Mark Clifford Molesley (born 11 March 1981) is an English

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manager and former professional player who is manager of Gosport Borough. He played in the

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for

Bournemouth Bournemouth () is a coastal resort town in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area of Dorset, England. At the 2011 census, the town had a population of 183,491, making it the largest town in Dorset. It is situated on the Southern ...

, Aldershot Town,

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

and

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

, and the

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for Hayes, Cambridge City, Aldershot Town,

Stevenage Borough Stevenage Football Club (known as Stevenage Borough Football Club until 2010) is a professional association football club based in the town of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The team competes in EFL League Two, League Two, the fourth tier o ...

and

Grays Athletic Grays Athletic Football Club is a football club based in Grays, Essex, England. They are currently members of the and play at Parkside in nearby Aveley. History The club was established as Grays Juniors in 1890, before merging with former S ...

Playing career

Molesley started his career with Hayes, coming through their youth system. Spells with Cambridge City,

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area i ...

and

followed before a transfer to

. He made his debut for Bournemouth, away to

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

, in a 4–1 defeat in the

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on 18 October 2008. Molesley signed for

on 18 January 2013. On 30 April 2013, he was released by Exeter due to the expiry of his contract.

Managerial career

Molesley Began his coaching career in 2015 by coaching

under 15's. Whilst playing for Weymouth in 2016, Molesley became a player-coach for the team. Molesley became the manager of

club

Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of English football. Southend are known as ...

on 13 August 2020 on a three-year contract. After seven months, on 9 April 2021 Molesley was sacked by Southend United following a period of poor results and the club in 23rd place in the league. On 20 September 2021, Molesley returned to

as manager on a deal until the end of the 2022–23 season. Tom Prodomo joined as assistant manager after previously working with Molesley at Weymouth and Southend. Molesley was also joined by Terry Brown who had previously managed both the Shots and Molesley himself. On 15 October 2022, Molesley was sacked by

following a 2-0 defeat to

Chelmsford City Chelmsford City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Currently members of they play at the Melbourne Stadium. History Chelmsford Chelmsford Football Club was established in 1878 by members o ...

in the 2022-2023

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4th qualifying round. Moleley was appointed the manager of Southern League Premier South side Gosport Borough on 30th November 2022.

Personal life

Molesley married his partner, Charlene, in 2009. He lives in

and

Rickmansworth Rickmansworth () is a town in southwest Hertfordshire, England, about northwest of central London and inside the perimeter of the M25 motorway. The town is mainly to the north of the Grand Union Canal (formerly the Grand Junction Canal) and t ...

Career statistics

Managerial record

References

External links

Mark Molesley player profile
at afcb.co.uk * {{DEFAULTSORT:Molesley, Mark 1981 births Footballers from Bournemouth Footballers from Hillingdon Living people Men's association football midfielders English men's footballers English football managers England men's semi-pro international footballers Hayes F.C. players Cambridge City F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Stevenage F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Weymouth F.C. players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players English Football League players AFC Bournemouth non-playing staff Weymouth F.C. managers Southend United F.C. managers Aldershot Town F.C. managers Association football coaches