Place of birth Hull, England Name Chris Bolder Years Team Position Midfielder | 2000–2001 Hull City Height 1.8 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Full name Christopher James Bolder Date of birth (1982-08-19) 19 August 1982 (age 33) | ||
Current team Scarborough Athletic F.C. | ||
Bolder's Back at North Ferriby United
Christopher James "Chris" Bolder (born 19 August 1982) is an English former footballer ans assistant manager of Northern Premier League Division One South side Scarborough Athletic.
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Bolder played in the Football League for Grimsby Town between 2001 and 2004. He came through the youth ranks at Hull City and has also appeared for Ossett Town and Guiseley as well as notably spending seven seasons in two spells with North Ferriby United.
Grimsby Town
Bolder and brother Adam were part of the junior setup at Hull City, and both left the club at a young age to pursue career's in the higher divisions. Chris left Hull in the summer of 2001, to sign a professional contract with Grimsby Town, who at the time were several divisions higher than Hull. He made the move to Blundell Park with fellow City youngster Graham Hockless, and the pair slotted into the club's reserve squad. Bolder failed to make an appearance in his first season with The Mariners, and did not make his debut until nearly 18 months later playing against his brothers team Derby County in a 3–1 victory on Boxing Day 2002. He went on to make a handful of appearances that season but was unable to help Grimsby in there relegation battle, and they dropped down into the Second Division. He was to make only seven showings the following season and was released in May 2004 following another relegation.
Non-league
His next port of call was Non League outfit Ossett Town, which is seen as a considerable step down from the professional game into the lower breaches of semi-professional and amateur football. After a season with Ossett, he joined fellow Hull and Grimsby team mate Graham Hockless in joining up with North Ferriby United in the summer of 2005. Bolder played three seasons with Ferriby.
Bolder joined Guiseley in September 2008. Bolder's contract expired at the end of the season and left the club in May 2009. After weighing up his options he returned to North Ferriby United 10 months after leaving the club. Bolder spent seven seasons in total with Ferriby and eventually left the club in May 2013 and signed for Scarborough Athletic. On 22 November 2014, in a game against Bamber Bridge, Bolder suffered a career threatening leg injury which kept him out of the game for 16 months. In January 2016 he was appointed assistant manager to the club's new manager, Steve Kittrick.
Personal life
Bolder is the younger brother of fellow footballer Adam Bolder.