Mark Andrew Walton (born 1 June 1969) is a Welsh former professional footballer. He was a goalkeeper who played for Luton Town, Colchester United, Norwich City, Wrexham, Dundee United, Bolton Wanderers, Fulham, Gillingham and Brighton & Hove Albion.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Andrew Walton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Swansea City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1987 | Luton Town | ||
| 1987–1989 | Colchester United | 40 | (0) |
| 1989–1993 | Norwich City | 22 | (0) |
| 1993 | → Wrexham (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1994 | → Dundee United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1994 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | (0) |
| 1994 | Wroxham | ||
| 1994 | Merthyr Tydfil | ||
| 1995 | Barry Town | ||
| 1996 | Fakenham Town | ||
| 1996–1998 | Fulham | 40 | (0) |
| 1998 | Gillingham | 1 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Norwich City (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 58 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Cardiff City | 40 | (0) |
| 2004–? | Bentleigh Greens | ||
| Total | 210 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991 | Wales U21 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
After leaving Bolton Wanderers in 1994 he spent two years playing for various non-league sides before signing for Fulham. He left Brighton in 2000 to sign for Cardiff City on a free transfer[3] where he spent three years. While with Norwich, Walton played the FA Cup semi-final against Sunderland in 1992.
Walton moved to Australia in 2004 to play for Bentleigh Greens.
Honours edit
With Cardiff City
- FAW Premier Cup winner: 1
References edit
- ^ "Mark Walton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ "Walton heads home" BBC Sport Retrieved on 27 November 2007,
External links edit
- Career information at ex-canaries.co.uk
- Mark Walton at Soccerbase