Michael David Carter (born 13 November 1980) is an English former

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who played in

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for Darlington, in the Icelandic 1.deild for Leiftur, and for numerous

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clubs in the north-east of England. He played as a

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. Carter was born in Darlington, and represented County Durham schools at under-15 level. He came through the youth system of his hometown club,

Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is an association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, England. As of the 2022–23 season, the team competes in the National League North, at the sixth tier of English football. The club was founded in 1 ...

, and scored on his only appearance in

, in a 3–0 win at home to

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in November 1998. He played once more, as a substitute in the

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defeat at Manchester City, before moving on to non-league football with Spennymoor United. He then spent the 2001 season in the Icelandic 1. deild with Leiftur before returning to non-league football in the north-east of England. His clubs included Whitby Town, West Auckland Town,

Whitley Bay Whitley Bay is a seaside town in the North Tyneside borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It formerly governed as part of Northumberland and has been part of Tyne and Wear since 1974. It is part of the wider Tyneside built-up area, being around e ...

, Darlington Railway Athletic, and Darlington Cleveland Bridge.

References

1980 births Living people Footballers from Darlington English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Darlington F.C. players Spennymoor United A.F.C. players Whitby Town F.C. players West Auckland Town F.C. players Whitley Bay F.C. players Darlington Railway Athletic F.C. players Darlington Cleveland Bridge F.C. players English Football League players Northern Premier League players 1. deild karla players Northern Football League players {{England-footy-forward-1980s-stub