Mark Peat (born 13 March 1982) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a goalkeeper for

Bo'ness United Bo'ness United Football Club is a Scottish football club, based in the town of Bo'ness. The team plays in the after winning the East of Scotland and gaining SFA membership in 2020. They presently play their home games at Newtown Park, which ...

in the Scottish Junior Football Association, East Region. He has previously played in the

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for Aberdeen and in the

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for several clubs.

Career

Peat came through the youth ranks at Aberdeen and was a member of the Dons youth squad that won the Scottish Youth Cup in 2000–2001. He made his first-team debut against Heart of Midlothian in an April 2002

fixture. This proved to be his sole appearance for Aberdeen and Peat left for

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in July 2003. Peat later played for Montrose,

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and Berwick Rangers before dropping to Junior level with

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. He stepped back up to Stirling Albion during the 2012 summer transfer window and came on as a half-time substitute in Albion's 1–0 victory over

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in October that year. Peat was released by Stirling in January 2013 and joined Junior side

the following month.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peat, Mark 1982 births Living people Footballers from Bellshill Scottish men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Aberdeen F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Albion Rovers F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Montrose F.C. players East Stirlingshire F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players Scottish Premier League players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Beith Juniors F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Bo'ness United F.C. players