Mark Anthony Blake (born 16 December 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played in midfielder. He notably played in the Premier League for both

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and Leicester City, as well as in the

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for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Portsmouth, Walsall, Mansfield Town and Kidderminster Harriers.

Career

Blake started out as a trainee at

, where he played a total of 31 games, scoring two goals. He had a brief loan spell at Wolverhampton Wanderers during early 1991, before leaving Villa for Portsmouth in August 1993 for £400,000. He played just 15 games for Portsmouth before he returned to the Midlands less than eight months later when Leicester City paid £360,000 for him in March 1994 on transfer deadline day, two months before they won promotion to the Premier League. He made 47 appearances for Leicester in two years before he dropped through the leagues to join Walsall. He spent two seasons at Walsall before his contract expired and he signed for Mansfield Town in August 1999. After two seasons and 83 league games he made his final move to Kidderminster Harriers.

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* 1970 births Living people Footballers from Nottingham English footballers England under-21 international footballers Aston Villa F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Association football midfielders {{England-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub