Mark Hudson (born 24 October 1980) is an English football coach and former professional

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who is assistant manager of

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. As a player he was a midfielder from 1999 until 2016, he notably played in the

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for

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Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

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and

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. He moved into Non-League football with

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in 2009 before joining

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where he remained for two seasons. The final five years of his career saw him play for a variety of semi-professional sides such as

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, West Auckland Town,

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, Sunderland RCA and

Playing career

Middlesbrough

Born in

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, Hudson started his career at

where he moved up to the first team squad in 1999, making his debut in a memorable 1–0 win over

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in December 2000. However, he did not make a significant breakthrough into the Middlesbrough side, and made just six appearances in four years with the club. On 13 August 2002 he joined

on a three-month loan, making 19 appearances and scoring one goal against

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, before returning to Middlesbrough on 17 November. Three days later he was sent out on loan again, this time to

where he stayed for four months making 15 appearances and scoring one goal against

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Chesterfield

On 21 March 2003, two days after he had returned from his loan spell with Carlisle, Hudson was sold to Chesterfield. He scored on his debut as a permanent ''Spireites'' player the following day in a 4–1 home win over

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. He played in central midfield with the club, making a total of 82 appearances and scoring eight goals in two years. In 2005, he was made club captain, and the club offered him a contract extension, but he rejected it.

Huddersfield Town

snapped up Hudson on a free transfer on 28 June 2005. He made his debut on 8 August in a 2–1 defeat to

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. His first goal for the club was a

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in a 2–1 away win over

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on 10 October. Hudson found it hard to cement a place in the Terriers' central midfield, as he was up against captain

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and youngsters

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and

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. By the end of the 2005–06 season, Town manager

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, started putting him in a holding midfield role, and continued this into the following season. After several poor performances, Jackson put Hudson on the transfer list and declared that he would never select Hudson or teammate

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again. Jackson was dismissed from the managers' job, leading to Hudson's brief recall to the side under Andy Ritchie. In two years with ''the Terriers'' Hudson made 69 appearances, scoring six goals.

Rotherham United

Hudson joined

on 15 June 2007. He made his debut on 20 October in a 3–1 home win over

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. His first goal came in his third game for ''the Millers'', a 2–1 home win over

on 3 November. He made 33 appearances in the 2007–08 season, scoring nine goals. In the 2008–09 season he was a regular in the side, making 50 appearances and scoring six goals.

Blackpool

On 10 August 2009 Hudson signed for

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side Blackpool on a non-contract basis with

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. The following day he played in ''the Seasiders'' 2–1 victory over

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in the first round of the 2009–10

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. Two days later they were both released.

Gainsborough Trinity

Hudson signed for

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side

on 26 September, dropping four leagues down from his last club. He became the first new signing for manager

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. He made his debut in the

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second qualifying round tie with Market Drayton Town. He made his league debut the following week, scoring in a 2–2 draw with

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. On 28 October, Hudson was allowed to join

on trial and also turn out for the club's reserves in a 5–3 victory over the Lincoln City second string at

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Grimsby Town

Hudson signed for Grimsby Town on 26 November 2009, after completing a successful trial period. After appearing on the bench as an unused substitute in every game prior, he eventually made his debut for the club on 6 February 2010 in the 1–0 home defeat against

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, albeit is a 75th minute replacement for Tommy Wright. Hudson and Grimsby suffered relegation from the

. Following the conclusion of the 2010–2011 season in the

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Hudson was released by Grimsby Town.

Later career

On 30 July Hudson joined

side

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on trial. On 9 August 2011 he signed a one-year deal with

. On 15 March 2012 Hudson moved to Worksop's

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rivals

in order to help with the club's promotion bid. Hudson stated though he had enjoyed his time at Worksop, they were only in mid table and didn't have a chance of winning promotion to the

. A week after signing for Bradford Park Avenue, Hudson signed with West Auckland Town, which is where he remained until the end of the 2011–12 season. In July 2012 he signed for

. In September 2012 he had a brief spell with Sunderland RCA before joining

a month later.

Coaching career

On 30 October 2017 Hudson joined

as a first team coach.

Career statistics

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hudson, Mark 1980 births Living people Footballers from Bishop Auckland English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Middlesbrough F.C. players Chesterfield F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Worksop Town F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players West Auckland Town F.C. players Ashington A.F.C. players Sunderland Ryhope Community Association F.C. players Shildon A.F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players