Sutton career photos

Chris Sutton begins his career at Norwich as a defender in 1991 but is switched to striker by manager Dave Stringer

Norwich subsequently finish third in the Premiership to qualify for the Uefa Cup where they famously beat Bayern Munich

Sutton scores 43 goals in three seasons tempting Blackburn to fork out a British transfer fee record £5m to snap him up

Sutton forms a dynamic partnership with Alan Shearer as Rovers win the Premiership in 1995 - their first title since 1914

An injury-plagued season follows and although Sutton re-finds his form, Rovers are relegated four years after their title win

Chelsea step in and secure Sutton's services for £10m in the summer of 1999 but he struggles at Stamford Bridge

Sutton scores just one league goal, in the 5-0 demolition of Manchester United, in 28 appearances for the Blues

His England aspirations also suffer and his only cap remains his 1997 substitute appearance in the 2-0 win over Cameroon

He moves to Celtic in 2000 for £6m and is an immediate hit after scoring a debut winner against Dundee United

And he cements his place in the hearts of Celtic fans with a brace in his first Old Firm match, a 6-2 thrashing of Rangers

Sutton forms another prolific partnership, this time with Henrik Larsson and is named SPFA Player of the Year in 2003-04

His 86 goals in five-and-a-half seasons helps win three SPL titles, two Scottish Cups and two Scottish League Cups

Sutton joins Birmingham on a free transfer in January 2006, but injuries restrict him to just 11 appearances and one goal

City are relegated and Sutton re-joins his former Celtic boss, Martin O'Neill, at Aston Villa for the 2006-07 season

But his season is curtailed by blurred vision in December and he announces his retirement from the game on 5 July, 2007

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