Mark Christopher Blake (born 17 December 1967) is an English retired footballer, who played as a defender for Southampton, Colchester United, Shrewsbury Town, Fulham, AS Cannes and Aldershot Town. He made 301 appearances in The Football League, scoring 23 goals.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Christopher Blake | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Portsmouth, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1985 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1990 | Southampton | 18 | (2) |
| 1989 | → Colchester United (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 1990–1994 | Shrewsbury Town | 142 | (3) |
| 1994–1998 | Fulham | 137 | (17) |
| 1998–2000 | AS Cannes | 41 | (4) |
| 2000–2001 | Aldershot Town | 33 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Winchester City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Blake started his career with Southampton,[2] where he made 18 appearances in The Football League, scoring twice.[2] He was loaned out to Colchester United in 1989.[2] He then moved on to Shrewsbury Town in 1990, where he made 142 league appearances scoring three goals, during a four-year period.[2] Blake then joined Fulham where he played 137 league appearances and scored 17 goals.[2] He then moved on to AS Cannes and Aldershot Town.[2]
Non-playing career edit
He went on to become player-manager of Winchester City, winning the FA Vase, Wessex League and Wessex League Cup treble in 2003–04.[3] Blake then had a role as head coach at Eastleigh, joining in January 2005,[3] before stepping down in September 2006.[4]
Personal life edit
Blake was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire,[2] and has a job in IT.[4]
He has two children with his first marriage.
Honours edit
Club edit
Fulham
- Football League Third Division runner-up: 1996–97[5]
Winchester City
References edit
- ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Players: Mark Blake". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Blake's heaven! Mark joins Eastleigh". Southern Daily Echo. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Blake quits Eastleigh coaching role". Southern Daily Echo. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ "Tier Four (League Two) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- ^ "Other Award - Non League Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
External links edit
- Mark Blake at Soccerbase
- Mark Blake at Coludata.co.uk
