Mark Charles Casey (born 9 October 1982) is a

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former professional

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Career

Casey began his career with

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, appearing for the under-18 and under-21 side before joining Portsmouth in July 2001. Casey failed to make a competitive first team appearance for Pompey, and moved on loan to

St Patrick's Athletic St Patrick's Athletic Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Lúthchleas Phádraig Naofa) is a professional Irish association football club based in Inchicore, Dublin, that plays in the Irish Premier Division. Founded in May 1929, they played origin ...

in March 2004. Casey left Portsmouth in May 2005, and returned to Scotland to sign for Ayr United. He spent two and a half years with Ayr, before leaving the club in January 2008 due to work commitments, and signing for junior side

Glenafton Athletic Glenafton Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in New Cumnock, Ayrshire. Members of the Scottish Junior Football Association, they play in the West of Scotland Football League. The club has won the Scottish Junior Cup twice ...

. He returned to the senior game 8 months later, joining

Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...

. He was injured on his debut, and left the club a short time after. He spent the next year out of the game, before appearing at Clyde's open trials in July 2009, and earned himself a one-year contract. He left the club after 6 months in December 2009. In January 2010 he signed for

Bellshill Athletic Bellshill Athletic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the town of Bellshill, North Lanarkshire. It plays in the . History The history of the club can be traced back as far as 1897 when Bellshill Athletic were founded as a Juve ...

Personal life

Casey is the son of former Celtic player Jim Casey. In November 2008, Casey appeared in court after driving whilst being three times over the drink limit, despite already being banned from the road. He was jailed for two and a half months.

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* Living people 1982 births Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Celtic F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Scottish Football League players League of Ireland players Men's association football defenders Bellshill Athletic F.C. players Glenafton Athletic F.C. players {{Scotland-footy-defender-1980s-stub