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.

The consistent performances for Morecambe attracted the attention of other league clubs and in July 2007, Blackburn joined Swindon Town.

A couple of weeks later, Blackburn signed a two-year contract with Conference National champions, Aldershot Town,[5] who had just been promoted to League Two.

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.

[6] On 2 September he joined Stockport County making his debut the same day in a Conference National match against Luton Town.

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.