Mark Shelton (footballer)

Mark John Shelton (born 12 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Hartlepool United.

Mark Shelton
Personal information
Full name Mark John Shelton[1]
Date of birth (1996-09-12) 12 September 1996
Place of birth Nottingham,[2] England
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hartlepool United
Number 6
Youth career
Nottingham Forest
0000–2015 Burton Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Burton Albion 0 (0)
2016 → Loughborough Dynamo (loan)
2016 Ilkeston 21
2016–2017 Alfreton Town 22 (2)
2017–2020 Salford City 45 (4)
2019 → Woking (loan) 3 (1)
2019–2020 → Hartlepool United (loan) 14 (3)
2020– Hartlepool United 69 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:48, 23 April 2022 (UTC)

Career

Burton Albion

Shelton came through the youth teams at Burton Albion before being awarded a professional contract with the club in May 2015.[3][4]

In January 2016 he joined Loughborough Dynamo on loan until the end of the season.[5] On his return from the loan he was released by the club.[6]

Ilkeston

He then joined Ilkeston in June 2016.[7]

Alfreton Town

In November 2016 he joined Alfreton Town.[8]

Salford City

In June 2017 he joined Salford City after the clubs agreed a fee.[9] In a 3–1 win against Boreham Wood, Shelton scored a goal which would later be voted as Salford's goal of the season.[10][11] On 11 May 2019, Shelton was a substitute in the 68th minute for Salford in their 3–0 play-off final win against AFC Fylde at Wembley.[12] After two seasons helping the club to successive promotions to the English Football League, he made his league debut for the club on 3 August 2019 in the club's first game in the league against Stevenage.[13]

Woking and Hartlepool United loans

On 11 October 2019, Shelton returned to the National League, to join Woking on a three-month loan.[14] A day later, he went onto score on his debut during a 2–2 draw with Barnet, netting Woking's second in the 53rd minute.[15] On 16 November 2019, it was confirmed by manager, Alan Dowson that Shelton's loan spell had been terminated, following limited game-time opportunities.[16]

In December 2019 he went out on loan to Hartlepool United.[17] Shelton made his league Hartlepool debut in a 1–0 victory against Dagenham & Redbridge and scored his first goal in a 2–1 win against Eastleigh.[18][19]

Hartlepool United

After a successful loan spell at the North East club, Hartlepool made the deal permanent on 1 August 2020, following Shelton's release from parent club Salford City.[20] He started in the first game of the season in a 2–1 win against Aldershot Town.[21] His first goal of the 2020–21 season came in a 1–1 draw at FC Halifax Town.[22] Shelton played in the 2021 National League play-off Final as Hartlepool drew 1–1 with Torquay United at Ashton Gate, Bristol. In the resulting penalty shoot-out, Shelton scored his penalty as Hartlepool were promoted to League Two after winning 5–4 on penalties.[23] After a successful 2020–21 season, Shelton extended his contract with Hartlepool ahead of the 2021–22 season.[24]

Career statistics
As of match played 23 April 2022
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burton Albion 2014–15[25] League Two 0000000000
2015–16[25] League One 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Alfreton Town 2016–17[25] National League North 222——00222
Salford City 2017–18[25][26] National League North 26110—1[lower-alpha 1]0281
2018–19[25] National League 14200—1[lower-alpha 2]0152
2019–20[25] League Two 5100001[lower-alpha 3]061
Total 454100030494
Woking (loan) 2019–20[25] National League 3110—0041
Hartlepool United 2019–20[25] National League 14300—00143
2020–21[25] National League 36300—30393
2021–22[25] League Two 331400041412
Total 837400071948
Career total 15213600010116814
  1. Appearance in FA Trophy
  2. Appearance in National League play-offs
  3. Appearance in EFL Trophy

Honours

Salford City

Hartlepool United

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Salford City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 62. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  2. https://salfordcityfc.co.uk/players/mark-shelton/
  3. "Four youngsters have signed professional contracts". Burton Albion FC. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  4. "Mark Shelton: It is nice to get the reward I have worked so hard for". Burton Albion FC. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  5. "Mark Shelton has joined Loughborough Dynamo". Burton Albion FC. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  6. "Nigel Clough announces plans for his Championship squad". Burton Albion FC. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  7. "Summer Moves (Part Three)…". Non League Pitchero. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  8. "Ilkeston midfielder completes Alfreton move". Non League Daily. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  9. "Mark Shelton signs on for Salford". Salford City FC. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  10. "Salford 3-1 Boreham Wood". BBC Sport. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  11. "Super 6 Goal of the Season Mark Shelton vs Boreham Wood". Salford City FC YouTube. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  12. Josef Rindl (11 May 2019). "Salford City beat AFC Fylde in National League promotion final at Wembley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  13. "Salford City 2–0 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  14. "Shelton joins on loan from Salford". Woking F.C. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  15. "Barnet vs. Woking". Soccerway. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  16. "BBC Surrey Sport on Twitter". BBC Surrey. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via Twitter.
  17. "Salford City midfielder Shelton joins Hartlepool". Non League Daily. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  18. "Hartlepool United 1-0 Dagenham & Redbridge". BBC Sport. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  19. "Hartlepool United 2-1 Eastleigh". BBC Sport. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  20. "Pools sign Mark Shelton". Hartlepool United Football Club. August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  21. "Hartlepool United 2-1 Aldershot Town". 3 October 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  22. "FC Halifax Town 1-1 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  23. Pilnick, Brent (20 June 2021). "Hartlepool United 1–1 Torquay United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  24. "Shelton and Odusina extend contracts". Hartlepool United FC. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  25. "M. Shelton". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  26. For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Salford City 1-2 York City". Salford City F.C. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
    For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "Brackley Town 4-0 Salford City". Salford City F.C. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  27. Josef Rindl (11 May 2019). "Salford City beat AFC Fylde in National League promotion final at Wembley". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  28. "Salford City: Club co-owned by former Man Utd players promoted to the National League". BBC Sport. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  29. Pilnick, Brent (20 June 2021). "Hartlepool United 1–1 Torquay United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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