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Chris Blackburn played for which team from 2011 to 2012?
Chris Blackburn Christopher Raymond Blackburn ( born 2 August 1982 ) is an English footballer who plays as a defender . Career . Chester City . Blackburn started his career at hometown club Chester City as a youth product . He started as a midfielder and signed full pro forms at the Deva Stadium in 2000 . He took over as goalkeeper in a 5–2 win over Dagenham & Redbridge in 2002 after Wayne Brown was sent off . He made 87 appearances for the Cheshire side between 1999 and 2003 before leaving in the summer of 2003 to play for the Nevada Wonders . Nevada Wonders . In the summer of 2003 , Blackburn signed for the Nevada Wonders where he played as a striker . The Nevada Wonders played in the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid between May 2003 and August 2003 . He then signed for Northwich Victoria at the beginning of the 2003–04 season , and made 28 appearances for them , before leaving for Morecambe in 2004 . Morecambe . In February 2004 , he signed a short-term deal at Morecambe . Despite playing just five games towards the end of the 2003–04 season , Blackburn impressed sufficiently to be given a two-year contract . That summer , he again played for the Wonders on loan , before an injury crisis at Christie Park saw him convert to a defender , where he regularly played at both centre half and right back . In these new positions , Blackburn formed a formidable partnership with Jim Bentley . He was a member of the Morecambe side that lost to Hereford United in the 2006 Conference National Play-off semi-final . Chris made 126 appearances for the Lancashire side including playing 46 games in the 2006–07 season where Morecambe gained promotion to the Football League via the 2007 Conference play-off Final . Blackburn played the whole of the play-off final match at the New Wembley in front of over 40,000 spectators against Exeter City as Morecambe won 2–1 . Despite being offered a new deal at Morecambe , Blackburn chose to move south and link up with Paul Sturrock at Swindon Town . Swindon Town . The consistent performances for Morecambe attracted the attention of other league clubs and in July 2007 , Blackburn joined Swindon Town . He scored twice for Swindon Town on his debut against Brentford in a Football League Trophy game . In March 2008 , he was loaned to Weymouth . His 13 games for the club ended with them avoiding relegation to the Conference South . He returned to Swindon and was subsequently released at the end of the season , despite having a year left on his contract . Aldershot Town . A couple of weeks later , Blackburn signed a two-year contract with Conference National champions , Aldershot Town , who had just been promoted to League Two . He made his debut with Aldershot Town in their first League Two match at Accrington Stanley on the opening day of the 2008–09 season . England National Game XI . He made his debut for the England National Game XI as a substitute against Italy in November 2002 . He was also part of the England National Game XI squad that won the 2005–07 European Challenge Trophy . Blackburn scored in the 3–1 victory over Italy in February 2006 . Wrexham . Blackburn signed for Wrexham in June 2010 on a two-year contract after a good spell with Aldershot . He made his debut in August 2010 in an opening day victory over Cambridge United . He would start the season in a familiar central defence position , but in a new 4–3–3 system adopted by manager Dean Saunders , Blackburn was moved to a holding midfield role , where his game really improved . He quickly became a first team regular , and a fans favourite with the way he broke play and cleared up loose balls . He scored his first goal for the club against Cambridge United on 22 January 2011 , heading home after the keeper had saved a shot , this goal put Wrexham 3–0 up after only twenty minutes away from home . He was a key player in Wrexhams play-off season , perhaps being the most consistent performer in the team , however the side lost 5–1 on aggregate in the end of season play-offs to eventual runners-up Luton Town . Following a disagreement with manager Dean Saunders , Blackburn was transfer listed on 19 August 2011 . Blackburn felt that his best position was central defence , while Saunders could not guarantee him a starting role in this position . Later on in the month his contract was terminated by mutual consent . Stockport County . On 2 September he joined Stockport County making his debut the same day in a Conference National match against Luton Town . AFC Telford United . He joined AFC Telford United on 4 January 2012 . At the end of a small spell with the bucks he then agreed to sign a new one-year deal with the bucks . Following an injury from the first opening game of the season against Barrow he joined Chorley on a one-month loan to gain match fitness . On 11 January 2013 it was announced Blackburn had been released by the club . Honours . Club . - Football Conference : Play-off Winner 2007 Personal life . He is the nephew of former Manchester City midfielder Alan Oakes and the cousin of ex-Wolves keeper Michael Oakes .