Gordon Ian Armstrong (born 15 July 1967 in

Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne ( RP: , ), or simply Newcastle, is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. The city is located on the River Tyne's northern bank and forms the largest part of the Tyneside built-up area. Newcastle is ...

, England) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He now works as a football agent, and has amongst the players he manages a number of current and former players from Burnley Football Club. During his career he played for

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

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 ...

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Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...

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, Radcliffe Borough and

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921 Stalybridge Celtic ...

. Whilst at Sunderland, he played in the

1992 FA Cup Final The 1992 FA Cup Final was contested by Liverpool F.C., Liverpool and Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland at Wembley Stadium (1923), Wembley. Liverpool won 2–0, with goals from Michael Thomas (footballer, born 1967), Michael Thomas and Ian Rush. Sum ...

where they lost to Liverpool. He is the brother of former

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and

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

left back Chris Armstrong. His son, James, played for the Sunderland F.C. Academy, as well for

Hull City A.F.C. Hull City Association Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Armstrong, Gordon 1967 births English men's footballers Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne Sunderland A.F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Radcliffe F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Bury F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Living people English Football League players National League (English football) players Men's association football midfielders