Mark Molesley

Mark Molesley

Personal information
Full name	Mark Clifford Molesley
Date of birth	(1981-03-11) 11 March 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Hillingdon, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2005	Hayes	167	(16)
2005–2006	Cambridge City	30	(7)
2006-2007	Aldershot Town	33	(1)
2007–2008	Stevenage Borough	11	(0)
2008–2009	Grays Athletic	10	(2)
2008–2009	→ AFC Bournemouth (loan)	9	(2)
2009–2013	AFC Bournemouth	43	(3)
2012	→ Aldershot Town (loan)	8	(0)
2012–2013	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)	5	(0)
2013	Exeter City	11	(0)
2013–2015	Aldershot Town	40	(8)
2015–2017	Weymouth
Total		367+	(39+)
International career
2005–2008	England C	4	(0)
Managerial career
2015 [2]	AFC Bournemouth U15
2016–2017 [3]	Weymouth (player-coach)
2016–2020	AFC Bournemouth U21 (assistant manager) [4]
2017	Weymouth (caretaker)
2017–2020	Weymouth
2020–2021	Southend United
2021–2022	Aldershot Town
2022–2023	Gosport Borough
2023–2024	Hayes & Yeading United
2024	Weymouth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Clifford Molesley (born 11 March 1981) is an English football manager and former professional player. He played in the Football League for AFC Bournemouth, Aldershot Town, Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City, and the Football Conference for Hayes, Cambridge City, Aldershot Town, Stevenage Borough and Grays Athletic.

Playing career

Molesley started his career with Hayes, coming through their youth system. Spells with Cambridge City, Aldershot Town, Stevenage Borough and Grays Athletic followed before a transfer to AFC Bournemouth.

He made his debut for AFC Bournemouth, away to Shrewsbury Town, in a 4–1 defeat in the League Two on 18 October 2008. ^[5]

Molesley signed for Exeter City on 18 January 2013. On 30 April 2013, he was released by Exeter due to the expiry of his contract. ^[6]

Managerial career

Molesley Began his coaching career in 2015 by coaching AFC Bournemouth under 15's. ^[7]

Whilst playing for Weymouth in 2016, Molesley became a player-coach for the team. ^[8]

Molesley became the manager of League Two club Southend United on 13 August 2020 on a three-year contract. ^[9] After seven months, on 9 April 2021 Molesley was sacked by Southend United following a period of poor results and the club in 23rd place in the league. ^[10]

On 20 September 2021, Molesley returned to Aldershot Town as manager on a deal until the end of the 2022–23 season. Tom Prodomo joined as assistant manager after previously working with Molesley at Weymouth and Southend. Molesley was also joined by Terry Brown who had previously managed both the Shots and Molesley himself. ^[11]

On 15 October 2022, Molesley was sacked by Aldershot Town following a 2-0 defeat to Chelmsford City in the 2022-2023 FA Cup 4th qualifying round. ^[12]

On 30 November 2022, Molesley was appointed Director of Football of Gosport Borough, taking control of the first-team as well as wider football operations. ^[13] He departed the club at the end of the season. ^[14]

In October 2023, Molesley was appointed manager of Southern League Premier Division South club Hayes & Yeading United. ^[15]

On 1 April 2024, Molesley returned to National League South side Weymouth for a second spell in charge. ^[16]

Personal life

Molesley married his partner, Charlene, in 2009. ^[17] He lives in Bournemouth and Rickmansworth. ^[17]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other [a]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hayes	1999–2000	Conference	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2000–01	Conference	23	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	25	1
	2001–02	Conference	34	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	35	5
	2002–03 [18]	Isthmian League Premier Division	39	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	4
	2003–04 [19]	Isthmian League Premier Division	39	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	4
	2004–05 [20]	Conference South	31	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	2
	Total		167	16	3	0	0	0	1	0	171	16
Cambridge City	2005–06	Conference	30	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	7
Aldershot Town	2006–07	Conference	33	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	38	1
Stevenage Borough	2007–08	Conference	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
Grays Athletic	2008–09	Conference	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	2
AFC Bournemouth (loan)	2008–09	League Two	9	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	12	2
AFC Bournemouth	2008–09	League Two	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	2
	2009–10	League Two	10	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	12	1
	2010–11	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2011–12	League One	11	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	14	0
	2012–13	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		43	3	0	0	3	0	2	0	48	3
Aldershot Town (loan)	2011–12	League Two	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Plymouth Argyle (loan)	2012–13	League Two	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
Exeter City	2012–13	League Two	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Career total			327	31	11	0	3	0	5	0	346	31

1. Appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy

Managerial record

As of match played 26 November 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record					Ref.
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Weymouth	22 April 2017	13 August 2020	145	81	36	28	055.9
Southend United	13 August 2020	9 April 2021	45	8	13	24	017.78	[21]
Aldershot Town	21 September 2021	15 October 2022	55	14	11	30	025.5	[21]
Gosport Borough	30 November 2022	6 May 2023	23	9	4	10	039.1
Hayes & Yeading United	11 October 2023	28 March 2024	23	5	9	9	021.7
Weymouth	1 April 2024	28 November 2024	28	5	9	14	017.9
Total			319	122	82	115	038.2	—

References

1. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2011). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2011–2012. London: Headline. p. 438. ISBN   978-0-7553-6231-8.
2. AFC Bournemouth: Academy coaching roles for two of Howe's heroes‚ .bournemouthecho.co.uk, 28 August 2015
3. Terras: Molesley re-signs and becomes player-coach at Weymouth‚ dorsetecho.co.uk, 10 June 2016
4. Former AFC Bournemouth player Mark Molesley will now work within the club's under-21s setup‚ afcb.co.uk, 8 July 2016
5. "Shrewsbury 4–1 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008.
6. "Tight finances force Exeter City to trim playing squad". BBC Sport. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
7. "AFC Bournemouth: Academy coaching roles for two of Howe's heroes". Bournemouth Echo.
8. "Terras: Molesley re-signs and becomes player-coach at Weymouth". Dorset Echo.
9. "Southend name Weymouth's Molesley as boss". BBC Sport.
10. "Southend sack Molesley and bring in Brown". BBC Sport.
11. "Aldershot Town appoint Mark Molesley as First-Team Manager with Terry Brown returning to". www.theshots.co.uk. 20 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
12. "Club Statement". www.theshots.co.uk. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
13. "Mark Molesley Appointed Gosport Borough 'Director of Football' with immediate effect". www.gosportboroughfc.com. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
14. Walton, Neil (6 May 2023). "Mark Molesley exits Gosport Borough after short-team deal ends". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
15. @HYUFC_Official (11 October 2023). "New face, old face. Managerial changes at United. Mark Molesley joins as First Team Manager with Ritchie Hanlon becoming Assistant Manager" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 October 2023– via Twitter.
16. Walton, Neil (1 April 2024). "Mark Molesley: Weymouth legend returns for second spell". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
17. Ian Wadley (23 June 2009). "Cherries: Molesley wants to pledge his future". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
18. "Player Details: Season 2002–2003 Mark Molesley". Soccer Facts UK. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
19. "Player Details: Season 2003–2004 Mark Molesley". Soccer Facts UK. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
20. "Player Details: Season 2004–2005 Mark Molesley". Soccer Facts UK. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
21. "Mark Molesley statistics". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

External links

• Mark Molesley player profile at afcb.co.uk
• Mark Molesley at Soccerbase