Mark Patterson (footballer, born 1965)

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Mark Patterson
Personal information
Full name Mark Andrew Patterson [1]
Date of birth (1965-05-24) 24 May 1965 (age 59) [1]
Place of birth Darwen, [1] England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1988 Blackburn Rovers 101 (20)
1988–1990 Preston North End 55 (19)
1990–1991 Bury 42 (10)
1991–1995 Bolton Wanderers 169 (11)
1995–1997 Sheffield United 73 (4)
1997 → Southend United (loan) 4 (0)
1997–1999 Bury 30 (2)
1998–1999 →Blackpool (loan) 7 (0)
1999 Southend United 5 (0)
2001–2003 Scarborough 23 (0)
2002–2003 → Leigh RMI (loan)
Managerial career
2003 Leigh RMI
2003–2004 Chorley
2006–2007 Scarborough
2017-2020 AFC Darwen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Andrew Patterson (born 24 May 1965) is an English former footballer who made nearly 500 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End, Bury, Bolton Wanderers, Sheffield United, Southend United and Blackpool. [3] He went on to play, and then to manage, in non-League football.

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Career

Patterson used to be a midfielder playing for a number of clubs over a long career including: Blackburn Rovers, Preston North End, Bury, Bolton Wanderers, Sheffield United, Southend, Blackpool, Accrington Stanley, Rossendale and Scarborough. Patterson started his coaching career with Scarborough as player-coach and then assistant manager under Russell Slade. Since then he has managed several non-league clubs including Chorley, [4] Darwen and Leigh RMI. [5]

After the exit of Scarborough managagment duo Neil Redfearn and his assistant Eric Winstanley, in the 2006 close season, Patterson took over as manager. Due to injuries and a small playing squad Patterson, at age 41, had to register as a player and has sat on the bench. He left the club on 4 May 2007 by mutual consent, having failed to agree a new deal. He was assistant manager to Phil Starbuck at Hednesford Town until February 2008. He later coached the Bolton Wanderers Academy and at Wigan Athletic and Accrington Stanley. In June 2017, he was appointed manager of AFC Darwen. [6] However, he resigned in December that year with the club in the relegation zone. [7]

In November 2021, his autobiography Old School - A Proper Football Education (written with Kevin O'Hara) was issued. [8]

Honours

Bolton Wanderers

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mark Patterson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p.  62. ISBN   978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ↑ "Mark Patterson". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
  4. ↑ "New Manager Appointed". ChorleyFC.com. Chorley Football Club. 28 October 2003. Archived from the original on 1 March 2004. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Club announce new manager". LeighRMI-Mad.co.uk. Leigh Railway Mechanics Institute Football Club. 3 January 2003. Archived from the original on 18 July 2003. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Mark Patterson is new AFC Darwen manager". AFCDarwen.co.uk. Association Football Club Darwen. 30 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "AFC Darwen prepared to bide their time in search for new manager". Lancashire Telegraph. Newsquest Media Group Ltd. 4 January 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Patterson, Mark (2021), Old School - A Proper Football Education, Vertical Editions, ISBN   978-1908847256
  9. ↑ Moore, Glenn (2 April 1995). "Liverpool prevail in cup final to savour". The Independent. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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