Date of birth 1882 1904-1905 West Ham United Date of death 1927 (aged 44–45) Name Christopher Carrick | Role Footballer Years Team | |
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England Died 1927, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom | ||
Place of death Middlesbrough, England | ||
Christopher Carrick (1882 – 1927) was a footballer who played for West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur, Reading, Bradford City and Glentoran as an outside-left. He was described as "a sturdy little winger, quick off the mark with the rare gift of taking chances".
Spotted playing local football on Teesside, Carrick was signed by manager Syd King in 1904 for West Ham United. He made his debut on 8 October 1904 in a 2–0 home win against Swindon Town. On 28 January 1905 he scored his first goals for West Ham with a hat-trick in a 6–2 home win against Luton Town. He played only 18 games, scoring six goals, before he came to the attention of Tottenham Hotspur, moving to them in the summer of 1905. Signed to replace John Kirwan who had moved to Chelsea, Carrick did not play regularly for Tottenham until the middle of the 1905-06 season. In March 1906 Tottenham travelled to play away games at Bristol Rovers and at Plymouth Argyle. On returning to London Carrick and a teammate were suspended by Tottenham for "ignoring training rules". He did not play for them again and was transferred to Reading before moving to Bradford City for the 1907-08 season. In 1908 he moved to Northern Ireland to play for Glentoran. He died in 1927 aged 44.