about the tigers   about tiger roar   appearances   fixtures & results   table   women results   womens' players   u18 fixtures   dev xi fixtures   reserve fixtures   reserve archive   ben richards-e'ton   brandon smalley   conor thompson   dan ball   daniel leadbitter   dayle grubb   ed williams   harry emmett   harry pinchard   jadyn crosbie   jamie creed   jamie reckord   jared thompson   jaxson hundt   joe hanks   kev dawson   kieran phillips   luca robinson   mekhai bessasa-g   philip chovanec   riley mcgregor   spencer hamilton   theo giles   thomas blake   ty duffus   zack pinchard   mike cook   marc mcgregor   john brough   players 1986-24   players 1946-85   players 1925-43   afc totton   bracknell town   basingstoke town   chertsey town   dorchester town   frome town   gosport borough   hanwell town   havant & w'loov   hungerford town   marlow   merthyr town   plymouth p'way   poole town   sholing   swindon s'marine   taunton town   tiverton town   walton & hersham   wimborne town   winchester city   tigerimages   1920's results   1930's results   1940's results   1950's results   1960's results   1970's results   1980's results   1990's results   2000's results   2010's results   2020's results   birthdays   city history   county cup   fa cup   fa trophy   floods   georgian tour   horton road   joe & clifty   kit archive   league cup   league history   managers   old tr   opponents   overall records   panoramas   press cuttings   reserves   statistics   team photos   wtps   facebook   official website   league website   city wiki   city open forum   contact  Chris Hamblin - Goalkeeper Debut : October 14th 1995 - Worcester City (H) Last Game : December 12th 1995 - Rushden & D (A) unused sub Chris was a 5' 9" goalkeeper signed by the club upon his release from Swindon Town. His primary role at the club was as reserve keeper to David Coles and it wasn't until a crucial local derby against Worcester City that he was called into action and he was man of the match as City won 2-1. Unfortunately for Chris, his fourth game will be etched in the memories of City's fans for a long while. He was in goal when Salisbury's Gary Manson scored a five minute hat-trick to turn an easy 3-0 win into a nightmare 3-3 draw. Manson also hit the crossbar with a header! Once Coles was fit again Hamblin was relegated back to the sidelines and didn't play for the club again but went on to represent local sides Evesham United and Trowbridge Town before he embarked on a career in the United States. The highlights of his "soccer" career was being named Big East Conference Male Scholar Athlete of the Year, 2001 when he was also picked on the Division I NSCAA First Team All-American team. Chris now runs College Soccer Advantage, a company which assists young players with their college soccer applications in the USA. Even though he only played in seven games for the Tigers, he won four of them and only lost once! Chris still plays in an 0ver 30's indoor league in Boston in a team that includes ex-Middlesborough player Robbie Mustoe and former Liverpool defender Steve Nicol.   Clubs: Swindon Town, Gloucester City, Evesham United, Trowbridge Town, Boston College Eagles (USA), Boston Bulldogs (USA) Appearances & Goals: Season Apps Subs Goals  1995/96     7      -      -   Total    7      -      -   Page last updated : 12th November 2010 Tiger Roar is an unofficial, independant production. It has nothing to do with Gloucester City AFC 1980 Ltd or the Gloucester City Supporters Trust. All comments expressed on here (unless stated) are those of the author and not those of the football club. Most content on this site is copyright of the site owner and must not be reproduced without prior permission (unless waived by the author). Please do not use or remotely link to any of the images or videos on this site. Lots of statistical information is courtesy of the great work done by club historian Tim Clark. His book is The Complete Record of Gloucester City AFC 1883–2009. (566 pgs) Tiger Timbo Publications. ISBN 978-0-9557425-1-4. I would like to express thanks to everyone who has helped make this website possible through donations, images, video clips and statistical information. If you feel I have used your own copyrighted material and would like it removed, please do not hesitate to contact me to discuss it's removal because it makes Nathan Walker cry. Above all, enjoy the website and please come back for more!