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

, 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 ...

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* *https://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/Official Website 2024 Profile (Carlisle United official website) {{DEFAULTSORT:Poskett, Malcolm 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