| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Andrew Devlin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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) | |
| *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
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 1 2 3 4 Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
- ↑ "Mark DEVLIN - League appearances. - Stoke City FC".
- 1 2 Stoke City Modern Era 1984-2003, by Simon Lowe
- ↑ "Northwich Victoria football club statistics and records: Appearances".
- ↑ Mark Devlin at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links
- Mark Devlin at Soccerbase
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