Chris Dunn (footballer)

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Christopher Michael Dunn (born 23 October 1987) is an English football goalkeeper. He is 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) tall. Dunn started in youth football with West Ham United, then Southend United, before joining Northampton Town in 2005. He made his senior debut for Northampton in 2008 and soon became the first-choice keeper. He had a run of clean sheets in 2009–10 and helped the team reach the League Cup third round, including a famous 2–1 win at Anfield against Liverpool in 2010. He was named the PFA Fans’ Player of the Month for December 2010. In 2011 he moved to Coventry City on a three-year contract.

At Coventry he was mostly a backup, then joined Yeovil Town in 2013, followed by Cambridge United in 2014. At Cambridge he established himself as the first-choice goalkeeper and played in the club’s FA Cup run, including a 0–0 draw with Manchester United in 2015 before United won the replay. Dunn joined Wrexham in 2016, also serving as goalkeeping coach, and stayed there until 2018. He spent 2018–19 with Walsall and 2019–20 with Maidenhead United, making around 21 appearances before the season was cut short by the coronavirus. Dunn grew up in Brentwood, Essex, and attended St Martin School.