Mark Albrighton

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Mark Christopher Albrighton (born 6 March 1976) is an English retired footballer who played for a number of clubs in the English lower leagues.

Career

Born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Albrighton started his career at Atherstone United, then of the Southern League Premier Division,[1] before joining Telford United in September 1999 for a fee of £10,000.[2] He made his debut for the Shropshire side shortly after in a 3–1 victory over Yeovil Town,[3] making a further 16 appearances during the 1999–00,[4] scoring once in the process.[5] He played 27 times throughout the club's 2000–01 campaign, scoring twice.[6] Albrighton continued his run in the first-team the following season, scoring 5 times from defence, and appearing 30 times.[7] Before the start of the 2002–03 season, Albrighton joined Doncaster Rovers on a free transfer.[8] He made his debut for the club in a 5–1 victory against Dagenham & Redbridge,[9] and scored his first goal in November 2002, in a 2–0 win over Hereford United.[10] He made a total of 29 appearances during the season,[11] and helped guide the club to promotion via the Conference National play-offs.[12] Albrighton adjusted well to league football, playing 30 games for the Yorkshire side and ensuring back-to-back promotions as the club reached the third tier of English football.[13][14]

The 2004–05 season witnessed Albrighton struggle for both fitness and first-team appearances, and he made 17 appearances,[15] scoring once in a 1–0 win at MK Dons.[16] He played a further 19 games for Doncaster the next season,[17] but was loaned out to Chester City in February 2006.[18] He made his Chester debut in a 1–0 defeat against Grimsby Town at Blundell Park and played a further eight games for the club after having his loan deal extended for a further month.[19][20] He returned to Doncaster in April 2006, and made his last appearance for the club in a 2–1 defeat at Bradford City.[21]

Albrighton was released by Doncaster in May 2006, and subsequently joined Boston United in the same month.[22] Albrighton made 14 appearances for the Lincolnshire outfit,[23] making his debut in a 3–2 defeat at Grimsby Town.[24] However, first-team appearances were limited and he was loaned out to League Two rivals Darlington in November 2006.[25] Albrighton featured three times during his one-month loan spell for the Quakers, before returning to his parent club in December.[26] He was loaned out again in January 2007, this time to Conference National outfit Rushden & Diamonds.[27] Albrighton impressed under manager Graham Westley, helping the side stay unbeaten throughout the month, and his loan spell was consequently extended until the end of the season.[28][29] He returned to Boston in April 2007, but was released a month later and joined Cambridge United on a one-year contract.[30] He made his debut for the Cambridgeshire side in a 2–1 victory away to York City at Bootham Crescent,[31] and scored his first goal in a 5–1 rout of Farsley Celtic a week later.[32] Albrighton featured a total of 45 times for the club, scoring twice,[33] as they narrowly missed out on a return to the Football League following a 1–0 play-off final defeat to Exeter City.[34] He was voted 'Cambridge United Player of the Year' for the 2007–08 season.[35]

In May 2008, Albrighton rejected a one-year contract extension at Cambridge, and opted to join Conference National rivals Stevenage Borough on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[36] The move reunited Albrighton with Stevenage manager Graham Westley, who had also signed the player during his time at Rushden.[36] He was initially made captain by Westley,[37] although later lost his captaincy following a spell out of the first-team.[37][38] He scored his first goal for the Hertfordshire side in a 2–0 home win against Salisbury City,[39] and played a total of 32 games during the 2008–09 season.[40] Albrighton played a further 19 games during the club's successful 2009–10 campaign, a season in which Stevenage would win the Conference National title, but was released by Graham Westley at the end of the season.[41]

In late June 2010, Albrighton signed for Conference National outfit Kidderminster Harriers on a free transfer.[42] He made his Kidderminster debut in the club's first game of the 2010–11 season, playing the whole match in the centre of defence in a 2–1 away win against York City.[43]

On 19 August 2019, 43-year old Albrighton joined Coventry Sphinx.[44]

Honours

Doncaster Rovers
Stevenage

Career statistics

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Club Season League<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] FA Cup League Cup Other<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[B] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Atherstone United
1998–99[45]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 2
Total 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 2
Telford United
1999–00[4]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
2000–01[6]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		26 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 29 2
2001–02[7]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		31 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 35 5
Total 74 8 3 0 0 0 4 0 81 8
Doncaster Rovers
2002–03[11]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		25 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 29 2
2003–04[13]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		28 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 3
2004–05[15]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		17 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 19 1
2005–06[17]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		16 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 20 0
Total 86 5 3 0 3 0 6 1 98 6
Chester City
2005–06[20]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Total 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Boston United
2006–07[23]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0
Total 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 0
Darlington
2006–07[46]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Rushden & Diamonds
2006–07[29]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
Total 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
Cambridge United
2007–08[33]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		40 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 45 2
Total 40 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 45 2
Stevenage
2008–09[47]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		29 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 32 1
2009–10[41]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		15 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19 0
Total 44 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 51 1
Kidderminster Harriers
2010–11[48]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Total 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
Nuneaton Town
2011–12[49]
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 		19 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 24 0
Total 19 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 24 0
Career totals 359 19 14 0 3 0 21 1 397 20

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References

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