Mark Fotheringham

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Mark Fotheringham
Full name	Mark McKay Fotheringham
Date of birth	October 22, 1983 (1983-10-22) (age 24)
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Norwich City
Number	16
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999–2003 2003–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–	Celtic Dundee Freiburg FC Aarau Norwich City	03 (0) 51 (4) 09 (0) 13 (0) 41 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:38, 27 April 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Mark McKay Fotheringham (born October 22, 1983 in Dundee, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer. He is a midfielder who currently plays for and is captain of Norwich City in the Football League Championship.

Fotheringham played three times for Celtic, graduating from the youth ranks at Parkhead. At the time of his debut, he was the youngest player ever to play in Celtic's first team. In 2003, he moved to his hometown Dundee F.C.. After two years with the Dark Blues, Fotheringham moved to Germany with SC Freiburg, where he played for a season. Fotheringham moved to Swiss side FC Aarau in 2006 but left midway through the season.

Fotheringham is known for his trademark "Fozzy Flick", a move involving flicking the ball high over his - and his opponents head - then running round them and regaining possession.

Fotheringham began training with Rangers in January 2007 in a bid to earn a contract. However he decided to join Norwich on 31 January until the end of the season, with the option of a 1 season extension to his contract, which has since been taken up, meaning he will remain at Norwich until the summer of 2008. He made his debut for Norwich on 3 February 2007 at Carrow Road against Leeds.

The 2007/08 season began well for Fotheringham, as he scored his first goal for the club in a 5-2 Carling Cup win over Barnet. However on 18 August 2007 he suffered ankle ligament damage in a match against Southampton, which kept him out of action for more than two months.

Fotheringham returned to the Norwich side under new Canaries Manager Glenn Roeder and has been a permanent fixture in the side since the appointment, putting in some good performances and getting positive reviews in doing so. For Norwich's home match with Plymouth Argyle on 4 December 2007, Fotheringham was made Norwich Captain in the absence of Jason Shackell and was subsequently given the role on a permanent basis by manager Glenn Roeder.

on the 23rd of may 2008 mark fotheringham penned a new 1 year deal to stay at norwich for the 2008-2009 season.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Jason Shackell	Norwich City Captain 2007-Present	Succeeded by Present

v • d • e Norwich City F.C. – current squad

1 Marshall • 2 Otsemobor • 3 Drury • 4 Shackell • 7 Croft • 10 Cureton • 11 Chadwick • 12 Gilks • 13 Rudd • 16 Fotheringham • 20 Russell • 24 Pattison • 26 Eagle • 27 Doherty • 28 Spillane • 33 Renton • 35 Martin • 38 Lathrope • 39 Daley • Manager: Roeder