Signed from: Youth team
Debut: 2-0 win vs Port Vale (League Cup tie), October 5th 1994
League Record: two games, both as sub
Sold to: Reading (£300,000), November 1998
Son of 1970s Burnley forward Frank, Chris Casper was another who made a handful of showings over a number of years. Like John O’Kane, as a defender, there was too many quality players ahead of him for there to be a realistic chance of making the first team on a regular basis.
It was the best part of two years after his debut that he got in the team again, making appearances in all the cup competitions as well as his two showings from the bench in the League. Loan spells followed, the last of which was at Reading, where he was impressive enough for them to shell out the cash.
It seemed to be working out until a horrific leg injury ended his career aged only 24. Moving into coaching, he eventually became manager of Bury while only aged 30. A two-and-a-half year spell in charge (relatively a long term by modern standards!) came to an end in January 2008. More recently, he's worked with club's Academy systems for the Premier League.
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