Mark Allott

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Mark Allott
Personal information
Full name Mark Stephen Allott
Date of birth (1977-10-03) 3 October 1977 (age 47) [1]
Place of birth Middleton, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–2002 Oldham Athletic 154 (31)
2001–2002Chesterfield (loan) 10 (2)
2002–2007 Chesterfield 211 (9)
2007–2009 Oldham Athletic 87 (7)
2009 Tranmere Rovers 0 (0)
2009–2012 Chesterfield 125 (3)
2013 Hyde 5 (0)
Total592(52)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Stephen Allott (born 3 October 1977) is an English former footballer.

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Career

Oldham Athletic

Allott initially came through the youth ranks and was highly rated as a centre forward, scoring on his debut as a substitute in a defeat against Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Park in October 1996. When Manager Neil Warnock left the club in 1998 and took a lot of the first team with him Allott featured more in Andy Ritchie's team. His second season saw him finish the campaign as top goalscorer with 12 goals and the following season he was ever present and finished with 8 goals. However, in the Summer of 2001, the club was taken over by millionaire Chris Moore who promised to bring in better quality players and despite Allott starting the season in the first team when manager Ritchie was sacked in early November new manager Mick Wadsworth had the money to bring in his own players and he was loaned out and eventually sold to Chesterfield in January 2002.

Chesterfield

At Chesterfield, Allott had a limited return as a goalscorer and was switched to a right midfield role after the arrival of manager Roy McFarland in 2003, later becoming firmly established in central midfield. [2]

Oldham Athletic

He returned to Oldham in 2007 as a replacement for Richie Wellens, this time as a central midfielder. His game had improved in this role and his first season back saw him sweep up at the club's Player of the Season awards. However, the following season saw his defensive partner Garry McDonald depart the club to be replaced by Danny Whitaker and although the club started the season well, gaps in the midfield in some games led the club to falter badly from a position in the play-offs to midtable by the end of the season and new manager Dave Penney chose not to keep him at the club.

Chesterfield

In the summer of 2009, Allot returned to Chesterfield having initially signed a two-year contract with Tranmere Rovers, becoming the club's first signing in the 2009 summer transfer window. [3] However, on 27 July 2009, after managerial changes at both clubs, it was confirmed that Allott had signed a two-year deal with Chesterfield under former Oldham boss John Sheridan, having been released from his contract by Tranmere after only 8 weeks without ever playing a competitive game for the club. [2]

Allott was part of the 2010–11 squad that won League Two and served the club until November 2012 when his contract was cancelled by new manager Paul Cook. [2] [4]

Hyde

On 4 January 2013 he signed for Conference Premier club Hyde. On 1 March 2013 he announced his retirement after just five games for the team, due to injuries.

Career statistics

Sources: [5] [6]

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oldham Athletic 1996–97 Division One 5100000051
Oldham Athletic 1997–98 Division Two 22240101 [a] 0282
Oldham Athletic 1998–99 Division Two 41730211 [a] 0478
Oldham Athletic 1999–2000 Division Two 321030211 [a] 03811
Oldham Athletic 2000–01 Division Two 397304000467
Oldham Athletic 2001–02 Division Two 15420102 [a] 0204
Total15431150102518431
Chesterfield (loan) 2001–02 Division Two 102000000102
Chesterfield 2001–02 Division Two 112000000112
Chesterfield 2002–03 Division Two 33010212 [a] 1382
Chesterfield 2003–04 Division Two 40210102 [a] 0442
Chesterfield 2004–05 League One 45210111 [a] 0483
Chesterfield 2005–06 League One 43320101 [a] 0473
Chesterfield 2006–07 League One 39000402 [a] 0450
Total221115092824314
Oldham Athletic 2007–08 League One 42450102 [a] 0504
Oldham Athletic 2008–09 League One 45320201 [a] 0503
Total877703031007
Tranmere Rovers 2009–10 League One 0000000000
Total000000000
Chesterfield 2009–10 League Two 45210103 [a] 0502
Chesterfield 2010–11 League Two 36020101 [a] 0400
Chesterfield 2011–12 League One 36110105 [a] 0431
Chesterfield 2012–13 League Two 8000100090
Total1253404091423
Hyde 2012–13 Conference Premier 5000000050
Career total5925231026425167457


Honours

Chesterfield

References

  1. Basson, Stuart. "Chesterfield FC: Football League players, 1921 to 2009". Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original (Excel spreadsheet) on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Misunderstood Mark Allott". The Paul Fisher Blog. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "Rovers seal Allott deal". Sky Sports. 1 June 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
  4. "Chesterfield boss Paul Cook: Players 'should travel with fans'". BBC Sport. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  5. "Mark Allott | Football Stats | No Club | Age 47 | 1995-2013 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
  6. "England - M. Allott - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  7. "Starting Lineups - Chesterfield vs Swindon". Sky Sports. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2024.