Mark Lynch (English footballer)

Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox football biography Mark John Lynch (born 2 September 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He began his career with Manchester United and spent most of the 2001–02 season on loan with Scottish club St Johnstone, but failed to break into the Manchester United first team on a regular basis. He went on to play for Sunderland, Hull City, Yeovil Town, Rotherham United, Stockport County and Altrincham before retiring from professional football in 2012.

Career

Born in Manchester, Lynch began his career with Manchester United. To gain first-team experience, he joined Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone on loan in October 2001 and made 20 appearances for the club.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He made one senior appearance for Manchester United, against Deportivo de La Coruña in the UEFA Champions League in March 2003, in which he scored an own goal.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In July 2004, Lynch moved to Sunderland on a free transfer.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He made 11 appearances during the 2004–05 season and was allowed to leave in June 2005.

On 14 June 2005, Lynch signed for Championship club Hull City on a free transfer.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He suffered a knee injury in the first minute of his Hull City debut in August 2005 against Queens Park Rangers, and in his first game back against Coventry City he was sent off.Template:Citation needed He made 15 further appearances for Hull in the 2005–06 season, the last of which was in January, and at the end of the season he was made available for transfer by manager Peter Taylor.

In August 2006, Lynch moved to Yeovil Town on loan but then signed on a permanent deal before the transfer deadline.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was released in May 2008.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Lynch signed a two-year deal Rotherham United on 27 May 2008.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He made his Rotherham United debut against Lincoln City,<ref>Template:Soccerbase season</ref> and scored twice on his third appearance for the club against Morecambe.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 14 July 2010, he signed for Stockport County,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but was released on 31 January 2012. He subsequently joined Altrincham, but was released by the club at the end of the season after making seven first-team appearances.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester United	2001–02	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manchester United	2002–03	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	1<ref group=lower-alpha name="CL">Appearance(s) in Champions League</ref>	0	1	0
Manchester United	2003–04	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Manchester United total			0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
→ St Johnstone (loan)	2001–02	Scottish Premier League	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
St Johnstone total			20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0
Sunderland	2004–05	Championship	11	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	13	0
Sunderland total			11	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	13	0
Hull City	2005–06	Championship	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Hull City total			16	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Yeovil Town	2006–07	League One	17	0	1	0	1	0	2<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT1">1 appearance(s) in Football League Trophy</ref><ref group=lower-alpha name="FLP1">1 appearance(s) in League One play-offs</ref>	0	21	0
Yeovil Town	2007–08	League One	14	0	1	0	1	0	1<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT">Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy</ref>	0	17	0
Yeovil Town total			31	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	38	0
Rotherham United	2008–09	League Two	8	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	10	2
Rotherham United	2009–10	League Two	23	0	2	0	0	0	3<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLP2">Appearance(s) in League Two play-offs</ref>	0	28	0
Rotherham United total			31	2	2	0	2	0	3	0	38	2
Stockport County	2010–11	League Two	31	0	2	0	1	0	1<ref group=lower-alpha name="FLT"/>	0	35	0
Stockport County	2011–12	Conference Premier	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Stockport County total			37	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	42	0
Altrincham	2011–12	Conference North	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Altrincham total			7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Career total			153	2	8	0	7	0	8	0	176	2

External links

• Template:Soccerbase
• Mark Lynch at ManUtd.com
• Profile at StretfordEnd.co.uk