Mark Beck

Mark Andrew Beck (born 2 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for League Two club Harrogate Town. Beck was born in England, and represented Scotland at under-19 level.

Mark Beck
Personal information
Full name Mark Andrew Beck[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994[2]
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Harrogate Town
Number 9
Youth career
2010–2012 Carlisle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Carlisle United 66 (7)
2012 → Workington (loan) 4 (1)
2014 → Falkirk (loan) 15 (5)
2015–2016 Yeovil Town 8 (0)
2016 → Wrexham (loan) 11 (0)
2016–2017 Darlington 53 (19)
2017– Harrogate Town 93 (23)
National team
2013 Scotland U19 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:25, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

Career

Carlisle United

Beck was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.[4] He started his career in the youth team of Carlisle United and signed a two-year apprenticeship in the summer of 2010.

Beck made his professional debut for Carlisle on 14 April, in a 1–0 defeat to Charlton Athletic, coming on as a substitute for Tom Taiwo.[5] On 19 April 2012, Beck was offered a one-year professional contract.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 28 August 2012 in a 2–1 win against Ipswich Town in the League Cup with a 90th-minute header.[7][8]

Workington (loan)

In March 2012, he joined Conference North club Workington on a one-month loan to gain first-team experience.[9] He made his debut on 25 March in a 1–0 win over Harrogate Town, coming on as a substitute for Gareth Arnison.[10] He scored the equalising goal for Workington in a 1–1 draw with Droylsden.[11] Beck made four appearances in his short spell, scoring one goal.[12]

Falkirk (loan)

On 30 January 2014, Beck joined Falkirk in the Scottish Championship on loan until the end of the season. He teamed up with former strike-partner Rory Loy at 'The Bairns'.[13]

He quickly struck up a strong partnership with Loy, and after two substitute appearances, settled into a starting berth in the Falkirk team. He added another dimension to Falkirk's play; he offered them an out ball, someone who could hold the ball up and help his team get out to support Loy and himself up front. He scored the only goal of the match in a 1–0 away victory against Dundee on 29 March 2014.[14] He was also the scorer of an equaliser in the Scottish Premiership play-off semi-final first leg against Hamilton Academical on 13 May 2014, converting a cut-back from Loy.[15]

His final appearance for Falkirk came in the play-off semi-final second leg defeat to Hamilton, in which his team lost 1–0 (2–1 on aggregate)[16] In his five-month spell at Falkirk, Beck played 19 times in all competitions, scoring six goals.[17]

Yeovil Town

Beck signed for Carlisle's fellow League Two club Yeovil Town on 24 July 2015 on a two-year contract.[18] He made his debut on 8 August 2015 against Exeter City in a 3–2 defeat.[19]

On 26 January 2016, Beck joined National League club Wrexham on loan until the end of the season.[20]

Upon his return from his loan at Wrexham, Beck was released by Yeovil despite having a year left on his contract.[21]

Darlington and Harrogate Town

In August 2016, Beck signed for National League North club Darlington. He made his debut on 13 August, scoring in a 4–1 win over Boston United. Beck finished the season as the club's top scorer with 18 goals, all in league competition.[22] He returned to full-time football when signing for Darlington's National League North rivals Harrogate Town on 7 November 2017 for an undisclosed fee.[23][24]

International career

Beck was eligible to represent Scotland at international level due to his grandfather being born in Scotland.[25] He received a call up to the Scotland under-19 squad in January 2012.[26] On the same day he made his international debut and scored his first international goal in a friendly against Sweden.[27] Beck earned three caps at under-19 level, scoring one goal, all in 2013.[28] He has also received a call-up to the Scotland under-21 team but did not make an appearance.[29]

Career statistics
As of match played 5 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carlisle United 2011–12[30] League One 2000000020
2012–13[7] League One 274113100316
2013–14[17] League One 10021201[lower-alpha 1]0151
2014–15[31] League Two 27310001[lower-alpha 1]0293
Total 6674251207710
Workington (loan) 2011–12[12] Conference North 41———41
Falkirk (loan) 2013–14[17] Scottish Championship 155——4[lower-alpha 2]1196
Yeovil Town 2015–16[19] League Two 8000100090
Wrexham (loan) 2015–16[32] National League 110———110
Darlington 2016–17[32][33] National League North 411810—2[lower-alpha 3]04418
2017–18[32][34] National League North 12110——131
Total 531920—205719
Harrogate Town 2017–18[32][35] National League North 207——6[lower-alpha 4]32610
2018–19[32] National League 391320—3[lower-alpha 5]04413
2019–20[32] National League 25323—4[lower-alpha 6]0316
2020–21[36] League Two 9021202[lower-alpha 7]0151
Total 9323642015311630
Career total 250551268123429366
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs
  3. Appearances in FA Trophy
  4. Four appearances and three goals in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League North play-offs
  5. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one in National League play-offs
  6. Two appearances in FA Trophy, two in National League play-offs
  7. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

Harrogate Town

References
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  2. "Mark Beck". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline Publishing Group. p. 448. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
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  12. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony, eds. (2012). Non-League Club Directory 2013. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 250–251. ISBN 978-1-869833-77-0.
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  14. "Dundee 0–1 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  15. "Falkirk 1–1 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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  21. "Way announced retained list". Yeovil Town F.C. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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  23. Simpson, Ray. "Becky: I wanted to return to full time football". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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  27. "Carlisle Utd striker scores on international debut". News & Star. Carlisle. 20 March 2013. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
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  29. "Mark Beck". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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  32. "M. Beck: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  33. For FA Cup second qualifying round: Stoddart, Craig (18 September 2016). "Darlington's disastrous FA Cup record continues". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: Simpson, Ray. "Quakers must replay after 2–2 Trophy draw". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round replay: Simpson, Ray (6 December 2016). "Marine 3 Darlington 2". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  34. For FA Cup second qualifying round: Stoddart, Craig (16 September 2017). "FA Cup: Darlington 0 South Shields 3". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  35. For FA Trophy third qualifying round replay: "Darlington 2 Town 3". Harrogate Town A.F.C. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
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