Mark Shelton (footballer)

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

Mark Shelton
Personal information
Full name Mark John Shelton[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996
Place of birth Nottingham,[2] England
Playing position(s) midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hartlepool United
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
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 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:01, 1 August 2020 (UTC)

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] 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.[10]

Woking (loan)

On 11 October 2019, Shelton returned to the National League, to join Woking on a three-month loan.[11] 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.[12] On 16 November 2019, it was confirmed by manager, Alan Dowson that Shelton's loan spell had been terminated, following limited game-time opportunities.[13]

Hartlepool United (loan)

In December 2019 he went out on loan to Hartlepool United.[14]

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.[15]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burton Albion 2014–15[16] League Two 0000000000
2015–16[16] League One 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Loughborough Dynamo (loan) 2015–16 Northern Premier League Division One South No data currently available
Ilkeston 2016–17 Northern Premier League Premier Division No data currently available
Alfreton Town 2016–17[16] National League North 222——00222
Salford City 2017–18[16][17] National League North 26110—1[lower-alpha 1]0281
2018–19[16] National League 14200—1[lower-alpha 2]0152
2019–20[16] League Two 5100001[lower-alpha 3]061
Total 454100030494
Woking (loan) 2019–20[16] National League 3110—0041
Hartlepool United (loan) 2019–20[16] National League 14300—00143
Career total 839200030889
  1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in National League play-offs
  3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
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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 City 2–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  11. "Shelton joins on loan from Salford". Woking F.C. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  12. "Barnet vs. Woking". Soccerway. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  13. "BBC Surrey Sport on Twitter". BBC Surrey Sport Twitter. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  14. "Salford City midfielder Shelton joins Hartlepool". Non League Daily. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  15. "Pools sign Mark Shelton". Hartlepool United Football Club. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  16. "M. Shelton". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  17. 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.
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