Mark John Fleming (born 11 August 1969) is an English retired professional

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who played as a

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in the

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for

Brentford Brentford is a suburban town in West London, England and part of the London Borough of Hounslow. It lies at the confluence of the River Brent and the Thames, west of Charing Cross. Its economy has diverse company headquarters buildings whi ...

and

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...

Career

Queens Park Rangers

Fleming began his career as a

at First Division club

and made two appearances during the 1987–88 season. He also made an appearance in Rangers' 1988 President's Cup campaign. After just one appearance during the 1988–89 season, Fleming departed

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Brentford

Fleming joined Third Division club

in July 1989. He deputised for the injured Roger Stanislaus during the 1989–90 season and after the departure of Stanislaus in 1990, Fleming was expected to make the left back position his own in 1990–91. He failed to secure a place in the team and was replaced by loanees Stuart Cash and Jim Carstairs. Fleming rejected a monthly contract and departed at the end of the 1990–91 season, having made 45 appearances and scored one goal during his two years at Griffin Park.

Farnborough Town

After his release from Brentford, Fleming dropped into non-League football and joined

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club

Farnborough Town Farnborough Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Farnborough, Hampshire, England. Founded in 1967 as Farnborough Town, they are currently members of the , the sixth tier of English football and play at Cherrywood Road. H ...

. In 1992, he joined divisional rivals Woking and later played for

Isthmian League The Isthmian League () is a regional men's football league covering Greater London, East and South East England, featuring mostly semi-professional clubs. Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 tea ...

Premier Division clubs

Aylesbury United Aylesbury United Football Club is a football club based in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England. They are currently members of Division One Central of the Southern League and play at Chesham United's Meadow ground, having been evicted from their ...

and

Staines Town Staines Town Football Club was a semi-professional Association football, football club based in Staines-upon-Thames, Middlesex. History Early days Staines Town FC was founded in 1892 and was known under various names including ''Staines F.C ...

, captaining the latter club.

Career statistics

References

1969 births Footballers from Hammersmith English men's footballers Brentford F.C. players English Football League players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Men's association football fullbacks Woking F.C. players Aylesbury United F.C. players National League (English football) players Staines Town F.C. players Isthmian League players Living people {{England-footy-defender-1960s-stub