Martin George Carruthers (born 7 August 1972) is an English former

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who played as a

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for

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, Lincoln City and

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. He is currently manager of

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Career

Carruthers was born in

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and began his career with

. He failed to break into the first team at

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and after a loan at

where he scored six goals in 13 matches he joined

in July 1993. He scored nine goals in 45 appearances in 1993–94 as Stoke finished in 10th position. He scored eight goals in 42 matches in 1994–95. He struggled for form in 1995–96 scoring just three goals after losing his place in the side in 1996–97 he joined

in November 1996. He spent three years at Peterborough scoring 21 goals in 67 league matches and after a short loan spell at

he signed for

. He soon on to

before enjoying the most prolific spell of his career at

where he scored 34 goals in 86 league games. Carruthers then went on to play for

, Lincoln City and ended his professional career with

. He then went on to play non-league football, joining Grantham Town in 2005, and then Ilkeston Town (initially on loan) in 2006. He went on to become player-assistant manager at Ilkeston, before joining Arnold Town in 2008, becoming joint manager alongside Chris Freestone two games into the 2009–10 season. They both left the club in June 2012, and Carruthers subsequently signed for Basford United as a player in 2012, becoming player-manager in 2013. He departed the club in March 2019.

Coaching career

On 20 May 2019, he was appointed manager at

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. At the end of November, he departed the club to become head coach at Ilkeston Town linking up with his former Basford United assistant manager Mark Clifford who now owned the club. In the 2021–22 season, Ilkeston were promoted as champions of the

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Division One Midlands. He left the club by mutual consent on 6 September 2022. On 15 December 2022, Carruthers was appointed manager of

Personal life

After retiring, he became Education manager at

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's Academy.

Career statistics

Source: :A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the

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and

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References

External links

Unofficial Martin Carruthers Profile
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The Forgotten Imp
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