Mark Stallard

Mark Stallard (born 24 October 1974) is an English former professional footballer. He made more than 450 appearances in the Football League between 1991 and 2008, scoring 142 goals.

Career

Derby County Born in Derby, Stallard began his career as a trainee in the city with Derby County in 1991. He made more than 30 league and cup appearances for Derby and spent short periods on loan at Fulham and Bradford City.

Bradford City Stallard signed with Bradford on a permanent basis in January 1996 for a transfer fee of £110,000. where he scored 23 goals in 73 league games.

Barnsley Stallard joined Barnsley in January 2004 but made only 15 appearances, After three months at Chesterfield, he then re-joined Notts County in February 2005 on loan for the remainder of the 2004–05 season. He was released by Barnsley at the end of the season.

Shrewsbury Town Stallard joined Shrewsbury Town on a two-year contract in July 2005. He spent only one season at Shrewsbury Town, where he scored six times in 37 league appearances, He had a successful start to the 2006–07 season, scoring seven goals and collecting the League Two Player of the Month award for September 2006. He went on to score 17 goals in 66 league appearances for Lincoln in two seasons, and a three match suspension following a sending off against Rotherham in February 2008.

Mansfield Town Stallard was one of four players released by Lincoln City at the end of the 2007–08 season, and joined Conference National club Mansfield Town in July 2008, rejecting an offer from Northern Premier League Premier Division outfit Eastwood Town. In December 2008, Stallard was appointed Mansfield's caretaker manager, along with fellow player Adie Moses, after the sacking of Billy McEwan. The pair won two league games before Mansfield appointed David Holdsworth as the new permanent manager.

Corby Town On 8 July 2009, Stallard joined Conference North outfit Corby Town on a free transfer. In October 2009, Stallard retired from professional football, stating his belief that it was unfair to take a wage from the club when he was no longer performing at their level.