Marc North

Marc North

Personal information
Full name	Marc Victor North
Date of birth	29 May 1966(1966-05-29)
Place of birth	Ware, England
Date of death	7 February 2001(2001-02-07) (aged 34)
Place of death	England
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1985-1987	Luton Town	18	(3)
1984-1985	→ Lincoln City (loan)	4	(0)
1986	→ Scunthorpe United (loan)	5	(2)
1987	→ Birmingham City (loan)	5	(1)
1987-1989	Grimsby Town	67	(17)
1989-1991	Leicester City	71	(9)
1991-1992	Grimsby Town	1	(0)
1992-1993	Kettering Town	5	(0)
1998-1999	Bell Green Athletic	13	(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Marc Victor North (May 29, 1966 – February 7, 2001) was a professional footballer who was active from 1985 to 1993. He was born in Ware, England.

Career

North came up through the youth ranks at Luton Town where he spent two years at the club. While with The Hatters he was loaned out to Lincoln City, Scunthorpe United and Birmingham City.

He finally got his big break playing under Alan Buckley at Grimsby Town. While at Grimsby he was remembered for coming of the subs bench to score twice in an FA Cup tie with Middlesbrough. His performances soon earned him a move to Leicester City in 1989. He left Filbert Street in 1991 after a mixed time at the club, his next move was to move back to Grimsby Town, where he went on to only feature in one game. He played out his career in the Conference league playing for Kettering Town before retiring.

Death

Marc suffered a back problem in his last match for Kettering in 1993, and retired as a result. He played semi-professional football for Bell Green Athletic in 1998/1999, but had to quit after experiencing thoracic pains. He announced on the 3rd July 2000, that he had been diagnosed with mild-neoplasm cancer in the thoracic region of his spine. Several tumours gathered in his illumuni muscle, and he died on the 7th February 2001.

External links

• Marc North at playerhistory.com
• Marc North profile at thefishy.co.uk
• Marc North career stats

Persondata
Name	North, Marc
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Short description
Date of birth	May 29, 1966
Place of birth	Ware, England
Date of death	February 7, 2001
Place of death	England