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Mark Shelton (footballer)

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Mark Shelton
Shelton warming up for Hartlepool United in 2022
Personal information
Full name Mark John Shelton[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Nottingham, England[2]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Barnet
Number 19
Youth career
Nottingham Forest
0000–2015 Burton Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Burton Albion 0 (0)
2016 → Loughborough Dynamo (loan)
2016 Ilkeston 21
2016–2017 Alfreton Town 22 (2)
2017–2020 Salford City 45 (4)
2019 → Woking (loan) 3 (1)
2019–2020 → Hartlepool United (loan) 14 (3)
2020–2023 Hartlepool United 82 (5)
2023–2024 Oldham Athletic 35 (2)
2024– Barnet 8 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

Mark John Shelton (born 12 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Barnet.

Shelton came through the ranks at Burton Albion, signing his first professional contract in May 2015. He continued his career in non-League, initially with Ilkeston and Alfreton Town. He signed for Salford City and won two back-to-back promotions with the Ammies. In his third season, Shelton had loan spells with Woking and Hartlepool United. After impressing with Hartlepool, he signed a permanent deal with them. In his first full season with the club, he won promotion via the play-offs. In January 2023, Shelton moved to Oldham Athletic. At the end of his second season with Oldham, Shelton moved to Barnet.

Career

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Burton Albion

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Shelton came through the youth teams at Burton Albion before being awarded a professional contract with the club in May 2015.[4][5]

In January 2016 he joined Loughborough Dynamo on loan until the end of the season.[6] On his return from the loan he was released by the club.[7]

Non-League

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He then joined Ilkeston in June 2016.[8]

In November 2016 he joined Alfreton Town.[9]

Salford City

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In June 2017 he joined Salford City after the clubs agreed a fee.[10] In a 3–1 win against Boreham Wood, Shelton scored a goal which would later be voted as Salford's goal of the season.[11][12] On 11 May 2019, Shelton was a substitute in the 68th minute for Salford in their 3–0 play-off final win against AFC Fylde at Wembley.[13] After two seasons helping the club to successive promotions to the English Football League, he made his league debut for the club on 3 August 2019 in the club's first game in the league against Stevenage.[14]

Woking and Hartlepool United loans

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On 11 October 2019, Shelton returned to the National League, to join Woking on a three-month loan.[15] A day later, he went on to score on his debut during a 2–2 draw with Barnet, netting Woking's second in the 53rd minute.[16] On 16 November 2019, it was confirmed by manager, Alan Dowson that Shelton's loan spell had been terminated, following limited game-time opportunities.[17]

In December 2019 he went out on loan to Hartlepool United.[18] Shelton made his league Hartlepool debut in a 1–0 victory against Dagenham & Redbridge and scored his first goal in a 2–1 win against Eastleigh.[19][20]

Hartlepool United

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After a successful loan spell at the North East club, Hartlepool made the deal permanent on 1 August 2020, following Shelton's release from parent club Salford City.[21] He started in the first game of the season in a 2–1 win against Aldershot Town.[22] His first goal of the 2020–21 season came in a 1–1 draw at FC Halifax Town.[23] Shelton played in the 2021 National League play-off final as Hartlepool drew 1–1 with Torquay United at Ashton Gate, Bristol. During the Final, Shelton covered 22 kilometres in distance.[24] In the resulting penalty shoot-out, Shelton scored his penalty as Hartlepool were promoted to League Two after winning 5–4 on penalties.[25]

After a successful 2020–21 season, Shelton extended his contract with Hartlepool ahead of the 2021–22 season.[26] In April 2022, Shelton was ruled out of the Scunthorpe United fixture after a cotton bud was stuck in his ear, forcing him to go to hospital to remove it.[27] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Shelton's contract was extended for a further year after making 41 appearances in the previous season.[28] Shelton made his 100th appearance for Hartlepool in September 2022.[29] Following several first team injuries, Shelton was moved into defence and scored in a 3–3 draw with Harrogate Town.[30][31]

Oldham Athletic

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On 20 January 2023, Shelton signed for National League side Oldham Athletic on a deal until summer 2025.[32][33]

In June 2024, Shelton had his Oldham contract terminated by mutual consent.[34]

Barnet

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On 13 June 2024, the same day as his departure from Oldham was announced, Shelton agreed to join fellow National League side Barnet.[35]

Career statistics

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As of 21 September 2024
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burton Albion 2014–15[36] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[37] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alfreton Town 2016–17[38] National League North 22 2 — — 0 0 22 2
Salford City 2017–18[38][39] National League North 26 1 1 0 — 1[a] 0 28 1
2018–19[38] National League 14 2 0 0 — 1[b] 0 15 2
2019–20[40] League Two 5 1 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 6 1
Total 45 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 49 4
Woking (loan) 2019–20[38] National League 3 1 1 0 — 0 0 4 1
Hartlepool United 2019–20[38] National League 14 3 0 0 — 0 0 14 3
2020–21[38] National League 36 3 0 0 — 3[b] 0 39 3
2021–22[41] League Two 33 1 4 0 0 0 4[c] 1 41 2
2022–23[42] League Two 13 1 1 0 1 0 2[c] 0 17 1
Total 96 8 5 0 1 0 9 1 111 9
Oldham Athletic 2022–23[38] National League 20 1 0 0 — 0 0 20 1
2023–24[38] National League 15 1 0 0 — 0 0 15 1
Total 35 2 0 0 0 0 9 1 35 2
Barnet 2024–25[38] National League 8 4 0 0 — 0 0 8 4
Career total 208 20 7 0 1 0 12 1 228 21
  1. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in National League play-offs
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Salford City

Hartlepool United

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Salford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Mark Shelton". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Mark Shelton". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Four youngsters have signed professional contracts". Burton Albion FC. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Mark Shelton: It is nice to get the reward I have worked so hard for". Burton Albion FC. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Mark Shelton has joined Loughborough Dynamo". Burton Albion FC. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Nigel Clough announces plans for his Championship squad". Burton Albion FC. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Summer Moves (Part Three)…". Non League Pitchero. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Ilkeston midfielder completes Alfreton move". Non League Daily. 27 November 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. ^ "Mark Shelton signs on for Salford". Salford City FC. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Salford 3–1 Boreham Wood". BBC Sport. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Super 6 Goal of the Season Mark Shelton vs Boreham Wood". Salford City FC YouTube. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  13. ^ a b Josef Rindl (11 May 2019). "Salford City beat AFC Fylde in National League promotion final at Wembley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Salford City 2–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Shelton joins on loan from Salford". Woking F.C. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Barnet vs. Woking". Soccerway. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  17. ^ "BBC Surrey Sport on Twitter". BBC Surrey. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Salford City midfielder Shelton joins Hartlepool". Non League Daily. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. ^ "Hartlepool United 1–0 Dagenham & Redbridge". BBC Sport. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Hartlepool United 2–1 Eastleigh". BBC Sport. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Pools sign Mark Shelton". Hartlepool United Football Club. August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  22. ^ "Hartlepool United 2–1 Aldershot Town". 3 October 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  23. ^ "FC Halifax Town 1–1 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  24. ^ Dominic Scurr (23 September 2021). "Hard work paying off for Mark Shelton at Hartlepool United with 'massive vindication'". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  25. ^ Pilnick, Brent (20 June 2021). "Hartlepool United 1–1 Torquay United (5–4)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  26. ^ "Shelton and Odusina extend contracts". Hartlepool United FC. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  27. ^ "Mark Shelton: Hartlepool United midfielder out after cotton bud stuck in ear". BBC Sport. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  28. ^ "Mark Shelton: Hartlepool United midfielder signs new contract". BBC Sport. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  29. ^ Matty Jones. "Hartlepool: Mark Shelton vows to keep his place and gain results 'for the town'". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  30. ^ Joe Ramage (2 January 2023). "Keith Curle justifies Mark Shelton decision after ex-Salford City midfielder grabs goal and assist in Harrogate Town draw". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  31. ^ "Hartlepool 3–3 Harrogate: George Thomson earns visitors share of spoils with fine equaliser". Sky Sports. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  32. ^ "Mark Shelton departs". Hartlepool United. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  33. ^ "Shelton Makes Latics Switch". Oldham Athletic. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  34. ^ "Shelton Leaves Latics". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  35. ^ "Mark Shelton becomes Dean Brennan's ninth signing of the summer". www.barnetfc.com. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  36. ^ "Games played by Mark Shelton in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  37. ^ "Games played by Mark Shelton in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  38. ^ a b c d e f g h i "M. Shelton". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  39. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Salford City 1-2 York City". Salford City F.C. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "Brackley Town 4-0 Salford City". Salford City F.C. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  40. ^ "Games played by Mark Shelton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  41. ^ "Games played by Mark Shelton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  42. ^ "Games played by Mark Shelton in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  43. ^ "Salford City: Club co-owned by former Man Utd players promoted to the National League". BBC Sport. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  44. ^ Pilnick, Brent (20 June 2021). "Hartlepool United 1–1 Torquay United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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