Mark Platts (footballer)

Mark Platts (born 23 May 1979) is an English football midfielder. He represented England as a schoolboy.

Mark Platts
Personal information
Full name Mark Anthony Platts
Date of birth (1979-05-23) 23 May 1979
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Sheffield Wednesday 2 (0)
1999–2000 Torquay United 33 (1)
2000–2001 Worksop Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Platts began his career as a trainee with Sheffield Wednesday, making his league debut, while still a trainee, on 10 February 1996 as a late substitute for Chris Waddle in Wednesday's 2–1 win against Wimbledon. At the time this made him the youngest ever outfield player to appear for Wednesday, and the third youngest in all behind goalkeepers Peter Fox and Gary Scothern.[1] Two weeks later he came on in the second half for Lee Briscoe in the 1–0 defeat away to Tottenham Hotspur.

He turned professional on 16 October 1996, but failed to appear in the Wednesday first team whilst a professional. He joined Torquay United in March 1999, making his Torquay debut in a goalless draw away to local rivals Plymouth Argyle on 8 March. He played 41 first team games for Torquay, but became increasingly homesick and was released by Torquay in October 2000,[2] when he joined Worksop Town and played alongside Chris Waddle again.

He now works in the steel construction industry.[3]

References
  1. "The youngest ever". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 25 August 2006. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  2. "Torquay will let Platts go". BBC Sport. 10 October 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  3. "What happened next to the Premier League's 10 youngest players?". The Guardian. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.


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