Mark Noon (born 23 September 1983) is an English professional

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who played as a defender or a

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. He is currently assistant manager at

AFC Telford United AFC Telford United is a football club based in Telford, Shropshire, England. The club was formed in 2004 after the original Telford United, founded in 1872, folded due to financial problems. Currently members of the National League North, they ...

Career

Born in Royal Leamington Spa, Noon began his career at

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, making two appearances in

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for them. He later played in non-league football for Tamworth and

Nuneaton Town Nuneaton Borough Football Club is an English football club that is based in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. The men's 1st team competes in the , the seventh tier of English football. In 1889, Nuneaton St. Nicholas FC was the first team in Nuneaton to ...

. Noon signed for Nuneaton in the summer of 2004, and he signed a new one-year contract with the club in April 2006. He signed a further contract in June 2008, before extending once again in June 2009. In December 2009 Noon, who was club captain, was described by manager Kevin Wilkin as a key player for the team. In May 2011 Noon signed another new contract with the club. In July 2012 Noon suffered a broken leg in a pre-season friendly game. On 11 December 2013, Noon was named as Nuneaton's assistant manager. Following Wilkin's appointment as Wrexham manager on 20 March 2014, Noon took over as caretaker manager. On 9 September 2014, Noon was once again appointed caretaker manager of Nuneaton after manager Brian Reid left the club.

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* 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Leamington Spa English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Coventry City F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Nuneaton Borough F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players English football managers Nuneaton Borough F.C. managers Brackley Town F.C. players {{England-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub