Mark Brennan (footballer)

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Mark Brennan
Personal information
Full name Mark Robert Brennan [1]
Date of birth (1965-10-04) 4 October 1965 (age 57)
Place of birth Rawtenstall, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Ipswich Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1988 Ipswich Town 168 (19)
1988–1990 Middlesbrough 65 (6)
1990–1992 Manchester City 29 (6)
1992–1996 Oldham Athletic 90 (7)
1997 Guangdong Hongyuan 20 (3)
1997–1998 Sydney Olympic 22 (0)
1998–1999 St George Saints 11 (2)
2000–2002 Dagenham & Redbridge 38 (3)
2002 Billericay Town 12 (1)
2002–2003 Canvey Island 7 (0)
Total462(47)
International career
1986–1987 England U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Robert Brennan (born 4 October 1965) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Ipswich Town, Middlesbrough and Manchester City, in the Premier League for Oldham Athletic, [3] in the Chinese Jia-A League for Guangdong Hongyuan, and in the Australian National Soccer League for Sydney Olympic.

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He went on to play state league football in Australia and non-League football in England. [4] At international level, Brennan was capped five times for the England under-21 team. [5]

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References

  1. "Player A-Z: Mark Brennan". Pride of Anglia. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  2. "Canvey Island Football Club First XI". Canvey Island F.C. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. "Mark Brennan profile". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  4. Persoglia, Tony; Stock, Greg. "Brain–Bresciano". Australian Player Database. Oz Football. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  5. Courtney, Barrie (10 January 2004). "England – U-21 International Results 1986–1995 – Details". RSSSF . Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.