Mark Gillespie (footballer)

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Mark Gillespie
Mark Gillespie 19-09-2015 1.jpg
Gillespie playing for Carlisle United in 2015
Personal information
Full name Mark Joseph Gillespie [1]
Date of birth (1992-03-27) 27 March 1992 (age 31) [2]
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) [3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 29
Youth career
2000–2008 Newcastle United
2008–2010 Carlisle United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2017 Carlisle United 161 (0)
2010–2011 → Blyth Spartans (loan) 9 (0)
2017–2018 Walsall 23 (0)
2018–2020 Motherwell 57 (0)
2020– Newcastle United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:25, 7 March 2020 (UTC)

Mark Joseph Gillespie (born 27 March 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Newcastle United.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Gillespie was part of the academy setup at Newcastle United before moving to Carlisle United in 2008, at the age of 16. He started at Carlisle as a youth team player before graduating to the reserve team.

Carlisle United

On 20 February 2010, Gillespie was named as a substitute for Carlisle's League One match against Swindon Town due to an injury suffered by Lenny Pidgeley. He was on the bench for a further seven games before Pidgeley returned for the 2010 Football League Trophy final on 28 March 2010.

On 8 May 2010, the final day of the 2009–10 season, Gillespie made his professional debut in a win against Norwich City at Carrow Road after coming on as a late substitute. Gillespie therefore became the youngest keeper ever to represent Carlisle, at 18 years and 42 days, beating the previous record set by Tony Caig.

In the 2010–11 season, Gillespie joined Blyth Spartans, then in the Conference North, on a month-long loan. He made his first start against Eastwood Town on 16 October 2010, keeping a clean sheet. His loan was extended for a further two months before he returned to Carlisle. [4] He made no appearances for Carlisle in either of the 2010–11 or 2011–12 seasons.

Gillespie made his first start for Carlisle in Carlisle's Football League Trophy tie against Preston North End on 4 September 2012. [5] This ended a run of 146 consecutive starts for Adam Collin. Gillespie retained his place in the team the following Saturday, in a league fixture against Hartlepool United, after Carlisle manager Greg Abbott said that Gillespie and Collin were competing against each other for the goalkeeping position. [5] [6]

Gillespie was praised by Tottenham Hotspur boss André Villas-Boas and veteran keeper Carlo Cudicini after Carlisle slipped to a 3–0 defeat in a League Cup tie on 26 September. The praise was earned after Gillespie pulled off a string of fine saves to keep United in the match early on. [7] Gillespie lost his place in the first team at the start of November 2012, after playing 13 consecutive games in two months, during which he conceded 23 goals and kept only one clean sheet (in a game against Crewe Alexandra on 18 September 2012).

He regained his place in the team one and a half months later in a 2–1 loss at Shrewsbury Town and retained it to make 37 appearances for the season. During the season, he extended his contract until the end of the 2014–15 season, [8] while at the season's end, Collin departed the club for Rotherham United. [9]

Gillespie's 2013–14 season was curtailed by a knee injury suffered in an FA Cup tie against Boreham Wood in November. [10] He made no further appearances for Carlisle during the season, as the club was relegated to League Two. [11]

Gillespie turned down a new contract from Carlisle on 7 June 2017, instead moving on to Walsall in League One.

Walsall

On 23 June 2017, Gillespie joined League One side Walsall on a two-year contract. [12]

Motherwell

On 5 June 2018, Gillespie signed for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on a two-year deal. [13] He made his debut on 17 July 2018, in a Scottish League Cup group stage match at home to Edinburgh City, [14] but was backup to Trevor Carson in league matches until November 2018 when Carson was ruled out with deep vein thrombosis. [15] During the season Gillespie saved a penalty on four occasions; at home against Celtic, [16] two in matches against St Johnstone, [17] [18] and at home to Livingston in the final game of the season. [19] On 31 May 2020, Motherwell announced that Gillespie (who had been ever-present that season) would be leaving the club after his contract expired. [20]

Newcastle United

On 3 July 2020, Newcastle United announced the signing of Gillespie on a three-year contract, returning to the club after twelve years. [21] . His first team action has been limited to 3 League Cup appearances in 2020/21 but has appeared on the bench, most notably in the League Cup Final in 2023 with Nick Pope suspended, Martin Dubravka cup-tied and Karl Darlow away on loan.

Career statistics

As of 1 February 2023
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Carlisle United 2009–10 [22] League One 1000000010
2010–11 [23] League One0000000000
2011–12 [24] League One0000000000
2012–13 [25] League One35000101 [lower-alpha 1] 0370
2013–14 [26] League One15010201 [lower-alpha 1] 0190
2014–15 [27] League Two 19000101 [lower-alpha 1] 0210
2015–16 [28] League Two450203000500
2016–17 [29] League Two46020202 [lower-alpha 2] 0520
Total16105090501800
Blyth Spartans (loan) 2010–11 Conference North 9000—2 [lower-alpha 3] 0110
Walsall 2017–18 [30] League One230101000250
Motherwell 2018–19 [31] Scottish Premiership 2701010—290
2019–20 [32] Scottish Premiership3004060—380
Total5705 [lower-alpha 4] 07 [lower-alpha 5] 000670
Newcastle United 2020–21 [33] Premier League 000030—30
2021–22 [34] Premier League 000000—00
2022–23 [35] Premier League 000000—00
Total0000300030
Newcastle United U-21s 2021–22 [34] ————1 [lower-alpha 1] 010
Career total2390100190802870
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the League Two play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in the FA Trophy
  4. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in the Scottish League Cup

Honours

Newcastle United

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