Mark Peters (footballer, born 1972)

Mark Peters (born 6 July 1972) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1] He made over 350 appearances in the Football League and Conference National.

For the Australian sport administrator and former baseball player, see Mark Peters (sport administrator).

Mark Peters
Personal information
Date of birth (1972-07-06) 6 July 1972
Place of birth St Asaph, Wales
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1992 Manchester City 0 (0)
1992–1993 Norwich City 0 (0)
1993–1994 Peterborough United 19 (0)
1994–1999 Mansfield Town 109 (9)
1999–2003 Rushden & Diamonds 119 (9)
2003–2005 Leyton Orient 41 (2)
2005–2008 Cambridge United 90 (5)
2008–2009 King's Lynn 29 (1)
2009–2011 St Albans City 52 (5)
2011 Weymouth 1 (0)
National team
– Wales U18 1 (0)
– Wales U21 3 (0)
Teams managed
2008 Cambridge United (First-team coach)
2009 – 2011 St Albans City (Assistant Manager)
2011 – 2013 Corby Town (Assistant Manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Peters began his career as a trainee at Manchester City in 1990 before spending the 1992–93 season at Norwich City.[1][2] He moved to Peterborough United in August 1993,[2] where he made his first team debut in 1993. Spells at Mansfield Town and Rushden & Diamonds between 1994 and 2003 yielded over 200 appearances with 18 goals.[2] He joined Rushden in May 1999 and helped them win the Conference National title in 2001 and to promotion to Division Two (now League One) in 2003.[3] He was released by Rushden in September 2003 when his contract was cancelled by mutual consent,[3] and joined Leyton Orient.

Peters spent two seasons with Leyton Orient, where after being a regular in his first season, he only made one start in the 2004–05 season before joining Aldershot Town on a one-month loan in November 2004.[4] A foot injury then interrupted his season and he did not play again until April 2005.[5] He left Orient at the end of the season and joined Cambridge United in August 2005,[6] where he combined playing ridiculously well and coaching.[7] He joined King's Lynn on a one-year contract in July 2008.[1] He began a new project at St Albans City as player/assistant manager and youth team coach in 2009 in an attempt to take them to the Football League over the course of a seven-year plan.

In September 2011 Peters joined Southern Premier League side Weymouth.

He is currently the Head of Youth at Corby Town FC who reached the quarter finals of the FA youth cup this season thanks to a number of Peters-esque 45 yard headers and roughhouse agricultural tackling. Following the resignation of manager Chris Plummer,[8] Mark was made interim boss of Southern Premier League side Corby Town on 21 August 2013.

Peters joined the coaching team as the under 21's coach for the FootballCV Academy for the 2014/15 season.

References
  1. "King's Lynn sign defender Peters". BBC Sport. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  2. "Mark Peters". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  3. "Diamonds release Peters". BBC Sport. 11 September 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  4. "Orient defender loaned to Shots". BBC Sports. 11 November 2004. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  5. "Peters moving closer to fitness". BBC Sport. 6 May 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  6. "Defender Peters joins Cambridge". BBC Sport. 8 August 2005. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  7. "Cambridge trio sign new contracts". BBC Sport. 5 July 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  8. "Chris Plummer has tendered his resignation at Corby Town". Non-League Bets. 21 August 2013. Archived from the original on 21 August 2013.
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