Mark Blake (English footballer)
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Mark Blake | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Mark Blake | |
Date of birth | 16 December 1970 | |
Place of birth | Nottingham, England | |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
Playing position | Midfielder | |
Youth clubs | ||
Aston Villa | ||
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1989–1993 1991 1993–1994 1994–1996 1996–1998 1999–2001 2001–2002 |
Aston Villa → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) Portsmouth Leicester City Walsall Mansfield Town Kidderminster Harriers |
31 (2) 2 (0) 15 (0) 47 (4) 61 (5) 83 (9) 24 (4) |
National team | ||
1990–1991 | England U21 | 9 (1) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Mark Blake (born 16 December 1970 in Nottingham, England) is a former English professional footballer who played in midfield for seven clubs.
Blake started out as a trainee at Aston Villa. He played a total of 31 games for Villa, scoring two goals, and also had a loan spell at Wolverhampton Wanderers before he signed for Portsmouth in August 1993 for £400,000. He played just 15 games for Portsmouth before he returned to the Midlands less than eight months later when Leicester City paid £360,000. He made 47 appearances for Leicester in just over one season before he dropped through the leagues to join Walsall. He spent two seasons at Walsall before his contract expired and he signed for Mansfield Town in August 1999. After two seasons and 83 league games he made his final move to Kidderminster Harriers.
[edit] External links
Mark Blake career stats at Soccerbase