Malcolm Poskett (born 19 July 1953,
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area.
Until the early 1800s, the a ...
) is an English former footballer who played as a forward.
After being on the books of
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough ( ) is a town on the southern bank of the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England. It is near the North York Moors national park. It is the namesake and main town of its local borough council area.
Until the early 1800s, the a ...
, Poskett moved to non-League side
Whitby Town before joining
Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system.
They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...
in 1976 before moving on to
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club (), commonly referred to simply as Brighton, is an English professional football club based in the city of Brighton and Hove. They compete in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league ...
and then
Watford
Watford () is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne.
Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
, maintaining a good scoring rate throughout.
Poskett joined
Carlisle United
Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...
in 1982 and at that time had and it is here that he achieved most renown in the Second Division under manager
Bob Stokoe
Robert Stokoe (21 September 1930 – 1 February 2004) was an English footballer and manager who was able, almost uniquely, to transcend the traditional north-east animosity between the region's footballing rivals, Newcastle United and Sunderlan ...
. During the 1983–84 season Carlisle emerged as promotion contenders but failure to win their final 10 games saw them finish 7th. He joined
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town.
In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...
in 1985 before moving on to
Stockport County
Stockport County Football Club are a professional association football, football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they wer ...
, but returned to Carlisle in 1986 where he although his scoring form continued in his second spell, the team suffered relegation to the Fourth Division and he left the club in 1988. He then played for
Morecambe
Morecambe ( ) is a seaside town and civil parish in the City of Lancaster district in Lancashire, England. It is in Morecambe Bay on the Irish Sea.
Name
The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his ''History of Manchester'' (1771), w ...
.
References
External links
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*https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/
[Official Website 2024] Profile (Carlisle United official website)
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English men's footballers
Hartlepool United F.C. players
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Watford F.C. players
Carlisle United F.C. players
Darlington F.C. players
Stockport County F.C. players
1953 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
Footballers from Middlesbrough
English Football League players