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Mark Halstead Personal information Full name Mark James Halstead[1] Date of birth 17 September 1990 Place of birth Blackpool, England Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Stockport County
(on loan from Blackpool)Number 28 Youth career 2006–2009 Blackpool Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2009– Blackpool 1 (0) 2009 → Burscough (loan) 6 (0) 2010 → Hyde (loan) 8 (0) 2010 → Barrow (loan) 1 (0) 2011 → Kettering Town (loan) 3 (0) 2011- → Stockport County (loan) 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:27, 7 March 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).Mark James Halstead (born 17 September 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Stockport County on loan from Blackpool as a goalkeeper.
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Career
Blackpool
Born in Blackpool, Halstead is a product of the of the Blackpool Centre of Excellence and Youth Department, Halstead signed his first professional contract with the club in 2009.[2]
On 21 August 2010, he was an unused substitute in the Tangerines' 6–0 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates stadium in the club's second game of their debut season in the Premier League.[3] Three days later, he made his first-team debut in the second round of the 2010–11 League Cup, against MK Dons at Stadium MK.[4] Seven months later, on 7 March 2011, Halstead made his League debut for Blackpool, as a substitute for Richard Kingson in a 3–1 defeat to Chelsea at Bloomfield Road. The score was 3-0 when he came on in the 66th minute.[5]
Loans to Burscough and Hyde
On 18 August 2009 he was loaned out to Northern Premier League Premier Division side Burscough, along with fellow Blackpool player Danny Mitchley. He made his debut the same day in a 2–0 home win over Hucknall Town.[6]
He spent the latter part of the 2009–10 season on loan at Conference North side Hyde United.[2] He made his debut for The Tigers on 9 March 2010, in a 2–1 defeat to Gainsborough Trinity.[7] He made a total of 8 appearances for Hyde.[8]
Loans to Barrow and Kettering Town
On 13 November 2010, Halstead signed on an emergency loan for Conference National side Barrow to replace injured goalkeeper Clark Masters. He made his debut the same day, in a 2–0 home win over AFC Wimbledon.[9] He played only one game before an injury to Matthew Gilks saw him recalled to Blackpool.[10]
On 18 January 2011, Halstead signed on loan for Kettering Town for a month,[11] but he was recalled after an injury to Paul Rachubka left Blackpool with only one fit goalkeeper in Richard Kingson.[12] He made his Premier League debut as a substitute in Blackpool's defeat to Chelsea at Bloomfield Road.
Career statistics
- As of 7 March 2011
Club performance League Cup League Cup Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals England League FA Cup League Cup Total 2009–10 Blackpool Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009–10 Burscough (loan) NPL Premier Division 6 0 0 0 – – 6 0 2009–10 Hyde (loan) Conference North 8 0 0 0 – – 8 0 2010–11 Blackpool Premier League 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2010–11 Barrow (loan) Conference National 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0 2010–11 Kettering Town (loan) Conference National 3 0 0 0 – – 3 0 Career total 19 0 0 0 1 0 20 0 References
- ^ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". premierleague.com (Premier League). 2010-09-01. http://www.premierleague.com/page/Headlines/0,,12306~2142220,00.html. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
- ^ a b "Mark Halstead profile". Blackpool F.C.. http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10432~46433,00.html. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ Ornstein, David (21 August 2010). "Arsenal 6–0 Blackpool". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8925678.stm. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "MK Dons v Blackpool". BBC Sport. 24 August 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8932928.stm. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ^ "Blackpool 1–3 Chelsea" - BBC Sport, 7 March 2011
- ^ Leatherbarrow, Neil (18 August 2009). "BYERS BRACE BOOSTS BURSCOUGH". Burscough F.C.. http://www.burscoughfc.co.uk/match/reports/5/. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ "Match Details: Gainsborough Trinity 2–1 Hyde". Hyde FC. 1 September 2010. http://www.hydefc.co.uk/report.php?id=1484. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ "Player Statistics: Mark Halstead". Hyde FC. 1 September 2010. http://www.hydefc.co.uk/playerstats.php?p=569. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- ^ "Bluebirds swoop for Halstead". Blue Square Bet Premier. 13 November 2010. http://www.bluesqfootball.com/story/0,20970,6350_6504006,00.html. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "Blackpool suffer injury blow as goalkeeper Matt Gilks faces up to three-months out with broken kneecap". BBC Sport. 18 November 2010. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2010/11/18/2220157/blackpool-suffer-injury-blow-as-goalkeeper-matt-gilks-faces. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- ^ "Kettering Town bring in Jon Challinor and Mark Halstead". BBC Sport. 18 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kettering_town/9365327.stm. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ "Blackpool keeper Rachubka resumes training after injury". BBC Sport. 10 March 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackpool/9421435.stm. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
External links
- Mark Halstead career stats at Soccerbase
- Mark Halstead player profile at blackpoolfc.co.uk
- Mark Halstead player profile at bbc.co.uk
- Mark Halstead at hydefc.co.uk
Stockport County F.C. – current squad 1 Glennon · 2 Lynch · 3 Holden · 4 Routledge · 5 O'Donnell · 6 German · 7 McConville · 8 Nolan · 9 Gritton · 10 Miles · 11 Fraughan · 12 Ormson · 13 Darkwah · 14 Sheridan · 15 Whitehead · 16 McCann · 17 Halls · 18 Rowe · 19 Chadwick · 20 Elliott · 21 Brahim-Bounab · 22 Piergianni · 23 Paton · 28 Edwards · 25 Blackburn · 27 Smith · 28 Halstead · Manager: Gannon
Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Blackpool
- English footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Burscough F.C. players
- Hyde F.C. players
- Barrow A.F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Conference National players
- Premier League players
- Stockport County F.C. players
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