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Mark Boyd 
Boyd as a Barrow player (August 2008).Personal information Full name Mark Edward Boyd Date of birth 22 October 1981 [1] Place of birth Carlisle, Cumbria, England Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Workington Youth career 2000–2002 Newcastle United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002–2004 Port Vale 42 (3) 2004 Carlisle United 9 (1) 2004–2005 Gretna 3 (0) 2005 → Macclesfield Town(loan) 5 (0) 2006 Accrington Stanley 6 (0) 2006–2007 Southport 21 (3) 2007–2008 Sligo Rovers 3 (0) 2008–2011 Barrow 80 (7) 2011 Droylsden 22 (0) 2011– Workington 0 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:21, 10 May 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Mark Edward Boyd (born 22 October 1981 in Carlisle, Cumbria) is an English football midfielder who plays for Conference North side Workington.
Beginning his career with Newcastle United, he never made the first team and instead signed with Port Vale in 2002. After two years with the Vale he moved north to Scottish side Gretna via Carlisle United. Failing to make an impact he returned to the Football League with a Macclesfield Town loan in 2005. After a short spell with Accrington Stanley in 2006, he joined non-league side Southport. He joined Irish club Sligo Rovers in 2007, before turning to the English non-league scene with Barrow the following year. He joined Workington via Droylsden in 2011.
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Playing career
Mark began his career with in Newcastle United youth team coming through the ranks before leaving on a free transfer to League One side Port Vale.[2] However, he suffered a broken ankle with a couple of months of the season remaining. Boyd never really forced his way back into the reckoning the following season as Vale were challenging for the play-offs in League One and he was released by mutual consent in 2004 to join Carlisle United until the end of the season.[3]
For the next two seasons Boyd could not forge a longer term deal with a club and ended up playing bit part roles for Carlisle United, Gretna, Macclesfield Town,[4] and finally Accrington Stanley,[5] before eventually signing for Conference side Southport before the 2006–07 season.[6]
His Southport career began disappointingly with a missed penalty in the team's first game of the season. The next year he transferred to Sligo Rovers in Ireland.
In January 2008 he was back in England with Barrow of the Conference North.[7] In May 2008, Barrow beat Staylybridge Celtic 1–0 to gain promotion back into the Conference National via the Conference North play-offs. Boyd remained a key part of the Barrow squad during their first two seasons in the Conference National, culminating in the club's 2–1 victory over Stevenage in the 2009–10 FA Trophy final. In the match itself Boyd replaced Paul Rutherford with just ten minutes of extra time remaining, Jason Walker having already scored Barrow's winning goal three minutes earlier.[8]
In February 2011 Boyd signed a short contract at Droylsden of the Conference North, following a one month loan spell. In the June that year he became Workington's first summer signing, penning a one year deal.[9]
Honours
- with Barrow
- Conference North play-off winner: 2008
- FA Trophy winner: 2010
References
- ^ "8. Mark Boyd". barrowafc.com. http://www.barrowafc.com/football/players/markboyd. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ^ "Boyd joins Vale". BBC Sport. 27 May 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/2010850.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- ^ "Simpson swoops for Boyd". BBC Sport. 18 March 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/carlisle_united/3523630.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- ^ "Boyd completes Silkmen loan move". BBC Sport. 1 February 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/macclesfield_town/4226599.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- ^ "Accrington complete Boyd transfer". BBC Sport. 22 February 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/accrington_stanley/4739400.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- ^ "Boyd completes Southport switch". BBC Sport. 4 July 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southport/5144392.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- ^ "Boyd puts seal on Bluebirds deal". BBC Sport. 18 January 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_conf/7195649.stm. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- ^ "Barrow 2-1 Stevenage (aet)". BBC Sport. 8 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8633070.stm. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ Fuller, John (18 June 2011). "Former Newcastle prodigy set to sign for Workington Reds". Times & Star. http://www.timesandstar.co.uk/former-newcastle-prodigy-set-to-sign-for-workington-reds-1.848596?referrerPath=. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
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Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- Droylsden F.C. players
- Southport F.C. players
- Workington A.F.C. players
- Sligo Rovers F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Gretna F.C. players
- People from Carlisle, Cumbria
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