Mark David Hawthorne (born 31 October 1973) is a Scottish former professional

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. He was born in

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. Hawthorne began his career as a junior with Crystal Palace, turning professional in June 1992. He moved to Sheffield United on a free transfer in August 1994 after failing break into the first team at Selhurst Park. He played three times in the club's Anglo-Italian cup side, but was released later that season again having failed to make his league debut. He joined

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on non-contract terms before moving to

Torquay United Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...

in March 1995, making his league debut later that season. He was released in the summer of 1997 by Torquay head coach Kevin Hodges after making 58 league appearances. He joined

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, but by the end of September had moved to Crawley Town where he made 113 appearances and scored 13 goals. He moved to Slough Town, but returned to Crawley on 3 November 2000 when the travelling to

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became too much for him. He was released by Crawley at the end of the 2000–2001 season, and after proving his fitness in a trial period, rejoined Slough Town in August 2001. Hawthorne left Slough to join

Carshalton Athletic Carshalton Athletic Football Club is an English football club based in Carshalton in the London Borough of Sutton. They currently play in the and are based at the War Memorial Sports Ground. The club also field a women's team playing in the Lo ...

in November 2002, but left in June 2004, after playing 34 games, to try to find a club closer to his

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home. He joined

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for pre-season training and again on trial in September 2004. In January 2005, Hawthorne signed for Burgess Hill Town, but signed for

later that year and was part of the Horsham side during the 2005-06 season.New look Hornets all geared up

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hawthorne, Mark Living people 1973 births Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Crystal Palace F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players Hayes F.C. players Crawley Town F.C. players Slough Town F.C. players Carshalton Athletic F.C. players Burgess Hill Town F.C. players Horsham F.C. players Men's association football midfielders English Football League players