Mark Peters (footballer, born 1983)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mark William Peters[1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 October 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Frimley, England | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
–2002 | Southampton | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Brentford | 20 | (1) |
2004 | Farnborough Town | 3 | (0) |
2004 | Frimley Green | 5 | (3) |
2004 | Hornchurch | 0 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Frimley Green | 7 | (8) |
2005 | Carshalton Athletic | 10 | (1) |
2005 | Basingstoke Town | 10 | (6) |
2005 | Eastleigh | 4 | (1) |
2005–2006 | AFC Wimbledon | 4 | (0) |
2006 | Frimley Green | 12 | (14) |
2006 | Basingstoke Town | 5 | (2) |
2006 | → Gosport Borough (dual-registration) | 4 | (4) |
2007 | Walton & Hersham | 11 | (5) |
2007–2009 | Frimley Green | 43 | (23) |
2009–2012 | Badshot Lea | 70 | (20) |
Total | 208 | (88) | |
International career | |||
2006 | England C | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mark William Peters (born 4 October 1983) is an English retired footballer who played as a forward. He began his career as a youth at Southampton, before transferring to Brentford, where he made appearances in the Football League. Following his departure in 2004, Peters embarked on a nomadic career in non-League football. He was capped by England C at international level in 2006.
Playing career
[edit]Southampton
[edit]Peters began his career with Premier League club Southampton at the age of 11 and signed his first professional contract in October 2000.[3][4] He scored 32 goals for the youth team during the 2000–01 season.[4] Despite earning comparisons to Alan Shearer,[5] Peters never made an appearance for the first team and a broken ankle suffered in 2001 hindered his progress.[6] Peters departed the club in February 2002.[7]
Brentford
[edit]Peters joined Second Division promotion challengers Brentford in February 2002 and signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract.[7] He was not picked for the first team under Steve Coppell during the 2001–02 season and instead played for the reserves.[8] Peters made his professional debut when he came on as a substitute for Mark McCammon after 77 minutes of a 1–1 draw with Port Vale on 19 October 2022.[9] He christened his maiden start for the club with his first goal, in a 2–1 West London derby defeat versus Queens Park Rangers on 19 April 2003.[9] Peters finished the 2002–03 season having made 12 appearances and scored one goal.[9]
Peters had a transfer request granted in October 2003, after expressing frustration at his lack of first team opportunities and the non-materialisation of a loan move to Conference club Aldershot Town one month earlier.[10] After the sacking of Wally Downes and the arrival of new manager Martin Allen, Peters was released in March 2004.[11] He made only 12 first team appearances during the 2003–04 season,[12] though he was the top scorer for the reserve team.[13] During his two years with the Bees, Peters made 24 appearances and scored one goal.[14]
Non-League football
[edit]Peters transferred to Conference club Farnborough Town in March 2004.[15][16] He made just three appearances for the club.[12] Peters began the 2004–05 season with hometown Combined Counties League Premier Division club Frimley Green, for whom he scored six goals in seven games before,[17] following a trial with Woking,[18] he joined Conference South club Hornchurch on 8 November 2004.[19] After making just one appearance,[20] Peters returned to Frimley Green in mid-November 2004 and made seven appearances, scoring eight goals,[17] before finishing the 2004–05 season with Carshalton Athletic, for whom he made 10 appearances and scored one goal.[20]
Peters joined Conference South club Basingstoke Town, on non-contract terms, in July 2005.[21][22] A falling out with manager Ernie Howe saw Peters leave the club in November 2005,[22] after making 14 appearances and scoring 8 goals.[23] Following four appearances and one goal while with Conference South club Eastleigh on a trial basis,[24][25] Peters joined Isthmian League Premier Division club AFC Wimbledon, for whom he made six appearances for the club without scoring, before departing on 2 February 2006.[26] Peters finished the 2005–06 season with Frimley Green, for whom he scored 14 goals in 12 appearances.[27]
Peters re-signed for Basingstoke Town in July 2006.[28] He made eight appearances and scored two goals,[29][30] before joining Wessex League Premier Division club Gosport Borough on a dual-registration on 11 October 2006.[31] Peters scored four goals in his four appearances for the club.[32]
Peters played the first half of the 2007–08 season with Walton & Hersham, scoring five goals in 11 appearances,[33] before playing the second half of the season for Frimley Green.[34] In his fourth spell with the club, Peters remained until the end of the 2008–09 season, by which time he scored 23 goals in 45 appearances.[34][35]
Peters played the 2009–10, 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons for Combined Counties League Premier Division club Badshot Lea and scored 24 goals in 74 appearances.[36][37][38]
International career
[edit]Peters' form for Basingstoke Town won him a call up to the England C team in a friendly versus Conference club Forest Green Rovers on 5 September 2006.[39] Peters began the match as a substitute and came on for Yemi Odubade after 65 minutes of the 1–0 defeat.[39]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Brentford | 2002–03[9] | Second Division | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
2003–04[12] | Second Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
Farnborough Town | 2003–04[12] | Conference | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Frimley Green | 2004–05[17] | Combined Counties League Premier Division | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
Hornchurch | 2004–05[20] | Conference South | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Frimley Green | 2004–05[17] | Combined Counties League Premier Division | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | |||
Carshalton Athletic | 2004–05[20] | Conference South | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
Basingstoke Town | 2005–06[23] | Conference South | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 8 | ||
Eastleigh | 2005–06[40] | Conference South | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
AFC Wimbledon | 2005–06[26] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2[c] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Basingstoke Town | 2006–07[30] | Conference South | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
Total | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 22 | 10 | ||||
Walton & Hersham | 2007–08[33] | Isthmian League First Division South | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | |
Frimley Green | 2007–08[34] | Combined Counties League First Division | 21 | 14 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 22 | 14 | ||
2008–09[35] | Combined Counties League First Division | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 23 | 9 | ||
Total | 55 | 34 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 59 | 34 | |||
Badshot Lea | 2009–10[36] | Combined Counties League Premier Division | 33 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 2 | 35 | 18 | |
2010–11[37] | Combined Counties League Premier Division | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
2011–12[38] | Combined Counties League Premier Division | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 2 | 22 | 5 | ||
Total | 70 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 4 | 74 | 24 | |||
Career total | 196 | 70 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 214 | 79 |
- ^ Appearance in Football League Trophy.
- ^ 1 appearance and 1 goal in FA Vase, 1 appearance and 2 goals in Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup.
- ^ 1 appearance in Isthmian League Cup, 1 appearance in Surrey Senior Cup.
- ^ a b Appearance in Combined Counties League First Division Challenge Cup.
- ^ a b c Appearances in Combined Counties League Challenge Cup.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mark Peters". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ Mark Peters at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Bees buzzing after Premiership swoop". Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b MacInnes, Keith. "Mark Peters". Brentford Football Club. Archived from the original on 11 August 2002. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Mark Peters". Thesaintshub.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Coppell hoping to sign Peters". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Peters completes Bees move". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ Roach, Stuart (1 August 2003). "Second Division eye catchers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Mark Peters in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Peters to leave Bees | Football News". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Peters Leaves". Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Games played by Mark Peters in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ Brentford TW8 Matchday Magazine versus Chesterfield. Yellow Printing Company Limited. 3 April 2004.
- ^ Mark Peters at Soccerbase
- ^ "Peters leaves Brentford | Football News". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "March 2004". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d "All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Peters Mark". Football.mitoo. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Tamworth 1–2 Aldershot Town". Get Hampshire. 5 October 2004. Archived from the original on 10 November 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Premier and Football League Transfers". 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Player Details: Season 2004–2005". SoccerFacts UK. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Mark Peters". Basingstoke Town FC Online – The Original 100% Unofficial BTFC Fan Site. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Peters quits after club fails to offer contract". Daily Echo. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ a b "2005/06 appearances". Basingstoke Town FC Online – The Original 100% Unofficial BTFC Fan Site. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Player Details: Season 2005–2006". SoccerFacts UK. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Doswell Honoured". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Player Profile | Mark Peters". AFC Wimbledon. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Peters Mark". Football.mitoo. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Peters Leaves Dons For 'Stoke". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Player Details: Season 2005–2006". SoccerFacts UK. Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ a b "2006/07 appearances". Basingstoke Town FC Online – The Original 100% Unofficial BTFC Fan Site. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "Peters sets sail for Gosport". Basingstoke Gazette. 16 October 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Mark Peters". Teamstats.net. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ a b "All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Peters Mark". Football.mitoo. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ a b c "All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Peters Mark". Football.mitoo. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ a b "All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Peters Mark". Football.mitoo. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ a b "All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Peters Mark". Football.mitoo. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ a b "All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Peters Mark". Football.mitoo. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ a b "All Competitions : Player's Appearances – Peters Mark". Football.mitoo. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ a b "England XI suffer Rovers defeat". BBC Sport. 6 September 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ^ "Conference South guide – Eastleigh". Archived from the original on 15 June 2006. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Mark Peters at Soccerbase
- 1983 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Farnborough F.C. players
- Frimley Green F.C. players
- Hornchurch F.C. players
- Carshalton Athletic F.C. players
- Basingstoke Town F.C. players
- Eastleigh F.C. players
- AFC Wimbledon players
- Gosport Borough F.C. players
- Walton & Hersham F.C. players
- Badshot Lea F.C. players
- England men's semi-pro international footballers
- Isthmian League players
- Sportspeople from Frimley
- Footballers from Surrey
- 21st-century English sportsmen