Mark Prudhoe
 Prudhoe with Hull City in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Prudhoe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1963-11-08) 8 November 1963[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Washington, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19xx–1981 | Sunderland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1984 | Sunderland | 7 | (0) |
| 1983 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1984–1986 | Birmingham City | 1 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Walsall | 26 | (0) |
| 1986 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1987 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1987 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1987 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 1987 | → Bristol City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1987–1989 | Carlisle United | 34 | (0) |
| 1989–1993 | Darlington | 146 | (0) |
| 1993–1997 | Stoke City | 82 | (0) |
| 1994 | → Peterborough United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1994 | → Liverpool (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1997 | → York City (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Bradford City | 8 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Darlington (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Southend United | 6 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Bradford City | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Macclesfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 350 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mark Prudhoe (born 8 November 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for 17 different Football League clubs.
Career
Prudhoe was born in Washington, County Durham, and began his career with Sunderland and became a typical journeyman footballer.[2] After a loan spell with Hartlepool United Prudhoe had short spells with Birmingham City, Walsall, Doncaster Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday, Grimsby Town, a return to Hartlepool United, Bristol City and Carlisle United. He then joined Darlington in 1989, where he picked up winner's medals for both the Football Conference and the Football League Fourth Division title.[3]
This earned him a moved to Stoke City where he played 38 times in 1993–94, 48 times in 1995–96 and 15 in 1996–97.[3] Whilst at Stoke Prudhoe spent time out on loan at Peterborough United, Liverpool and York City.[3] He then went on to play for Bradford City, a second spell at Darlington, Southend United, a second spell at Bradford and ended his career at Macclesfield Town.
Coaching career
Following his retirement as a player, Prudhoe was appointed goalkeeping coach at Hull City in 2005, and in 2011 returned to Sunderland to coach in their academy.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 1982–83 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Hartlepool United (loan) | 1983–84 | Fourth Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Birmingham City | 1984–85 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Walsall | 1985–86 | Third Division | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986–87 | Third Division | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 1986–87 | Third Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Grimsby Town (loan) | 1986–87 | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Hartlepool United (loan) | 1987–88 | Fourth Division | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bristol City (loan) | 1987–88 | Third Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Carlisle United | 1987–88 | Fourth Division | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1988–89 | Fourth Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Darlington | 1988–89 | Fourth Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990–91 | Fourth Division | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 55 | 0 | |
| 1991–92 | Third Division | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 54 | 0 | |
| 1992–93 | Fourth Division | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Total | 146 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 165 | 0 | ||
| Stoke City | 1993–94 | First Division | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1994–95 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995–96 | First Division | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 1996–97 | First Division | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Total | 82 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 101 | 0 | ||
| Peterborough United (loan) | 1994–95 | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| York City (loan) | 1996–97 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bradford City | 1997–98 | First Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Southend United | 1999–2000 | Third Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 350 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 402 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearances in Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup
- ^ Two Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup and two in First Division Play-offs
Honours
Darlington
Individual
References
- ^ a b Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 504. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ "Mark Prudhoe". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- ^ a b c Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
- ^ "Hull City: Signing young guns is key to our future, says Adam Pearson". Hull Daily Mail. 2 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ^ Mark Prudhoe at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 149.
External links
- Mark Prudhoe at Soccerbase
- Interview with Prudhoe
