Christopher Alan Willmott (born 30 September 1977, in

Bedford Bedford is a market town in Bedfordshire, England. At the 2011 Census, the population of the Bedford built-up area (including Biddenham and Kempston) was 106,940, making it the second-largest settlement in Bedfordshire, behind Luton, whilst ...

, England) is an English retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. Willmott began his career at

Luton Town Luton Town Football Club () is a professional association football club based in the town of Luton, Bedfordshire, England, that competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1885, it is nicknam ...

, before a move to

Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships Wimbledon may also refer to: Places London * ...

alongside teammate Kelvin Davis. He returned to Luton on loan in 2002/03, and was all set to return on a Bosman transfer in the summer of 2003 as well as fellow loanee

Sammy Igoe Samuel Gary Igoe (born 30 September 1975) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder during his career. Career He started his career with Portsmouth, and after spells with Reading, Luton Town and Swindon Town. Igoe ...

. However, the take-over and subsequent dismissal of the Luton management team saw Willmott join

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...

instead, where he scored once against Cambridge United. In the summer of 2005, Willmott joined

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and t ...

on a free transfer from Northampton. 'Motty' missed the majority of the 2007/08 season through a knee injury. He was released by

at the end of the 2008/09 season. Willmott signed a two-year contract with

Southern League Premier Division The Southern League is a men's football competition featuring semi-professional clubs from the South and Midlands of England. Together with the Isthmian League and the Northern Premier League it forms levels seven and eight of the English foot ...

side Brackley Town. Willmott then played for

Conference North The National League North, formerly Conference North, is a division of the National League in England, immediately below the National League division. Along with the National League South, it is at the second level of the National League Sy ...

team

Oxford City Oxford City Football Club is a semi-professional English association football club based in Marston, Oxford. They currently compete in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, and play their home matches at Marsh Lane. ...

where he was vice-captain. After retiring from football he went into teaching, becoming a master at

Bedford Modern School Bedford Modern School (often called BMS) is a Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference independent school in Bedford, England. The school has its origins in Bedford Charity, The Harpur Trust, born from the financial endowment, endowments le ...

. In 2022, Willmott joined

AFC Rushden and Diamonds A.F.C. Rushden & Diamonds is an English football club based in Rushden in Northamptonshire. They played their opening season at Kiln Park, the home of Raunds Town, in 2011–12 and subsequently shared the Dog & Duck ground with Wellingboroug ...

as assistant manager.AFCRDTV talks to Chris Willmott
June 3, 2022 In October 2022, Chris Willmott joined Kettering Town FC as first team coach and assistant to the manager, Lee Glover.

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* 1977 births Living people Footballers from Bedford English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Luton Town F.C. players Wimbledon F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Oxford City F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players National League (English football) players Brackley Town F.C. players {{England-footy-defender-1970s-stub