Chris Joyce

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Chris Joyce (born Manchester, England, 11 October 1957) is known for being drummer with various new wave groups and with Simply Red in the 1980s.

Coming from Chorlton, Manchester, he adopted the hippie lifestyle. His most remote band was Fast Breeder, a short-lived late 1970s punk group from Manchester formed by him on drums and Dave Rowbotham on guitar, and managed by Tony Wilson. Wilson called Joyce and Rowbotham to form a band alongside guitarist Vini Reilly and bass guitarist Tony Bowers, The Durutti Column. That line-up released only two songs from Factory's first EP, A Factory Sample, before Joyce. Rowbotham and Bowers quit the band to form another post-punk band around 1979, The Mothmen.

The Mothmen released only two studio albums and a number of singles, before disbanding in the 1980s. During his time with The Mothmen, Joyce worked with Pink Military, London Underground and Judy Nylon. By the mid-1980s, he was working with Suns of Arqa, playing drums on their second LP Wadada Magic. He later formed Simply Red, alongside his bandmate Tony Bowers and singer Mick Hucknall.

Chris Joyce (footballer)

Christopher Joyce (born 31 January 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Norwegian club Pors Grenland. He has previously played for Odd Grenland in Tippeligaen.

Career

Joyce was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, where he grew up supporting Newcastle United, and watched every home-match for 10 years when he had a season pass. He joined Newcastle United's academy at the age of 11, where he played together with Shola Ameobi, but when Joyce turned 16 he was not offered a contract with the Magpies. He attended Loughborough University for the next three years, and played as a striker for the university team where he scored approximately 20 goals per season, in addition to playing non-league football for Blyth Spartans.

Joyce studied economy at Franklin Pierce University in the United States, and became a goal-getter for the college soccer team with 29 goals in 27 matches in his last season. He was offered a contract with FC Dallas in February 2006 after training with the club, but chose to move to Norway and signed a three-year contract with Odd Grenland in March 2006. Joyce played 22 matches and scored two goals for Odd Grenland in Tippeligaen, until he was loaned out to Nybergsund-Trysil in the second half of the 2007 season where he scored seven goals in nine matches in the Second Division. Joyce spent the 2008 season on loan to Pors Grenland, but after his contract with Odd Grenland was terminated in July 2008 he decided to take a break from professional football.