Wimbledon was the starting point back in 1991 for Chris Perry when he arrived on the scene of professional football, playing for his boyhood club.

Debuting in the early 90s for the Wombles, he would go on to make over 200 appearances for the club.

His impressive form for the London side saw praise from then Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson who tipped the defender to play for England.

That was never to be in a stellar domestic career, but after eight years at Plough Lane, Perry made the move from south to north London.

When Sol Campbell controversially moved to Arsenal, Perry made the switch to White Hart Lane for a fee of £4million and soon become a first-team regular for Spurs.

But after suffering a slipped disk in January 2003, he lost his place in the side, falling down the pecking order to Ledley King after three months out.

Nine months later, having failed to regain his place in the side on a consistent basis, Perry moved on-loan to Charlton Athletic.

Four years after moving to Tottenham, in a multi-million-pound move, the defender impressed then Addicks boss Alan Curbishley enough to earn a permanent move to The Valley for around for a fraction of the previous transfer fee.

After three years in south-east London, and 76 appearances behind him, he was released in 2006 after Iain Dowie took charge.

The Charlton fans’ favourite moved to West Bromwich Albion and was a part of the play-off final winning team to clinch promotion from the old Division One against Derby County.

Just one season at the Hawthorns came to an end when he moved to League One Luton Town as he entered the twilight of his career before again switching club after just one season.

A move to Southampton followed in March 2008 on a loan deal before it became permanent move three months later.

Thirteen appearances for the Saints came before his release in May 2010, and that would see Perry call time on his career.

Since retiring from playing, Perry has undertaken his UEFA coaching badges and has obtained his UEFA A Coaching License.

Having been on the books of Dagenham and Redbridge as a youth coach, and dabbling in some work as a football pundit for talkSPORT and BT Sport, he has since moved back into the day-to-day world of the sport.

In July 2015, Perry joined Millwall’s academy to coach the Lions’ U16s and has since been appointed, along with Larry McAvoy to co-manage the Lions’ U18s.