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Mark Devlin (footballer)

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Mark Devlin
Personal information
Full name Mark Andrew Devlin[1]
Date of birth (1973-01-18) 18 January 1973 (age 51)[1]
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kilmarnock Boy's Club
1990–1997 Stoke City 55 (2)
1997–1998 Exeter City 33 (2)
1999–2006 Northwich Victoria 222 (29)
Total 310 (33)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Andrew Devlin (born 18 January 1973) is a Scottish former footballer, who played in the Football League for Exeter City and Stoke City.[1]

Career

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Born in Irvine, Devlin played football as a youngster with the Kilmarnock Boy's Club. He joined Stoke City in 1990 and played in 21 matches during the 1990–91 season where he scored 2 goals.[2] He spent the next four seasons with the reserves and re-appeared for the first team in the 1995–96 and 1996–97 seasons.[3]

After struggling to make an impact at the club, after seven years he left[3] for Exeter City and finished his career playing for Northwich Victoria where he made 223 appearances. He made the second highest number of football league appearances for the non-league outfit.[4]

Career statistics

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Source:[5]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 1990–91 Third Division 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 2
1991–92 Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992–93 Second Division 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
1993–94 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994–95 First Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995–96 First Division 10 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 14 0
1996–97 First Division 21 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 25 0
Total 55 2 1 0 5 0 4 0 65 2
Exeter City 1997–98 Third Division 33 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 34 2
Northwich Victoria 1999–2000 Football Conference 36 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 37 4
2000–01 Football Conference 41 8 4 0 0 0 2 0 47 8
2001–02 Football Conference 33 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 34 3
2002–03 Football Conference 40 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 6
2003–04 Football Conference 35 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 3
2004–05 Football Conference 37 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 38 5
2005–06 Football Conference 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 222 29 7 0 0 0 6 0 235 29
Career Total 310 33 8 0 5 0 10 0 333 33
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup and the Football League Trophy.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
  2. ^ "Mark DEVLIN - League appearances. - Stoke City FC".
  3. ^ a b Stoke City Modern Era 1984-2003, by Simon Lowe
  4. ^ "Northwich Victoria football club statistics and records: Appearances".
  5. ^ Mark Devlin at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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