Mark Osborn

For those of a similar name, see Mark Osborne (disambiguation).

Mark Osborn
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-06-19) 19 June 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Bletchley, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Hemel Hempstead Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Wycombe Wanderers 1 (0)
2002–2003 → Farnborough Town (loan) 3 (0)
2003–2005 Farnborough Town 46 (0)
2005 Kettering Town
2007 Histon 10 (0)
2007–2008 → Halesowen Town
2008 Halesowen Town
2008–? Corby Town 42 (0)
Arlesey Town
2012–2013 Hemel Hempstead Town
2013– Winslow United 2
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:45, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Mark Osborn (born 19 June 1981) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Winslow United. He played in the Football League for Wycombe Wanderers.

Career

Osborn began his career as a trainee at Wycombe Wanderers in 1999 and made four senior appearances for the club,[1] including a League Cup tie against West Bromwich Albion in September 1999,[2] and a Football League Second Division match against Cambridge United in October 1999.[3]

As playing opportunities were limited at Wycombe, he joined Conference National side Farnborough Town on loan for the 2002–03 season,[4] and then joined them on a permanent basis at the end of the season.[5] He made 47 appearances for Farnborough Town before joining Conference North club Kettering Town in March 2005 soon after Farnborough Town manager Dean Austin was sacked.[5] He spent two seasons at Kettering before being released at the end on the 2006–07 season,[6] and joining Histon.[7] He lost his place in the first team to Danny Naisbitt in September 2007 and a month later, joined Halesowen Town on a three-month loan.[8] He then joined Halesowen Town on a permanent basis in January 2008.[9]

He joined Corby in 2008, having been released by Halesowen Town at the end of the 2007–08 season.[10] Osborn's performances helped Corby finish as champions of the British Gas Premier Division in the 2008–09 season.[11][12] He then joined Arlesey Town.[13]

He joined Hemel Hempstead Town for the 2012/13 season.[14]

He signed for Winslow United in the Spartan South Midlands League Division 1 in 2013 and played his first game for Winslow United in a 3–2 defeat to Welwyn Garden City FC on Wednesday 30 January.

In his second game for Winslow United and on his home debut at 'The Gate' he kept a clean sheet in a must win game against Kentish Town in a game Winslow won 2–0 on Saturday 2 February.

References

  1. ^ "Mark Osborn". Soccerbase. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Albion's blushes rescued by extra-minute double heroics". The Birmingham Post (England). 22 September 1999. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  3. ^ "WYCOMBE v Cambridge United Saturday 9th October Division Two". Chairboys on the Net. 9 October 1999. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Keeper leaves Wycombe". BBC Sport. 1 August 2002. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Osborn joins Farnborough exodus". BBC Sport. 15 March 2005. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  6. ^ Dunham, John (23 May 2007). "Four free to go". Evening Telegraph (Northants). Retrieved 14 June 2009. It takes the number of departures after the failed Nationwide North campaign last season to seven as Nathan Koo-Boothe, skipper Craig McIlwain and goalkeeper Mark Osborn have already gone.
  7. ^ "Histon boss Fallon swoops for duo". BBC Sport. 22 May 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  8. ^ "Histon keeper to join Halesowen". BBC Sport. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  9. ^ "Histon sign Midson from Stortford". BBC Sport. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  10. ^ "Transfer talk". Evening Telegraph (Northants). 2 July 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2009. Corby Town announced the arrival of former Kettering Town goalkeeper Mark Osborn from BGB Southern League Premier Division rivals Halesowen Town.
  11. ^ "Osborn impact: Steelmen boss Drury praises contribution of his new goalkeeper". Evening Telegraph (Northants). 29 August 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  12. ^ "Victory parade for Corby watched by hundreds". Evening Telegraph (Northants). 18 May 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2009.
  13. ^ "Osborn Returns". Hemel Hempstead Town FC. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  14. ^ "O'Leary Amongst Tudor Signings". NonLeagueDaily.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2012.