Marc Bridge-Wilkinson

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Marc Bridge-Wilkinson
Personal information
Full name Marc Bridge-Wilkinson
Date of birth 16 March 1979 (1979-03-16) (age 29)
Place of birth    Coventry, England
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Winger / Midfielder
Club information
Current club Carlisle United
Number 4
Youth clubs
1997–1998 Derby County
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998–2000
1999
2000–2004
2004–2005
2005
2005–2007
2007–		 Derby County
→ Carlisle United (loan)
Port Vale
Stockport County
→ Bradford City (loan)
Bradford City
Carlisle United		 001 0(0)
007 0(0)
124 (31)
022 0(2)
004 0(0)
083 (12)
045 0(6)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18:20, 3 May 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Marc Bridge-Wilkinson (born 16 March 1979 in Coventry, England) is an English footballer, playing for Carlisle United. His position is a left-sided midfielder or a winger.

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[edit] Playing career

[edit] Derby County

Bridge-Wilkinson was a product of the Derby County youth academy and made his debut for Derby in a 2–1 victory against Liverpool on 7 November 1998.[1] He joined Carlisle United where he played seven games in a six-week loan spell at the end of the 1998–99 season.[1][2] He returned to Derby and was released by Derby at the end of following season, with his game at Liverpool his only appearance for the club, and was given a trial at Port Vale.[3]

[edit] Port Vale

Bridge-Wilkinson joined Port Vale on a free transfer following his trial and made his debut in a 4–1 defeat at Oldham Athletic on 12 August 2000. The following week he scored twice in his first Vale start when they defeated Oxford United 3–0 on 19 August 2000.[4] He scored 14 goals in his first season at Vale, which included one in the final of the LDV Vans final with Vale lifted with a 2–1 win over Brentford.[5] He spent much of the next season out injured and did not feature between August and late-January but his return to the side coincided with Vale's climb up the table and he signed a new two-year contract with the club.[6] He spent another two seasons at Port Vale, scoring another 16 goals, to take his tally to 31 league goals from 124 appearances. He was offered a new contract by manager Martin Foyle[7] but instead signed for Stockport County on a two-year deal.[8]

[edit] Stockport County

Bridge-Wilkinson made just 22 starts with Stockport and in February 2005 joined League One rivals Bradford City on a month's loan deal to cover for injuries.[9]

[edit] Bradford City

Bridge-Wilkinson made his City debut on 25 February 2005 in a 1–1 draw with Walsall[10] and after four games he signed a two-year deal on transfer deadline day to stay with Bradford.[11] He celebrated his new contract with his first Bradford goal in a 1–1 draw with Doncaster Rovers later the same day.[11] He scored another two goals in a 4–1 victory over Brentford,[12] finishing the season with three goals from his 12 games. At the start of the following season he missed more than two months after sustaining an injury in training.[13][14] He finished the season with six goals. On 16 September 2006 he scored against his former club Port Vale,[15] but it was just one of five goals as Bradford were relegated to League Two.[16] Bridge-Wilkinson was released by Bradford in May 2007 following their relegation.[17]

[edit] Carlisle United

On 13 June 2007, Bridge-Wilkinson rejoined Carlisle United.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Marc Bridge-Wilkinson. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
  2. ^ a b "Bridge-Wilkinson joins Carlisle", BBC Sport, 2007-06-13. Retrieved on 2007-06-13. 
  3. ^ "Trialist at Vale Park", BBC Sport, 2000-07-05. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 
  4. ^ "Port Vale 3-0 Oxford", BBC Sport, 2000-08-19. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 
  5. ^ "Vale vault Brentford to lift Vans trophy", BBC Sport, 2001-04-22. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 
  6. ^ "Bridge-Wilkinson signs deal", BBC Sport, 2002-07-15. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 
  7. ^ "Foyle hopes stars will sign", BBC Sport, 2004-03-05. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 
  8. ^ "Bridge-Wilkinson makes move", BBC Sport, 2004-06-08. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 
  9. ^ "Bantams bring in Bridge-Wilkinson", BBC Sport, 2005-02-25. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 
  10. ^ "Walsall 1-1 Bradford", BBC Sport, 2005-02-25. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 
  11. ^ a b "Looking to the future", Telegraph & Argus, 2005-03-25. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 
  12. ^ "Bradford 4-1 Brentford", BBC Sport, 2005-04-16. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 
  13. ^ "Bridge-Wilkinson ordered to rest", BBC Sport, 2005-10-08. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 
  14. ^ "Todd dilemma over Bridge-Wilkinson", Telegraph & Argus, 2005-11-15. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 
  15. ^ "Bradford 2-0 Port Vale", BBC Sport, 2006-09-16. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 
  16. ^ Parker, Simon. "Woeful City relegated", Telegraph & Argus, 2007-04-28. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. 
  17. ^ "Bradford player exodus continues", BBC Sport, 2007-05-18. Retrieved on 2007-06-13. 

[edit] External links

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Carlisle United F.C. – current squad

1 Westwood • 2 Raven • 3 Aranalde • 4 Bridge-Wilkinson • 5 Livesey • 6 Murphy • 7 Gall • 8 Lumsdon • 9 Graham • 10 Carlton • 11 Thirlwell • 12 Joyce • 13 Bradley • 14 Garner • 15 Arnison • 16 J. Smith • 18 Hackney • 19 Reid • 20 Howarth • 21 Horwood • 22 Campion • 23 Kirkup • 24 Vipond • 25 G. Smith • 26 Dobie • 27 Taylor • 28 Madine • Manager: Ward


Persondata
NAME Bridge-Wilkinson, Marc
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Football (soccer) player
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Coventry, East Midlands, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH