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 230 appearances in the Football League.

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)
International career
Wales U18 1 (0)
Wales U21 3 (0)
Managerial career
2013 Corby Town (interim)
2020 Corby Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Playing 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 coaching.[7] He joined King's Lynn on a one-year contract in July 2008.[1]

Coaching career

In 2009 Peters joined St Albans City as player/assistant manager and youth team coach. He later joined Corby Town, initially as youth manager, becoming assistant manager.[8] Following the resignation of manager Chris Plummer in August 2013, he was made interim manager until Tommy Wright and Andrew Wilson were appointed in September,[9][8] after which he returned to the post of youth coach.[10] He subsequently worked at the FootballCV Academy, before becoming Head of Academy Coaching at Mansfield Town in June 2015. He returned to Corby Town as manager in February 2020,[11] He left at the end of 2019–20 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 Sport. 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. Manager profile Corby Town F.C.
  9. Corby Town manager Chris Plummer resigns BBC Sport, 13 August 2013
  10. Mark Peters Rushden & Diamonds Match History
  11. Mark Peters is back taking second chance to boss Corby Town The Non-League Football Paper, 28 February 2020
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