Mark Lovell (footballer)

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Mark Lovell
Personal information
Full name Mark Lovell
Date of birth July 16, 1983 (1983-07-16) (age 24)[1]
Place of birth    Flag of England Beckenham, England
Height 5'10"
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Ashford Town
Youth clubs
1999-2001 Gillingham
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001-2002
2001
?
?-2006
2006-?
?-2007
2007
2007–		 Gillingham
St. Leonards (loan)
Hastings United
Sittingbourne
Welling United
Sittingbourne
Dover Athletic
Ashford Town		 1 0(0)[2]
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown
unknown   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 12:23, 31 August 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Mark Lovell (born Beckenham, 16 July 1983) is an English footballer currently playing for Ashford Town. He briefly played professionally for Gillingham. He is the son of former Welsh international striker and current Ashford manager Steve Lovell,[1] and the grandson of former professional footballer Alan Lovell.[3]

[edit] Playing career

Lovell joined Gillingham, one of his father's old clubs, as a trainee in 1999 and was soon a regular for the club's reserve team, prompting Gillingham to sign him to a professional contract when he was still 17 years old.[4] He made his debut for the Gills' first team in a match against Watford in May 2001.[1]

The following season Lovell found himself unable to gain a foothold in the first team squad and was loaned out to St. Leonards.[5] In March 2002 he had a trial spell with Leyton Orient but was not taken on. Shortly after this his contract at Priestfield Stadium expired and was not renewed.[6]

Lovell next had a trial with Margate but again was not taken on.[6] He later had a spell with Hastings United[7] before joining Sittingbourne.[8]

In 2006 Lovell had a brief spell with Welling United but then rejoined Sittingbourne, where his father was now manager.[9] In June 2007 he joined Dover Athletic, now managed by his former Gillingham manager Andy Hessenthaler,[8][10] but in November 2007 left The Crabble to link up with his father, who had recently been appointed manager of Ashford Town.[11]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd, p203. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X. 
  2. ^ Gillingham. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
  3. ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd, p204. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X. 
  4. ^ Lovell junior wins Gills deal. BBC News (2001-02-06). Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
  5. ^ Football: On the Move. The Independent (2001-12-30). Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
  6. ^ a b Lee-Lua Lua. LOFConline.com (2003-08-05). Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
  7. ^ Sittingbourne Squad 2006-2007 Season. Sittingbourne F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
  8. ^ a b Mark Lovell. Dover Athletic F.C.. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
  9. ^ Squad 06/07. Conference South Guide. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
  10. ^ Lovell joins Hess at Dover. Kent News (2007-06-23). Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
  11. ^ Lovell makes double swoop. Kent News (2007-11-15). Retrieved on 2007-11-16.