Mark Shelton (footballer)

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Mark Shelton
Personal information
Full name Mark John Shelton[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Nottingham,[2] England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hartlepool United
Number 6
Youth career
Nottingham Forest
0000–2015 Burton Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Burton Albion 0 (0)
2016 → Loughborough Dynamo (loan)
2016 Ilkeston 21
2016–2017 Alfreton Town 22 (2)
2017–2020 Salford City 45 (4)
2019 → Woking (loan) 3 (1)
2019–2020 → Hartlepool United (loan) 14 (3)
2020– Hartlepool United 58 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:12, 29 January 2022 (UTC)

Mark John Shelton (born 12 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Hartlepool United.

Career[]

Burton Albion[]

Shelton came through the youth teams at Burton Albion before being awarded a professional contract with the club in May 2015.[3][4]

In January 2016 he joined Loughborough Dynamo on loan until the end of the season.[5] On his return from the loan he was released by the club.[6]

Ilkeston[]

He then joined Ilkeston in June 2016.[7]

Alfreton Town[]

In November 2016 he joined Alfreton Town.[8]

Salford City[]

In June 2017 he joined Salford City after the clubs agreed a fee.[9] In a 3–1 win against Boreham Wood, Shelton scored a goal which would later be voted as Salford's goal of the season.[10][11] On 11 May 2019, Shelton was a substitute in the 68th minute for Salford in their 3–0 play-off final win against AFC Fylde at Wembley.[12] After two seasons helping the club to successive promotions to the English Football League, he made his league debut for the club on 3 August 2019 in the club's first game in the league against Stevenage.[13]

Woking and Hartlepool United loans[]

On 11 October 2019, Shelton returned to the National League, to join Woking on a three-month loan.[14] A day later, he went onto score on his debut during a 2–2 draw with Barnet, netting Woking's second in the 53rd minute.[15] On 16 November 2019, it was confirmed by manager, Alan Dowson that Shelton's loan spell had been terminated, following limited game-time opportunities.[16]

In December 2019 he went out on loan to Hartlepool United.[17] Shelton made his league Hartlepool debut in a 1–0 victory against Dagenham & Redbridge and scored his first goal in a 2–1 win against Eastleigh.[18][19]

Hartlepool United[]

After a successful loan spell at the North East club, Hartlepool made the deal permanent on 1 August 2020, following Shelton's release from parent club Salford City.[20] He started in the first game of the season in a 2–1 win against Aldershot Town.[21] His first goal of the 2020–21 season came in a 1–1 draw at FC Halifax Town.[22] Shelton played in the 2021 National League play-off Final as Hartlepool drew 1–1 with Torquay United at Ashton Gate, Bristol. In the resulting penalty shoot-out, Shelton scored his penalty as Hartlepool were promoted to League Two after winning 5–4 on penalties.[23] After a successful 2020–21 season, Shelton extended his contract with Hartlepool ahead of the 2021–22 season.[24]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 5 February 2022
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burton Albion 2014–15[25] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[25] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alfreton Town 2016–17[25] National League North 22 2 — — 0 0 22 2
Salford City 2017–18[25][26] National League North 26 1 1 0 — 1[a] 0 28 1
2018–19[25] National League 14 2 0 0 — 1[b] 0 15 2
2019–20[25] League Two 5 1 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 6 1
Total 45 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 49 4
Woking (loan) 2019–20[25] National League 3 1 1 0 — 0 0 4 1
Hartlepool United 2019–20[25] National League 14 3 0 0 — 0 0 14 3
2020–21[25] National League 36 3 0 0 — 3 0 39 3
2021–22[25] League Two 22 1 4 0 0 0 3 1 29 2
Total 72 7 4 0 0 0 6 1 82 8
Career total 141 13 6 0 0 0 9 1 156 14
  1. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance in National League play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours[]

Salford City

Hartlepool United

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Salford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. ^ https://salfordcityfc.co.uk/players/mark-shelton/
  3. ^ "Four youngsters have signed professional contracts". Burton Albion FC. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Mark Shelton: It is nice to get the reward I have worked so hard for". Burton Albion FC. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Mark Shelton has joined Loughborough Dynamo". Burton Albion FC. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Nigel Clough announces plans for his Championship squad". Burton Albion FC. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Summer Moves (Part Three)…". Non League Pitchero. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Ilkeston midfielder completes Alfreton move". Non League Daily. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Mark Shelton signs on for Salford". Salford City FC. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Salford 3-1 Boreham Wood". BBC Sport. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Super 6 Goal of the Season Mark Shelton vs Boreham Wood". Salford City FC YouTube. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  12. ^ Josef Rindl (11 May 2019). "Salford City beat AFC Fylde in National League promotion final at Wembley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Salford City 2–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Shelton joins on loan from Salford". Woking F.C. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Barnet vs. Woking". Soccerway. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  16. ^ "BBC Surrey Sport on Twitter". BBC Surrey. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Salford City midfielder Shelton joins Hartlepool". Non League Daily. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  18. ^ "Hartlepool United 1-0 Dagenham & Redbridge". BBC Sport. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Hartlepool United 2-1 Eastleigh". BBC Sport. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Pools sign Mark Shelton". Hartlepool United Football Club. August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Hartlepool United 2-1 Aldershot Town". 3 October 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  22. ^ "FC Halifax Town 1-1 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  23. ^ Pilnick, Brent (20 June 2021). "Hartlepool United 1–1 Torquay United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Shelton and Odusina extend contracts". Hartlepool United FC. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  25. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "M. Shelton". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  26. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Salford City 1-2 York City". Salford City F.C. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "Brackley Town 4-0 Salford City". Salford City F.C. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  27. ^ Josef Rindl (11 May 2019). "Salford City beat AFC Fylde in National League promotion final at Wembley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  28. ^ "Salford City: Club co-owned by former Man Utd players promoted to the National League". BBC Sport. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  29. ^ Pilnick, Brent (20 June 2021). "Hartlepool United 1–1 Torquay United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

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