Michael Cheetham
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Michael Cheetham is a retired English
footballer most notable for his time at Cambridge United
in the early 1990s.
Ipswich Town
manager Bobby Robson
paid to buy him out of the army
to enable him to start his football career at Portman Road
where he went on to make 4 appearances.
After a loan spell at Cambridge United
in 1989, he signed permanently at The Abbey Stadium
for a fee of £50,000 in 1990 and went onto be a permanent fixture in the side that gained successive promotions to the old Division Two under controversial manager John Beck
. Winger Cheetham played a total of 132 games for the club, scoring 22 goals before joining Chesterfield
on a free transfer in 1994.
After just 5 appearances at Saltergate, Cheetham moved back to East Anglia
with Colchester United
where he ended his league career by playing a further 37 games, scoring 3 goals.
After dropping out of professional football he had spells at Cambridge City
, Sudbury Town
and AFC Sudbury
where he had a spell at manager.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer most notable for his time at Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
in the early 1990s.
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town F.C.
Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
manager Bobby Robson
Bobby Robson
Sir Robert William "Bobby" Robson, CBE was an English footballer and manager, who coached seven European clubs and the England national team during his career....
paid to buy him out of the army
Army
An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...
to enable him to start his football career at Portman Road
Portman Road
Portman Road is an association football stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. It has been the home ground of Ipswich Town F.C. since 1884. The stadium has also hosted a number of England youth international matches, and one senior England friendly international match, against Croatia in 2003...
where he went on to make 4 appearances.
After a loan spell at Cambridge United
Cambridge United F.C.
Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...
in 1989, he signed permanently at The Abbey Stadium
Abbey Stadium
The Abbey Stadium, known as R Costings Abbey Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Cambridge, England. It has been the home ground of Cambridge United F.C. since 1932, and currently has a maximum capacity of 9,617 spectators...
for a fee of £50,000 in 1990 and went onto be a permanent fixture in the side that gained successive promotions to the old Division Two under controversial manager John Beck
John Beck (footballer)
John Alexander Beck is an English former footballer and manager. As a player he made nearly 500 league appearances between 1972 and 1988....
. Winger Cheetham played a total of 132 games for the club, scoring 22 goals before joining Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
on a free transfer in 1994.
After just 5 appearances at Saltergate, Cheetham moved back to East Anglia
East Anglia
East Anglia is a traditional name for a region of eastern England, named after an ancient Anglo-Saxon kingdom, the Kingdom of the East Angles. The Angles took their name from their homeland Angeln, in northern Germany. East Anglia initially consisted of Norfolk and Suffolk, but upon the marriage of...
with Colchester United
Colchester United F.C.
Colchester United Football Club is an English football club based in Colchester. The club was formed in 1937, and briefly shared their old Layer Road home with now defunct side Colchester Town who had previously used the ground from 1910....
where he ended his league career by playing a further 37 games, scoring 3 goals.
After dropping out of professional football he had spells at Cambridge City
Cambridge City F.C.
Cambridge City Football Club is an English football club currently playing in the Southern League Premier Division.-History:The club was founded in 1908 Cambridge Town F.C., as Cambridge had not been granted city status at that point, and were committed to amateur sport...
, Sudbury Town
Sudbury Town F.C.
Sudbury Town F.C. was an English football club based in Sudbury, Suffolk. Established in 1885, the club merged with Sudbury Wanderers in 1999 to form A.F.C. Sudbury.-History:...
and AFC Sudbury
AFC Sudbury
A.F.C. Sudbury is an English semi-professional football club from Sudbury, Suffolk. The club was formed in 1999 by the merger of Sudbury Town and Sudbury Wanderers, the process giving rise to the name Amalgamated Football Club Sudbury. A.F.C...
where he had a spell at manager.
Source
- Profile AFC Sudbury