Mark Boyd (footballer)

Mark Edward Boyd (born 22 October 1981) is an English former footballer manager.

Mark Boyd
Boyd playing for Barrow in 2008
Personal information
Full name Mark Edward Boyd[1]
Date of birth (1981-10-22) 22 October 1981[2]
Place of birth Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2002 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Port Vale 42 (3)
2004 Carlisle United 9 (1)
2004–2005 Gretna 2 (0)
2005 → Macclesfield Town (loan) 5 (0)
2006 Accrington Stanley 6 (0)
2006–2007 Southport 41 (4)
2007–2008 Sligo Rovers 3 (0)
2008–2011 Barrow 80 (7)
2011 Droylsden 22 (0)
2011–2013 Workington 70 (3)
2013–2015 Celtic Nation
2016 Penrith
2016–2017 Carlisle City
Total 278+ (18+)
Teams managed
2014–2015 Celtic Nation (player-manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Beginning his career as midfielder with Newcastle United, he never made the first team and instead signed with Port Vale in 2002. After two years with the Vale he moved north to Scottish side Gretna via Carlisle United. Failing to make an impact he returned to the Football League with a Macclesfield Town loan in 2005. After a short spell with Accrington Stanley in 2006, he joined non-league side Southport. He joined Irish club Sligo Rovers in 2007, before turning to the English non-league scene with Barrow the following year. He joined Workington via Droylsden in 2011, before switching to Celtic Nation in June 2013. He helped Celtic Nation to a second-place finish in the Northern League in 2013–14, before taking up the management position for the 2014–15 season, after which the club was folded. He later played for Penrith and Carlisle City.

Playing career

Mark began his career in the Newcastle United youth team coming through the ranks before leaving on a free transfer to League One side Port Vale after being recommended to the "Valiants" manager Brian Horton by Bobby Robson.[4][5] However, he suffered a broken ankle with a couple of months of the season remaining. Boyd never really forced his way back into the reckoning the following season as Vale were challenging for the play-offs in League One and he was released by mutual consent in 2004 to join Carlisle United until the end of the season.[6]

For the next two seasons Boyd could not forge a longer-term deal with a club and ended up playing bit part roles for Carlisle United, Gretna, Macclesfield Town,[7] and finally Accrington Stanley,[8] before eventually signing for Conference side Southport before the 2006–07 season.[9] His Southport career began disappointingly with a missed penalty in the team's first game of the season. The next year he transferred to Sligo Rovers in the Republic of Ireland.

In January 2008 he was back in England with Barrow of the Conference North.[10] In May 2008, Barrow beat Staylybridge Celtic 1–0 to gain promotion back into the Conference National via the Conference North play-offs. Boyd remained a key part of the Barrow squad during their first two seasons in the Conference National, culminating in the club's 2–1 victory over Stevenage in the 2009–10 FA Trophy final. In the match itself Boyd replaced Paul Rutherford with just ten minutes of extra time remaining, Jason Walker having already scored Barrow's winning goal three minutes earlier.[11]

In February 2011 Boyd signed a short contract at Droylsden of the Conference North, following a one-month loan spell. In the June that year he became Workington's first summer signing, penning a one-year deal.[12] The "Reds" finished 13th and 14th in the Conference North in 2011–12 and 2012–13. He quit Workington in June 2013 to join Northern League side Celtic Nation.[13] He helped Celtic Nation to a second-place finish in the Northern League in 2013–14. After taking a career break, he joined Penrith of the Northern League Division One in March 2016, and moved on to Northern Alliance Premier Division side Carlisle City later in the year.[14][15]

Management career

Boyd was appointed Celtic Nation player-manager in July 2014; at the time of his appointment the club were undergoing a crisis after a moneyed investor withdrew his support for the club.[16] The club finished second-from-bottom in the 2014–15 campaign, before folding in the summer.[17] He joined Northern League side Shildon as a coach in May 2017.[18]

Statistics
Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale2002–03[19]Second Division203103[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]1[lower-alpha 2]244
2003–04[20]Second Division220301[lower-alpha 2]0260
Total 4234041504
Carlisle United2003–04[20]Third Division91000091
Gretna2004–05[21]Scottish Third Division20001[lower-alpha 3]030
2005–06[22]Scottish Second Division10001[lower-alpha 3]020
Total 30002050
Macclesfield Town (loan)2004–05[21]League Two50000050
Accrington Stanley2005–06[22]Conference National60000060
Southport2006–07[23]Conference National4140000414
Barrow2008–09[24]Conference National3854000425
2009–10[25]Conference National2912000311
2010–11[26]Conference National1310000131
Total 8076000867
Droylsden2010–11[27]Conference North220003[lower-alpha 4]1[lower-alpha 4]251
Workington2011–12[27]Conference North3930000393
2012–13[27]Conference North3101000320
Total 7030000703
Career total[lower-alpha 5] 278181109229813
  1. Appearance/s in the EFL Cup.
  2. Appearance/s and goal/s in the EFL Trophy.
  3. Appearance/s in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
  4. Appearance/s and goal/s in the FA Trophy.
  5. Statistics for Sligo Rovers, Celtic Nation, Penrith, and Carlisle City not known.

Honours
Barrow
Celtic Nation

References
  1. "Mark Boyd". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. "8. Mark Boyd". barrowafc.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  3. "FootballSquads - Port Vale - 2002/03". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  4. "Boyd joins Vale". BBC Sport. 27 May 2002. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  5. "Mark Boyd: My brother was the reason why I played football". News & Star. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  6. "Simpson swoops for Boyd". BBC Sport. 18 March 2004. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  7. "Boyd completes Silkmen loan move". BBC Sport. 1 February 2005. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  8. "Accrington complete Boyd transfer". BBC Sport. 22 February 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  9. "Boyd completes Southport switch". BBC Sport. 4 July 2006. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  10. "Boyd puts seal on Bluebirds deal". BBC Sport. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2009.
  11. "Barrow 2–1 Stevenage (aet)". BBC Sport. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  12. Fuller, John (18 June 2011). "Former Newcastle prodigy set to sign for Workington Reds". Times & Star. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  13. "Workington Reds rocked as Celtic Nation swoop". News & Star. 26 June 2013. Archived from the original on 29 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  14. Collinson, Karl. "Boyd joins Bonny Blues". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  15. "Manager James Tose and former Carlisle United man Jonny Allan could take to the Carlisle City substitutes bench". News and Star. 24 September 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  16. Little, Amanda (1 August 2014). "Celtic Nation appoint new manager". News & Star. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  17. "Celtic Nation dream ends as club prepares to fold". nonleaguedaily.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  18. "Mark Boyd joins the management team –". shildonafc.com. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  19. "Games played by Mark Boyd in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  20. "Games played by Mark Boyd in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  21. "Games played by Mark Boyd in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  22. "Games played by Mark Boyd in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  23. "Games played by Mark Boyd in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  24. "Games played by Mark Boyd in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  25. "Games played by Mark Boyd in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  26. "Games played by Mark Boyd in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  27. Mark Boyd at Soccerway
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