Mark Devlin (footballer)

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]

Mark Devlin
Personal information
Full name Mark Andrew Devlin[1]
Date of birth (1973-01-18) 18 January 1973[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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

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

Source:[5]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City 1990–91 Third Division 212000000212
1991–92 Second Division 0000000000
1992–93 Second Division 3000200050
1993–94 First Division 0000000000
1994–95 First Division 0000000000
1995–96 First Division 100000040140
1996–97 First Division 210103000250
Total 552105040652
Exeter City 1997–98 Third Division 332000010342
Northwich Victoria 1999–2000 Football Conference 364000010374
2000–01 Football Conference 418400020478
2001–02 Football Conference 333000010343
2002–03 Football Conference 406100000416
2003–04 Football Conference 353100000363
2004–05 Football Conference 375000010385
2005–06 Football Conference 0010000010
Total 2222970006023529
Career Total 31033805010033333
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup and the Football League Trophy.

References

  1. Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
  2. http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/stoke-city-fc/mark-devlin-8630/league-appearances_a14018/
  3. Stoke City Modern Era 1984-2003, by Simon Lowe
  4. https://www.11v11.com/teams/northwich-victoria/tab/stats/option/appearances/
  5. Mark Devlin at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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