Marcus Kelly

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Marcus Kelly
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Kelly in 2012
Personal information
Full name Marcus Philip Kelly
Date of birth (1986-03-16) 16 March 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Kettering, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Peterborough Sports
Youth career
0000–2004 Rushden & Diamonds
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2009 Rushden & Diamonds 157 (12)
2009–2010 Oxford United 3 (0)
2009Kettering Town (loan) 2 (0)
2010–2012 Kettering Town 84 (4)
2011–2012Mansfield Town (loan) 1 (0)
2012–2013 Tamworth 35 (1)
2013–2017 Forest Green Rovers 124 (11)
2017–2018 Wrexham 43 (2)
2018–2020 Kettering Town 0 (0)
2020–2021 Nuneaton Borough (0)
2021– Peterborough Sports 0 (0)
International career
2007 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:07, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Marcus Philip Kelly (born 16 March 1986) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Peterborough Sports.

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Career

Rushden & Diamonds

Born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, Kelly began his career playing for Second Division side Rushden & Diamonds. After impressing in the reserve team, he made his debut in a 3–0 home defeat to AFC Bournemouth on 27 March 2004. [1]

Kettering Town

Kelly completed his permanent transfer to his hometown club Kettering Town on 7 January 2010. [2]

Tamworth

On 5 July 2012, Kelly signed for Tamworth, along with former Kettering teammate Adam Cunnington and Tommy Wright, with Kelly and Cunnington teaming up with their former manager at Kettering, Marcus Law. Kelly scored his first goal for Tamworth away at Hyde in a 2–1 defeat. He scored a hat-trick in the FA Trophy first round against Lincoln City to ensure Tamworth progressed to the second round. [3]

Forest Green Rovers

Kelly signed a one-year deal at Forest Green Rovers on 17 July 2013, after impressing management while on trial during pre-season – including a 2–0 win over League One side Swindon Town having been recommended to the club by Marcus Law. [4] He made his debut for the club on 10 August 2013 where he scored a hat-trick in an 8–0 win over Hyde. [5] In February 2014, he signed a contract extension keeping him at the club until the summer of 2015. [6]

At the end of his first season at the club, he was voted Supporters Player of the Year, Players Player of the Year and won the club's Goal of the Season award. In February 2015, he agreed a new one-year contract with Forest Green, keeping him at The New Lawn until the end of the 2015–16 season. [7] He made his hundredth league appearance for the club on 9 April 2016 in a 1–1 away draw against Braintree Town. [8]

Wrexham

On 23 June 2017, Kelly joined Wrexham on a one-year deal. [9]

Kelly was released by Wrexham in May 2018. [10]

Return to Kettering Town

Following his release from Wrexham, Kelly would drop two levels down the football pyramid to rejoin Kettering Town on 13 July 2018, the team now playing in the Southern Football League Premier Central. At the end of the 2018–19 season he helped Kettering to achieve promotion to the National League North as champions. [11]

Nuneaton Borough

At the end of the curtailed 2019–20 season Kelly was released by Kettering and signed for Nuneaton Borough [12]

Peterborough Sports

After leaving Nuneaton Borough in September 2021, Kelly signed for league rivals Peterborough Sports in October 2021. [13]

Career statistics

As of 28 April 2018
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rushden & Diamonds 2003–04 [14] Second Division 8000000080
2004–05 [15] League Two 110101000130
2005–06 [16] League Two413301020473
2006–07 [17] Conference National 3452010375
2007–08 [18] Conference National2402100261
2008–09 [19] Conference National3930000393
Total1571181203017012
Oxford United 2009–10 [20] Conference National 3000000030
Kettering Town (loan) 2009–10 [20] Conference National40000040
Kettering Town 2009–10 [20] Conference National1320000132
2010–11 [20] Conference National4021020432
2011–12 [20] Conference National2704000310
Total8445020914
Mansfield Town (loan) 2011–12 [20] Conference National30001040
Tamworth 2012–13 [20] Conference National3511043405
Forest Green Rovers 2013–14 [20] Conference National3391020369
2014–15 [20] Conference National4122031463
2015–16 [20] National League 3002010340
2016–17 [20] National League2000032232
Total12411509313914
Wrexham 2017–18 [20] National League4321000442
Career total449292012019649036

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