Christopher Lumsdon (born 15 December 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English former professional footballer. A midfielder, he represented Sunderland in the Premier League, forming part of their Championship title-winning team of 1998-99. He later played for Barnsley and Carlisle United, where he won the 2005 Conference National play-off Final and the 2005-06 Football League Two Championship title. A short spell at Darlington followed, before he was forced to retire through injury in July 2010.