| Chris Sutton was a product of the Norwich Youth scheme signing a professional contract in 1991. He immediately broke into the first team. Originally a centre half, Dave Stringer converted him to a forward. Sutton found immediate success upfront as for much of the first season of the Premiership Norwich topped the table, before slipping back to third place. His strength and power, allied with a good touch and eye for goal made him a force to be reckoned with. His performances in the UEFA Cup run terrorised the Bayern Munich and Inter Milan defences.
He left Norwich for Blackburn in 1994 for a record breaking £5 million fee. At Blackburn he won a Championship medal paired alongside Alan Shearer. Next stop was Chelsea before a move to Celtic saw him paired with Henrik Larsson and the collection of three SPL titles, two Scottish League Cups and two Scottish Cups. He also played in a UEFA Cup Final. Sutton joined Birmingham in 2006 before leaving the same year for Aston Villa where he suffered a blow to the head that blurred his vision and forced his retirement. Sutton played 13 times for England Under 21s, twice for England ‘B’ but only once for the full England team.
Former players and Greatest Ever nominees so far confirmed to attending on 18 May are:
Goalkeepers
Bryan Gunn. Kevin Keelan
Full backs
Mark Bowen, Ian Culverhouse, Adam Drury, Roy McCrohan
Centre backs
Ian Butterworth, Duncan Forbes, Malky Mackay, Dave Stringer, Dave Watson
Midfielders
Jimmy Hill, Martin Peters
Wingers
Mark Barham, Darren Eadie, Kenny Foggo, Ruel Fox, Dale Gordon, Darren Huckerby
Forwards
Terry Allcock, Hugh Curran, John Deehan, Ted McDougall, Iwan Roberts, Chris Sutton
Managers
John Bond, Ken Brown, Dave Stringer, Mike Walker
More than 2400 fans have now selected their Greatest Ever teams on-line or via ballot forms at Carrow Road.
Live on-stage there will be performances from world renowned music acts, including Jamelia, X-Factor finalists Rhydian, Ray Quinn and Ben Mills, plus Killer Queen and local indie band Huck. This will be a full day of entertainment with doors opening at 1.30pm and the show finishing at about 7pm.
Tickets are on sale now for Sunday 18 May and can be bought from the ticket office in The Mall or from Carrow Road. Tickets can also be bought on-line at www.canaries.co.uk/greatestever. For telephone bookings call 0870 444 1902.
Ticket cost from £25 for Adults, £15 for concessions, and from £10 for Under 12s.
For hospitality packages call 01603 218704.
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