Mark Shelton
Shelton warming up for Hartlepool United in 2022
Personal information
Full name Mark John Shelton[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Nottingham, England[2]
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Oldham Athletic
Number 16
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)
2020–2023 Hartlepool United 82 (5)
2023– Oldham Athletic 35 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:53, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

Mark John Shelton (born 12 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Oldham Athletic.

Career

Burton Albion

Shelton came through the youth teams at Burton Albion before being awarded a professional contract with the club in May 2015.[4][5]

In January 2016 he joined Loughborough Dynamo on loan until the end of the season.[6] On his return from the loan he was released by the club.[7]

Ilkeston

He then joined Ilkeston in June 2016.[8]

Alfreton Town

In November 2016 he joined Alfreton Town.[9]

Salford City

In June 2017 he joined Salford City after the clubs agreed a fee.[10] In a 3–1 win against Boreham Wood, Shelton scored a goal which would later be voted as Salford's goal of the season.[11][12] 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.[13] 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.[14]

Woking and Hartlepool United loans

On 11 October 2019, Shelton returned to the National League, to join Woking on a three-month loan.[15] A day later, he went on to score on his debut during a 2–2 draw with Barnet, netting Woking's second in the 53rd minute.[16] On 16 November 2019, it was confirmed by manager, Alan Dowson that Shelton's loan spell had been terminated, following limited game-time opportunities.[17]

In December 2019 he went out on loan to Hartlepool United.[18] 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.[19][20]

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.[21] He started in the first game of the season in a 2–1 win against Aldershot Town.[22] His first goal of the 2020–21 season came in a 1–1 draw at FC Halifax Town.[23] Shelton played in the 2021 National League play-off final as Hartlepool drew 1–1 with Torquay United at Ashton Gate, Bristol. During the Final, Shelton covered 22 kilometres in distance.[24] In the resulting penalty shoot-out, Shelton scored his penalty as Hartlepool were promoted to League Two after winning 5–4 on penalties.[25]

After a successful 2020–21 season, Shelton extended his contract with Hartlepool ahead of the 2021–22 season.[26] In April 2022, Shelton was ruled out of the Scunthorpe United fixture after a cotton bud was stuck in his ear, forcing him to go to hospital to remove it.[27] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Shelton's contract was extended for a further year after making 41 appearances in the previous season.[28] Shelton made his 100th appearance for Hartlepool in September 2022.[29] Following several first team injuries, Shelton was moved into defence and scored in a 3–3 draw with Harrogate Town.[30][31]

Oldham Athletic

On 20 January 2023, Shelton signed for National League side Oldham Athletic on a deal until summer 2025.[32][33]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 November 2023
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burton Albion 2014–15[34] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[34] 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[34] National League North 22 2 — — 0 0 22 2
Salford City 2017–18[34][35] National League North 26 1 1 0 — 1[a] 0 28 1
2018–19[34] National League 14 2 0 0 — 1[b] 0 15 2
2019–20[34] 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[34] National League 3 1 1 0 — 0 0 4 1
Hartlepool United 2019–20[34] National League 14 3 0 0 — 0 0 14 3
2020–21[34] National League 36 3 0 0 — 3 0 39 3
2021–22[34] League Two 33 1 4 0 0 0 4 1 41 2
2022–23[34] League Two 13 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 17 1
Total 96 8 5 0 1 0 9 1 111 9
Oldham Athletic 2022–23[34] National League 20 1 0 0 — 0 0 20 1
2023–24[34] National League 15 1 0 0 — 0 0 15 1
Total 35 2 0 0 0 0 9 1 35 2
Career total 200 16 7 0 1 0 12 1 220 17
  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. ^ "Mark Shelton". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Mark Shelton". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Four youngsters have signed professional contracts". Burton Albion FC. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Mark Shelton has joined Loughborough Dynamo". Burton Albion FC. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Nigel Clough announces plans for his Championship squad". Burton Albion FC. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Summer Moves (Part Three)…". Non League Pitchero. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Ilkeston midfielder completes Alfreton move". Non League Daily. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Mark Shelton signs on for Salford". Salford City FC. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Salford 3–1 Boreham Wood". BBC Sport. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Super 6 Goal of the Season Mark Shelton vs Boreham Wood". Salford City FC YouTube. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  13. ^ a b Josef Rindl (11 May 2019). "Salford City beat AFC Fylde in National League promotion final at Wembley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Salford City 2–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Shelton joins on loan from Salford". Woking F.C. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  16. ^ "Barnet vs. Woking". Soccerway. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  17. ^ "BBC Surrey Sport on Twitter". BBC Surrey. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "Salford City midfielder Shelton joins Hartlepool". Non League Daily. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  19. ^ "Hartlepool United 1–0 Dagenham & Redbridge". BBC Sport. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Hartlepool United 2–1 Eastleigh". BBC Sport. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Pools sign Mark Shelton". Hartlepool United Football Club. August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  22. ^ "Hartlepool United 2–1 Aldershot Town". 3 October 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  23. ^ "FC Halifax Town 1–1 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  24. ^ Dominic Scurr (23 September 2021). "Hard work paying off for Mark Shelton at Hartlepool United with 'massive vindication'". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  25. ^ Pilnick, Brent (20 June 2021). "Hartlepool United 1–1 Torquay United (5–4)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  26. ^ "Shelton and Odusina extend contracts". Hartlepool United FC. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  27. ^ "Mark Shelton: Hartlepool United midfielder out after cotton bud stuck in ear". BBC Sport. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  28. ^ "Mark Shelton: Hartlepool United midfielder signs new contract". BBC Sport. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  29. ^ Matty Jones. "Hartlepool: Mark Shelton vows to keep his place and gain results 'for the town'". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  30. ^ Joe Ramage (2 January 2023). "Keith Curle justifies Mark Shelton decision after ex-Salford City midfielder grabs goal and assist in Harrogate Town draw". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  31. ^ "Hartlepool 3–3 Harrogate: George Thomson earns visitors share of spoils with fine equaliser". Sky Sports. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  32. ^ "Mark Shelton departs". Hartlepool United. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  33. ^ "Shelton Makes Latics Switch". Oldham Athletic. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  34. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "M. Shelton". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  35. ^ 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.
  36. ^ "Salford City: Club co-owned by former Man Utd players promoted to the National League". BBC Sport. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  37. ^ Pilnick, Brent (20 June 2021). "Hartlepool United 1–1 Torquay United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2021.

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