Mark Convery

Mark Peter Convery (born 29 May 1981) is an English football manager and former footballer. Since November 2015, he has been manager of Newcastle Benfield.[3]

Mark Convery

Convery training with York City in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Mark Peter Convery[1]
Date of birth	29 May 1981[1]
Place of birth	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Whitley Bay
Youth career
1999–2000	Sunderland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Sunderland	0	(0)
2000–2001	→ Hvidovre IF (loan)	5	(0)
2001–2005	Darlington	76	(2)
2005–2007	York City	67	(8)
2007–2009	Cambridge United	33	(3)
2008	→ Weymouth (loan)	6	(0)
2009	Newcastle Blue Star	?	(?)
2009–2010	Darlington	21	(0)
2010–	Bedlington Terriers	?	(?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:55, 24 August 2010 (UTC)

Career

Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, Convery started his career with Sunderland in 1999 and he joined Hvidovre IF of the Danish First Division on loan for four months in July 2000.[4][5] He made his debut for the team against Ølstykke FC on 30 July 2000 and made six appearances during his loan spell.[6]

Convery playing for Cambridge United in 2008

He was signed by Third Division side Darlington in January 2001 on a free transfer.[7]

He signed for York City in the Conference National on 30 June 2005.[8] He signed a new deal at York in July 2006 after being offered a contract extension earlier that summer.[9] He had been out of action since mid-October 2006 with a foot injury and it is now thought he had damaged a metatarsal, with a visit to a specialist expected to confirm another six-week lay-off,[10] and made his comeback for the team against Northwich Victoria on 6 March 2007.[11] He was released by York City at the end of the 2006–07 season on 16 May 2007.[12]

He was signed by Conference Premier side Cambridge United on 2 July 2007, after agreeing a two-year contract with the club.[13] He made his debut against former club York in August 2007,[14] during which he sustained a hamstring injury.[15] He joined Weymouth on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season in March and made his debut in a 4–2 defeat against Farsley Celtic.[16][17] Convery was believed to have been made available for transfer by Cambridge after the end of the season.[18] He eventually remained with the club and scored from long-range in Cambridge's match against Crawley Town on 15 November in the 90th minute, which ensured a 2–2 draw for the team,[19] and he hoped this would ensure him a place in the team.[20] He was released by the club on 24 March 2009, after being informed he would not be offered a new contract in the summer.[21] He later joined Newcastle Blue Star in the Northern Premier League Division One North.[22]

He was named in former club Darlington's squad, when the North East club's squad numbers were released, having played in a couple of their pre-season matches at the beginning of the 2009–10 season.[23] He scored for Darlington from close range in their 2–1 defeat to Leeds United in the Football League Trophy on 6 October.[24] He was released by the club following their relegation from League Two, along with 13 other players.[25]

Convery joined Northern League Division One team Bedlington Terriers during the summer of 2010.[26]

Convery then went on to join fellow Northern League Division One rivals Whitley Bay in the summer of 2013.

Career statistics

As of 9 December 2008

Club Performance

Club	Season	League^[A]		FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[B]		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Sunderland	2000–01[27]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hvidovre (loan)	2000–01	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Darlington	2000–01[28]	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	0
	2001–02[29]	17	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	20	0
	2002–03[30]	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	2003–04[31]	25	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	2
	2004–05[32]	23	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	26	0
	Subtotal	76	2	3	0	2	0	4	0	85	2
York City	2005–06[33]	41	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	42	6
	2006–07[34]	24	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	2
	Subtotal	65	8	1	0	0	0	1	0	67	8
Cambridge United	2007–08[35]	21	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	24	2
	2008–09[36]	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
	Subtotal	33	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	36	3
Weymouth (loan)	2007–08[37]	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Total		184	13	6	0	2	0	6	0	198	13

A. ^A The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Danish 1st Division, the Football League and Football Conference.

B. ^B The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the FA Trophy, Football League Trophy and play-offs.

Honours

Newcastle Blue Star

• Northern Premier League Division One North play-offs: 2008–09

References

1. Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 134. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
2. "Profiles". Darlington F.C. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
3. "Former Quaker Convery appointed Benfield joint manager". The Northern Echo. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
4. "Mark Convery". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 April 2007.
5. Nixon, Alan (8 July 2000). "Amokachi aims for Maine Road chance". The Independent. Retrieved 18 November 2007.
6. "Mark Convery" (in Danish). Hvidovre Fanklub. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
7. "Convery joins Darlington". BBC Sport. 29 January 2001. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
8. "Convery completes York City move". BBC Sport. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
9. "Trio sign fresh contracts at York". BBC Sport. 13 July 2006. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
10. "York's Convery faces long lay-off". BBC Sport. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2007.
11. Flett, Dave (7 March 2007). "Convery return heralds a valiant victory for Minstermen". The Press. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
12. "York boss releases eight players". BBC Sport. 16 May 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2007.
13. "Cambridge sign midfielder Convery". BB Sport. 2 July 2007. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
14. "York City v Cambridge". Cambridge United F.C. Archived from the original on 27 December 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
15. "U's star Davies forced to retire". BBC Sport. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
16. "Convery on Terras Loan". Cambridge United F.C. 26 March 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
17. "Farsley Celtic 4–2 Weymouth". BBC Sport. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
18. "Cambridge finances tight – Quinn". BBC Sport. 3 June 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
19. "Crawley 2–2 Cambridge Utd". BBC Sport. 15 November 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
20. "Convery keen to hold onto place". BBC Sport. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
21. "Injury-prone Convery free to leave U's". Cambridge News. 25 March 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
22. "Convery coup for Blue Star". Non-League Daily. 30 March 2009. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
23. "Convery earns a place in Quakers squad". Vital Football. 5 August 2009. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
24. "Leeds United 2–1 Darlington". BBC Sport. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
25. "Darlington released player tally rises to 14". BBC Sport. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
26. "Bedlington boss tries to lower expectations". Evening Chronicle. 9 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
27. "Sunderland 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
28. "Darlington 2000/2001 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
29. "Darlington 2001/2002 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
30. "Darlington 2002/2003 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
31. "Darlington 2003/2004 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
32. "Darlington 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
33. "York 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
34. "York 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
35. "Cambridge 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
36. "Cambridge 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2008.
37. "Weymouth 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 November 2008.

External links

• Mark Convery at Soccerbase