Mark King (born 6 June 1988) is an English former professional

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. He had previously been signed on non-contract terms at

Northwich Victoria F.C. Northwich Victoria Football Club are a semi-professional football club based in Northwich, Cheshire, which compete in the . They play home games at Wincham Park, in a groundshare agreement with nearby rivals Witton Albion. They had played at th ...

after being released by

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete history ...

at the end of the 2007–2008 season, however he left Northwich in September 2008.

Career

He started his career at

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after coming through the youth system and then into the reserves. However, he failed to make an appearance for the first team side at

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in the Premier League, mainly because he sustained two serious knee injuries. He was signed by

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side

on 11 January 2008 on a free transfer. He first caught the eye of John Coleman when he featured for Blackburn Rovers in a training match against Accrington in a training match in December 2007. King can play at left-back or centre-back. He made his league debut in the 2–0 loss to

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional association football, football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they wer ...

.cc. He went on to play 68 games for the league two side

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Mark 1988 births Living people English men's footballers Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Northwich Victoria F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Place of birth missing (living people)