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Mark Walton (footballer)

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Mark Walton
Personal information
Full name Mark Andrew Walton[1]
Date of birth (1969-06-01) 1 June 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987 Luton Town
1987–1989 Colchester United 40 (0)
1989–1993 Norwich City 22 (0)
1993Wrexham (loan) 6 (0)
1994Dundee United (loan) 0 (0)
1994 Bolton Wanderers 3 (0)
1994 Wroxham
1994 Merthyr Tydfil
1995 Barry Town
1996 Fakenham Town
1996–1998 Fulham 40 (0)
1998 Gillingham 1 (0)
1998Norwich City (loan) 0 (0)
1998–2000 Brighton & Hove Albion 58 (0)
2000–2003 Cardiff City 40 (0)
2004–? Bentleigh Greens
Total 210 (0)
International career
1991 Wales U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Andrew Walton (born 1 June 1969) is a Welsh former professional footballer. He was a goalkeeper who played for Luton Town, Colchester United, Norwich City, Wrexham, Dundee United, Bolton Wanderers, Fulham, Gillingham and Brighton & Hove Albion.

After leaving Bolton Wanderers in 1994 he spent two years playing for various non-league sides before signing for Fulham. He left Brighton in 2000 to sign for Cardiff City on a free transfer[3] where he spent three years. While with Norwich, Walton played the FA Cup semi-final against Sunderland in 1992.

Walton moved to Australia in 2004 to play for Bentleigh Greens.

Honours

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With Cardiff City

2001–02

References

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  1. ^ "Mark Walton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. ^ "Walton heads home" BBC Sport Retrieved on 27 November 2007,
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