Mark Devlin (footballer)

Mark Devlin
Personal information
Full name	Mark Andrew Devlin
Date of birth	18 January 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Irvine, Scotland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Kilmarnock Boy's Club
1990–1997	Stoke City
1997–1998	Exeter City
1999–2006	Northwich Victoria
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated June 16, 2024

Mark Andrew Devlin (born 18 January 1973) is a Scottish former footballer, who played in the Football League for Exeter City and Stoke City.^[1]

Career

Born in Irvine, Devlin played football as a youngster with the Kilmarnock Boy's Club. He joined Stoke City in 1990 and played in 21 matches during the 1990–91 season where he scored 2 goals.^[2] He spent the next four seasons with the reserves and re-appeared for the first team in the 1995–96 and 1996–97 seasons.^[3]

After struggling to make an impact at the club, after seven years he left^[3] for Exeter City and finished his career playing for Northwich Victoria where he made 223 appearances. He made the second highest number of football league appearances for the non-league outfit.^[4]

Career statistics

Source:^[5]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[A]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1990–91	Third Division	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	2
	1991–92	Second Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1992–93	Second Division	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
	1993–94	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1994–95	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1995–96	First Division	10	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	14	0
	1996–97	First Division	21	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	25	0
	Total		55	2	1	0	5	0	4	0	65	2
Exeter City	1997–98	Third Division	33	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	34	2
Northwich Victoria	1999–2000	Football Conference	36	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	37	4
	2000–01	Football Conference	41	8	4	0	0	0	2	0	47	8
	2001–02	Football Conference	33	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	34	3
	2002–03	Football Conference	40	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	41	6
	2003–04	Football Conference	35	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	36	3
	2004–05	Football Conference	37	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	38	5
	2005–06	Football Conference	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		222	29	7	0	0	0	6	0	235	29
Career Total			310	33	8	0	5	0	10	0	333	33

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup and the Football League Trophy.

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References

1 2 3 4 Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
↑ "Mark DEVLIN - League appearances. - Stoke City FC".
1 2 Stoke City Modern Era 1984-2003, by Simon Lowe
↑ "Northwich Victoria football club statistics and records: Appearances".
↑ Mark Devlin at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

External links

Mark Devlin at Soccerbase

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[Stoke_City_Modern_Era-1] 1 2 3 4 Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.

[2] "Mark DEVLIN - League appearances. - Stoke City FC".

[ReferenceA-3] 1 2 Stoke City Modern Era 1984-2003, by Simon Lowe

[4] "Northwich Victoria football club statistics and records: Appearances".

[5] Mark Devlin at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

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Personal information
Full name	Mark Andrew Devlin^[1]
Date of birth	(1973-01-18) 18 January 1973 (age 51)^[1]
Place of birth	Irvine, Scotland^[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Kilmarnock Boy's Club
1990–1997	Stoke City	55	(2)
1997–1998	Exeter City	33	(2)
1999–2006	Northwich Victoria	222	(29)
Total		310	(33)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals