Mark Blake (footballer, born 1967)

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.

Mark Blake
Personal information
Full name Mark Christopher Blake
Date of birth (1967-12-17) 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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

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

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

Blake was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire,[2] and has a job in IT.[4]

He has two children with his first marriage.

Honours

Club

Fulham

Winchester City

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Players: Mark Blake". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  3. "Blake's heaven! Mark joins Eastleigh". Southern Daily Echo. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  4. "Blake quits Eastleigh coaching role". Southern Daily Echo. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  5. "Tier Four (League Two) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  6. "Other Award - Non League Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
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