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Mark Blake
Personal information
Full name	Mark Christopher Blake
Date of birth	17 December 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth	Portsmouth, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1984–1985	Southampton
Senior career*
Years	Team
1985–1990	Southampton
1989	→ Colchester United (loan)
1990–1994	Shrewsbury Town
1994–1998	Fulham
1998–2000	AS Cannes
2000–2001	Aldershot Town
2001–2003	Winchester City
International career
1985	England U17
1985–1986	England Youth
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Christopher Blake (born 17 December 1967) is an English retired 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.

Playing career

Blake started his career with Southampton,^[2] where he made 18 appearances in The Football League, scoring twice.^[2] He was loaned out to Colchester United in 1989.^[2] He then moved on to Shrewsbury Town in 1990, where he made 142 league appearances scoring three goals, during a four-year period.^[2] Blake then joined Fulham where he played 137 league appearances and scored 17 goals.^[2] He then moved on to AS Cannes and Aldershot Town.^[2]

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.^[3] Blake then had a role as head coach at Eastleigh, joining in January 2005,^[3] before stepping down in September 2006.^[4]

Personal life

Blake was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire,^[2] and has a job in IT.^[4]

He has two children with his first marriage.

Honours

Club

Fulham

Football League Third Division runner-up: 1996–97^[5]

Winchester City

FA Vase winner: 2003–04^[6]

References

^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Players: Mark Blake". Soccerbase. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Blake's heaven! Mark joins Eastleigh". Southern Daily Echo. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Blake quits Eastleigh coaching role". Southern Daily Echo. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
^ "Tier Four (League Two) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
^ "Other Award - Non League Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.