Chris Black (born 7 September 1982) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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. Black started his career at Sunderland and made two

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appearances for the club towards the end of the 2002–03 season. After the club's

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to the

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, he made one further appearance in 2003–04. He then made a deadline day switch to

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on a free transfer. Black signed for Rovers on Thursday 25 March and started the match on the Saturday, away to

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at the

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on 27 March 2004. He was substituted in the 82nd minute for

Ricky Ravenhill Richard John Ravenhill (born 16 January 1981) is an English former professional footballer who is the assistant manager of Mickleover. As a player, he was a midfielder, who began his professional career with Barnsley in 2000 after a short spell ...

. This was to be his only appearance for Rovers. After this, he failed to report for training, prompting concern from his new club. It was later revealed that Black had contacted Sunderland and had returned home to "sort out some personal problems".

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1982 births Living people English footballers Association football midfielders Premier League players Sunderland A.F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Sportspeople from Ashington Footballers from Northumberland {{england-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub