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Mark Allott

Mark Stephen Allott (born 3 October 1977) is an English former footballer.

Mark Allott
Personal information
Full name Mark Stephen Allott
Date of birth (1977-10-03) 3 October 1977 (age 46)[1]
Place of birth Middleton, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2002 Oldham Athletic 154 (31)
2001–2002 → Chesterfield (loan) 10 (2)
2002–2007 Chesterfield 211 (9)
2007–2009 Oldham Athletic 87 (7)
2009 Tranmere Rovers 0 (0)
2009–2012 Chesterfield 125 (3)
2013 Hyde 5 (0)
Total 592 (52)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Oldham Athletic edit

Allott initially came through the youth ranks and was highly rated as a centre forward, scoring on his debut as a substitute in a defeat against Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park in October 1996. When Manager Neil Warnock left the club in 1998 and took a lot of the first team with him Allott featured more in Andy Ritchie's team. His second season saw him finish the campaign as top goalscorer with 12 goals and the following season he was ever present and finished with 8 goals. However, in the Summer of 2001, the club was taken over by millionaire Chris Moore who promised to bring in better quality players and despite Allott starting the season in the first team when manager Ritchie was sacked in early November new manager Mick Wadsworth had the money to bring in his own players and he was loaned out and eventually sold to Chesterfield in January 2002.

Chesterfield edit

At Chesterfield, Allott had a limited return as a goalscorer and was switched to a right midfield role after the arrival of manager Roy McFarland in 2003, later becoming firmly established in central midfield.[2]

Oldham Athletic edit

He returned to Oldham in 2007 as a replacement for Richie Wellens, this time as a central midfielder. His game had improved in this role and his first season back saw him sweep up at the club's Player of the Season awards. However, the following season saw his defensive partner Garry McDonald depart the club to be replaced by Danny Whitaker and although the club started the season well, gaps in the midfield in some games led the club to falter badly from a position in the play-offs to midtable by the end of the season and new manager Dave Penney chose not to keep him at the club.

Chesterfield edit

In the summer of 2009, Allot returned to Chesterfield having initially signed a two-year contract with Tranmere Rovers, becoming the club's first signing in the 2009 summer transfer window.[3] However, on 27 July 2009, after managerial changes at both clubs, it was confirmed that Allott had signed a two-year deal with Chesterfield under former Oldham boss John Sheridan, having been released from his contract by Tranmere after only 8 weeks without ever playing a competitive game for the club.[2]

Allott was part of the 2010–11 squad that won League Two and served the club until November 2012 when his contract was cancelled by new manager Paul Cook.[2][4]

Hyde edit

On 4 January 2013 he signed for Conference Premier club Hyde. On 1 March 2013 he announced his retirement after just five games for the team, due to injuries.

Career statistics edit

Sources:[5][6]

Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Oldham Athletic 1996–97 Division One 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Oldham Athletic 1997–98 Division Two 22 2 4 0 1 0 1[a] 0 28 2
Oldham Athletic 1998–99 Division Two 41 7 3 0 2 1 1[a] 0 47 8
Oldham Athletic 1999–2000 Division Two 32 10 3 0 2 1 1[a] 0 38 11
Oldham Athletic 2000–01 Division Two 39 7 3 0 4 0 0 0 46 7
Oldham Athletic 2001–02 Division Two 15 4 2 0 1 0 2[a] 0 20 4
Total 154 31 15 0 10 2 5 0 184 31
→ Chesterfield (loan) 2001–02 Division Two 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2
Chesterfield 2001–02 Division Two 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 2
Chesterfield 2002–03 Division Two 33 0 1 0 2 1 2[a] 1 38 2
Chesterfield 2003–04 Division Two 40 2 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 44 2
Chesterfield 2004–05 League One 45 2 1 0 1 1 1[a] 0 48 3
Chesterfield 2005–06 League One 43 3 2 0 1 0 1[a] 0 47 3
Chesterfield 2006–07 League One 39 0 0 0 4 0 2[a] 0 45 0
Total 221 11 5 0 9 2 8 1 243 14
Oldham Athletic 2007–08 League One 42 4 5 0 1 0 2[a] 0 50 4
Oldham Athletic 2008–09 League One 45 3 2 0 2 0 1[a] 0 50 3
Total 87 7 7 0 3 0 3 0 100 7
Tranmere Rovers 2009–10 League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chesterfield 2009–10 League Two 45 2 1 0 1 0 3[a] 0 50 2
Chesterfield 2010–11 League Two 36 0 2 0 1 0 1[a] 0 40 0
Chesterfield 2011–12 League One 36 1 1 0 1 0 5[a] 0 43 1
Chesterfield 2012–13 League Two 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Total 125 3 4 0 4 0 9 0 142 3
Hyde 2012–13 Conference Premier 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 592 52 31 0 26 4 25 1 674 57
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy


Honours edit

Chesterfield

References edit

  1. ^ Basson, Stuart. "Chesterfield FC: Football League players, 1921 to 2009". Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original (Excel spreadsheet) on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  2. ^ a b c "The Misunderstood Mark Allott". The Paul Fisher Blog. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Rovers seal Allott deal". Sky Sports. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Chesterfield boss Paul Cook: Players 'should travel with fans'". BBC Sport. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Mark Allott | Football Stats | No Club | Age 47 | 1995-2013 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
  6. ^ "England - M. Allott - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Starting Lineups - Chesterfield vs Swindon". Sky Sports. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

External links edit

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