Mark McCarrick

Mark Bernard McCarrick (born 4 February 1962) is an English former professional footballer who played nearly 200 games in the Football League representing Birmingham City, Lincoln City, Crewe Alexandra and Tranmere Rovers.[2] He played as a full back.

Mark McCarrick
Personal information
Full name Mark Bernard McCarrick
Date of birth (1962-02-04) 4 February 1962
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Caroline Hill (Hong Kong)
Christchurch (New Zealand)
1982–1983 Witton Albion
1983–1984 Birmingham City 15 (0)
1984–1986 Lincoln City 44 (0)
1986 Crewe Alexandra 11 (0)
1986 Koparit 12[1] (1)
1986–1987 Runcorn
1987–1991 Tranmere Rovers 125 (14)
1991 Altrincham
1991 Northwich Victoria
1991 Marine
1991 Winsford United
1993 Bangor City 6 (1)
1993–1996 Winsford United
1996 Middlewich Athletic
1987 Koparit 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

McCarrick was born in Liverpool. When he left school in 1985 he joined West Bromwich Albion as an apprentice but never signed professional forms with the club. He played abroad before signing for Witton Albion in 1982, and turned professional with Birmingham City in May 1983.[3] McCarrick made his debut for the club on 6 September 1983 as a substitute for Tony Rees in a 1–0 home win against Stoke City in the First Division. He played fairly regularly in the second half of the 1983–84 season,[4] but his lack of pace was exposed by John Barnes in the FA Cup quarter final against Watford, and he was allowed to leave for Third Division club Lincoln City in July 1984 for a fee of £4,000. He played 53 games in all competitions for Lincoln, of which 44 came in the Third Division.[5] In May 1985 he was a member of the Lincoln City team playing Bradford City at Valley Parade when a stand caught fire and 56 spectators were killed. From February 1986 he played for Crewe Alexandra on a non-contract basis, then in Finland with Koparit and in non-league football with Runcorn, before Tranmere Rovers took him back to the Football League for a fee of £5,000.[3]

McCarrick was with Tranmere as they climbed from near the bottom of the Fourth Division to the top of the Third, winning the Football League Trophy in 1990 along the way, though he played in neither their losing playoff final[6] nor the Football League Trophy final,[7] and had left by the time they won promotion to the Second Division in 1991.[8] Described by goalkeeper Eric Nixon as "one of those who could be relied upon to give his all", McCarrick was picked by both Nixon and radio journalist Peter McDowall at left back in their Tranmere select XIs.[9][10]

In March 1991, McCarrick dropped back into non-league football in the Cheshire area with Altrincham, Northwich Victoria, Marine, Winsford United and Middlewich Athletic,[3][11] interrupted by a spell running a bar in Spain and a foray into the League of Wales with Bangor City.[3][12]

After retiring as a player, McCarrick ran a soccer school for children in Portugal.[13][14]

References
  1. "Brittipelaajat Suomessa". Futisforum2 (in Finnish). 6 October 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  2. "Mark McCarrick". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
  3. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. Matthews, p. 219.
  5. "Mark McCarrick". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  6. Blackmore, Keith (21 May 1990). "Tranmere topple champions". The Times. Retrieved 28 April 2009 – via NewsBank.
  7. Blackmore, Keith (28 May 1990). "County home in on victory". The Times. Retrieved 28 April 2009 – via NewsBank.
  8. "Tranmere Rovers". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  9. Hilton, Nick (31 March 2007). "Success story of a King's empire". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  10. Ault, Richard (14 August 2008). "From the Press Box: With Peter McDowall". Every Ball's A White Ball. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  11. "Robins' rollercoaster week". Crewe Guardian. 5 September 1996. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  12. "Welsh Premier career details for Mark Mccarrick". Welsh Premier League. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  13. Simon, Kate (20 January 2008). "We're going to the Algarve with the WAGs". The Independent. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  14. "About us". Mark McCarrick Soccer School. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010.
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