Chris Cattlin

Position
Defender
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Milnrow
Date Of Birth
June 25, 1946
Age
78
Games Played
239
-
Per Game
Games Started
234
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
21027
88.0
Per Game
Goals
0
0
Per Game
Assists
8
0.03
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

The son of a Rugby League international, Cattlin had been tutored as a full-back at Huddersfield’s Leeds Road where many famous England full-backs had been developed. City beat off several top teams, including Chelsea to win his signature, and paid a fee of £70,000. Chris made a dream debut marking George Best as City beat Man United 2-0 and repaid City with an eight-year career at the club. He wasn’t always flavour of the month with City’s management and Gordon Milne rarely picked him in two seasons, preferring a young Jimmy Holmes one season and then the veteran Scot Jim Brogan. Chris did regain his place but in 1976 he was given a free transfer. His fan club collected signatures for a petition for his reprieve but it was all to no avail.

A stylish left-back, who won two England under 23 caps, Chris could also mix it with the best and twice received his marching orders whilst at City. The first occasion, at Everton, was a case of mistaken identity and Chris took the rap for Jeff Blockley, the second, at West Ham was a no-brainer for the referee after Cattlin and Bobby Gould got embroiled with their handbags.

Chris joined Brighton and helped the Seagulls to rise from Division Three to Division One in three seasons. After hanging up his boots Chris bought a rock shop on the sea front at Brighton but in 1983, just weeks after Brighton’s first FA Cup final appearance (they were beaten in a replay by Manchester United) he was appointed manager of the club. He had three reasonably successful years before losing his job.

Since then he has built up substantial property investments in Brighton and Spain and splits his time between the two locations.

Red cards (2)
1971-72
2 October 1971 v Everton A, push on David Johnson. later rescinded
1974-75
19 April 1975 v West Ham United A, kicking out at Bobby Gould

Football League First Division (England)
1975-1976
Coventry City
14
14
1215′
1974-1975
Coventry City
40
40
3518′
2
1
1
1973-1974
Coventry City
6
5
1
434′
1972-1973
Coventry City
36
36
3240′
3
2
1971-1972
Coventry City
29
29
2598′
2
1
1970-1971
Coventry City
15
14
1
1275′
2
1969-1970
Coventry City
33
32
1
2897′
3
2
1968-1969
Coventry City
33
32
1
2878′
1
1967-1968
Coventry City
11
11
990′
1
1
217
213
4
19045′
12
0
2
0 (0)
8
0
FA Cup (England)
1974-1975
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1
1973-1974
Coventry City
1
1
120′
1972-1973
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1971-1972
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1969-1970
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1968-1969
Coventry City
2
2
180′
11
11
0
1020′
1
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
League Cup (England)
1974-1975
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1973-1974
Coventry City
1
0
1
32′
1972-1973
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1969-1970
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1968-1969
Coventry City
3
3
270′
8
7
1
662′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
The Texaco Cup (England)
1972-1973
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1
1971-1972
Coventry City
1
1
120′
2
2
0
210′
1
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (Europe)
1970-1971
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1
1
0
90′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
239
234
5
21027′
14
0
2
0 (0)
8
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League First Division 1975-1976
Football League First Division 1975-1976
Coventry City
Burnley
A
W 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 4:1
45`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
W 2:0
90`
Football League First Division 1974-1975
Football League First Division 1974-1975
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
W 1:2
8`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Carlisle United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Carlisle United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
A
D 4:4
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 3:2
90`
1
FA Cup 1974-1975
FA Cup 1974-1975
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:0
90`
League Cup 1974-1975
League Cup 1974-1975
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
L 1:2
90`
Football League First Division 1973-1974
Football League First Division 1973-1974
Coventry City
Sheffield United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
L 0:1
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 2:1
65`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 2:1
9`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
L 1:2
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
D 2:2
FA Cup 1973-1974
FA Cup 1973-1974
Coventry City
Derby County
A
W 0:1
120`
League Cup 1973-1974
League Cup 1973-1974
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 4:2
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 2:2
32`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 2:1
Football League First Division 1972-1973
Football League First Division 1972-1973
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
W 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Birmingham City
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 2:1
90`
FA Cup 1972-1973
FA Cup 1972-1973
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Hull City
H
W 3:0
90`
League Cup 1972-1973
League Cup 1972-1973
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Hartlepool
H
W 1:0
90`
The Texaco Cup 1972-1973
The Texaco Cup 1972-1973
Coventry City
Motherwell
H
D 3:3
90`
Football League First Division 1971-1972
Football League First Division 1971-1972
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Huddersfield Town
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
W 1:2
78`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
D 1:1
90`
FA Cup 1971-1972
FA Cup 1971-1972
Coventry City
Hull City
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
W 1:2
90`
The Texaco Cup 1971-1972
The Texaco Cup 1971-1972
Coventry City
Falkirk
H
W 3:0
120`
Football League First Division 1970-1971
Football League First Division 1970-1971
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Derby County
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Huddersfield Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 2:1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Huddersfield Town
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
W 3:4
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
L 0:1
15`
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1970-71
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1970-71
Coventry City
Bayern Munich
A
L 6:1
90`
Football League First Division 1969-1970
Football League First Division 1969-1970
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
W 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
D 1:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
L 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
W 0:3
17`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Burnley
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Derby County
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 3:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 0:0
90`
FA Cup 1969-1970
FA Cup 1969-1970
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 3:0
90`
League Cup 1969-1970
League Cup 1969-1970
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
L 0:1
90`
Football League First Division 1968-1969
Football League First Division 1968-1969
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 0:0
43`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 2:0
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 5:2
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
W 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 2:0
45`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 4:2
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 3:0
90`
FA Cup 1968-1969
FA Cup 1968-1969
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Blackpool
H
W 3:1
90`
League Cup 1968-1969
League Cup 1968-1969
Coventry City
Swindon Town
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Portsmouth
H
W 2:0
90`
Football League First Division 1967-1968
Football League First Division 1967-1968
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
A
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 2:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Fulham
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Wolverhampton Wanderers
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 2:0
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
Tue, 01 Jun, 1976
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
Tue, 01 Jun, 1976
Huddersfield Town
Coventry City
Fri, 01 Mar, 1968
Huddersfield Town
Coventry City
Fri, 01 Mar, 1968

England U23, 2 caps

1968-69
2 October 1968 Wales U23 v England U23, Wrexham, 1-3, replaced
13 November 1968 England U23 v Netherlands U23, St Andrews, 2-2