pid=52&team=senior
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