Mark John Lynch (born 2 September 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He began his career with Manchester United and spent most of the 2001–02 season on loan with Scottish club St Johnstone, but failed to break into the Manchester United first team on a regular basis. He went on to play for Sunderland, Hull City, Yeovil Town, Rotherham United, Stockport County and Altrincham before retiring from professional football in 2012.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark John Lynch[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1981[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Manchester United | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Sunderland | 11 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Hull City | 16 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Yeovil Town | 31 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Rotherham United | 34 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Stockport County | 37 | (0) |
| 2012 | Altrincham | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 157 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in Manchester, Lynch began his career with Manchester United. To gain first-team experience, he joined Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone on loan in October 2001 and made 20 appearances for the club.[3] He made one senior appearance for Manchester United, against Deportivo de La Coruña in the UEFA Champions League in March 2003, in which he scored an own goal.[4][5] In July 2004, Lynch moved to Sunderland on a free transfer.[6] He made 11 appearances during the 2004–05 season and was allowed to leave in June 2005.
On 14 June 2005, Lynch signed for Championship club Hull City on a free transfer.[7][8] He suffered a knee injury in the first minute of his Hull City debut in August 2005 against Queens Park Rangers, and in his first game back against Coventry City he was sent off.[citation needed] He made 15 further appearances for Hull in the 2005–06 season, the last of which was in January, and at the end of the season he was made available for transfer by manager Peter Taylor.
In August 2006, Lynch moved to Yeovil Town on loan but then signed on a permanent deal before the transfer deadline.[9][10] He was released in May 2008.[11]
Lynch signed a two-year deal Rotherham United on 27 May 2008.[12] He made his Rotherham United debut against Lincoln City,[13] and scored twice on his third appearance for the club against Morecambe.[14]
On 14 July 2010, he signed for Stockport County,[15] but was released on 31 January 2012. He subsequently joined Altrincham, but was released by the club at the end of the season after making eight first-team appearances.
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Mark Lynch". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Mark Lynch". ManUtd.com. Manchester United Football Club. Archived from the original on 10 February 2003. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Saints Land Man Utd Player". StJohnstoneFC.co.uk. St Johnstone Football Club. 25 October 2001. Archived from the original on 27 March 2002. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Deportivo see off Man Utd". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 March 2003. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Deportivo 2−0 Man. United". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 18 March 2003. Archived from the original on 21 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "McCarthy moves for Lynch". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 July 2004. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Tigers Sign Lynch". HullCityAFC.net. Hull City Association Football Club. 14 June 2005. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Defender Lynch seals move to Hull". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 14 June 2005. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Lynch Signs Up On A Permanent Deal". Ciderspace.co.uk. Ciderspace − The Independent Yeovil Town Website. 31 August 2006. Archived from the original on 10 September 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Transfer deadline day". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 1 September 2006. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Seven Players Released". YTFC.net. Yeovil Town Football Club. 7 May 2008. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Rotherham sign up Yeovil's Lynch". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 27 May 2008. Archived from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Mark Lynch in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "Morecambe 1−3 Rotherham". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 August 2008. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ "County Sign Lynch". StockportCounty.com. Stockport County Football Club. 15 July 2010. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
External links edit
- Mark Lynch at Soccerbase
- Mark Lynch at ManUtd.com
- Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk
