Mark Bellingham

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Markus Jude Bellingham
Personal information
Full name Mark Bellingham
Date of birth (1976-03-07) 7 March 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Southend-on-Sea, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Catholic United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Catholic United
1994–1995 East Thurrock United
1995–1996 Chelmsford City
1996Halesowen Town (loan)
1996–1997 Cheltenham Town
1997Newport County (loan)
1997–1998 Halesowen Town
1998–2000 West Midlands Police
2000–2003 Sutton Coldfield Town
2003–2005 Bromsgrove Rovers 15 (9)
2005–2008 Stourbridge
2008–2009 Leamington
2009 Hednesford Town 6 (0)
2009–2010 Causeway United
2010–2011 Sutton Coldfield Town
2011 Daventry Town
2011–2012 Bedworth United
2012 Sutton Coldfield Town
2012–2014 Wolverhampton Casuals
2014 Hinckley
2014 Bromsgrove Sporting 25 (33)
2014–2015 Cradley Town
2015–2017 Paget Rangers
2017–2019 Southam United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:06, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

Mark Bellingham (born 7 March 1976) is an English former footballer and a retired Police Sergeant of the West Midlands Police. In football, he played as a striker and at his prime he played in the Northern and Southern League Premier Division, both at level 7 of the pyramid.

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Early life

Bellingham is a native of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. [1] Bellingham joined Southend-based side Catholic United in the mid-1980s as a youth player, eventually starting his senior career at the club. [2]

Bellingham attended the University of Wolverhampton. [3]

Club career

Bellingham was regarded as a prolific non-league striker, scoring over 700 goals. [4] In 2001, he almost retired from football after suffering his second torn cruciate ligament. [5] By the late 2010s, he retired from non-league football and started playing in veterans' tournaments. [6] He last played as a striker for Southam United. [7]

Personal life

He is the father of footballers Jude and Jobe Bellingham. [8]

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References

  1. Dunlavy, Christ (21 July 2020). "Ace Bellingham has perfect act to follow in Non-League hot-shot dad". thenonleaguefootballpaper.com.
  2. "England Jude Bellingham's link to Southend's Catholic United". The Echo (Essex). 20 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. Whitney, Steve (19 Jan 2021). "They`ve Played For Your Club". Southern Football League .
  4. "Mark Bellingham on reaching the amazing milestone". thenonleaguefootballpaper.com. 22 September 2016.
  5. Pullen, Nick (21 Oct 2006). "Football: Bellingham is happy to put boot in foraward!". Birmingham Mail.
  6. Madeley, Steve (6 December 2022). "Jude Bellingham's dad: The non-League goal machine and police sergeant who inspired an England sensation". The Athletic .
  7. "Bedworth United's Mark Bellingham proves a good decision by boss Steve Farmer". Coventry Telegraph. 25 April 2013.
  8. de la Riva, Mario (14 June 2013). "Who is Mark Bellingham, new Real Madrid signing Jude's father and agent?". Diario AS .