Mark Christopher Blake (born 17 December 1967) is a retired English footballer, who played as a defender for Southampton, Colchester United, Shrewsbury Town, Fulham, AS Cannes and Aldershot Town. He made 301 appearances in The Football League, scoring 23 goals.

[edit] Playing career

Blake started his career with Southampton,^[1] where he made 18 appearances in The Football League, scoring twice.^[1] He was loaned out to Colchester United in 1989.^[1] He then moved on to Shrewsbury Town in 1990, where he made 142 league appearances scoring three goals, during a four year period.^[1] Blake then joined Fulham where he played 137 league appearances and scored 17 goals.^[1] He then moved on to AS Cannes and Aldershot Town.^[1]

[edit] Non-playing career

He went on to become player-manager of Winchester City, winning the FA Vase, Wessex League and Wessex League Cup treble in 2003–04.^[2] Blake then had a role as head coach at Eastleigh, joining in January 2005,^[2] before stepping down in September 2006.^[3]

[edit] Personal life

Blake was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire,^[1] and has a job in IT.^[3]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Mark Blake career stats at Soccerbase

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