Mark Stephen Allott (born 3 October 1977) is an English former

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Career

Oldham Athletic

Allott initially came through the youth ranks and was highly rated as a centre forward, scoring on his debut as a substitute in a defeat against

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in October 1996. When Manager

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left the club in 1998 and took a lot of the first team with him Allott featured more in Andy Ritchie's team. His second season saw him finish the campaign as top goalscorer with 12 goals and the following season he was ever present and finished with 8 goals. However, in the Summer of 2001, the club was taken over by millionaire Chris Moore who promised to bring in better quality players and despite Allott starting the season in the first team when manager Ritchie was sacked in early November new manager

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had the money to bring in his own players and he was loaned out and eventually sold to

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in January 2002.

Chesterfield

At Chesterfield, Allott had a limited return as a goalscorer and was switched to a right midfield role after the arrival of manager

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in 2003, later becoming firmly established in central midfield.

Oldham Athletic

He returned to Oldham in 2007 as a replacement for

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, this time as a central midfielder. His game had improved in this role and his first season back saw him sweep up at the club's Player of the Season awards. However, the following season saw his defensive partner

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depart the club to be replaced by

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and although the club started the season well, gaps in the midfield in some games led the club to falter badly from a position in the play-offs to midtable by the end of the season and new manager

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chose not to keep him at the club.

Chesterfield

In the summer of 2009, Allot returned to Chesterfield having initially signed a two-year contract with

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, becoming the club's first signing in the 2009 summer transfer window. However, on 27 July 2009, after managerial changes at both clubs, it was confirmed that Allott had signed a two-year deal with Chesterfield under former Oldham boss John Sheridan, having been released from his contract by Tranmere after only 8 weeks without ever playing a competitive game for the club. Allott was part of the 2010–11 squad that won

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and served the club until November 2012 when his contract was cancelled by new manager

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Hyde

On 4 January 2013 he signed for

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club Hyde. On 1 March 2013 he announced his retirement after just five games for the team, due to injuries.

Honours

;Chesterfield *

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(1): 2011–12

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allott, Mark 1977 births Living people English footballers Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Hyde United F.C. players People from Middleton, Greater Manchester English Football League players Association football midfielders Manchester City F.C. non-playing staff