Mark Stephen Jermyn (born 16 April 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a
defender.
Career
Jermyn began his career as a trainee with
Torquay United
Torquay United Football Club is a professional football club based in Torquay, Devon, England. The team currently compete in the , the fifth tier of English football. They have played their home matches at Plainmoor since 1921 and are nicknamed ...
, making his league debut on 6 March 1999, as a substitute for
Steve Tully
Stephen Richard Tully (born 10 February 1980) is an English footballer, who is last player-manager at Truro City. He was born in Paignton, Devon.
He began his career as a fullback with his local side Torquay United, turning professional in Aug ...
in the 4–0 win at home to
Halifax Town
FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in and play at the Shay. They replaced Halifax Town A.F.C., which went into administration (law), administration in ...
, while still a trainee. He turned professional in July 1999, but was released by manager
Wes Saunders
Wesley Saunders (born 23 February 1963) is an English former professional football player and manager, who played as a central defender. He played for Newcastle United, Bradford City, Carlisle United and Torquay United in the Football League an ...
in February 2000 without adding to his single league appearance.
He joined
Bideford
Bideford ( ) is a historic port town on the estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, south-west England. It is the main town of the Torridge local government district.
Toponymy
In ancient records Bideford is recorded as ''Bedeford'', ' ...
in March 2000, but joined
Dorchester Town
Dorchester Town Football Club are a semi-professional football club, based in Dorchester, Dorset, England. They currently play in the .
The club is affiliated to the Dorset County Football Association and is a FA chartered Standard club. They ...
in the following July. Since joining Dorchester he has been named the club's player of the year three times and has helped them to promotion from the
Southern League Eastern Division and to consolidation in the
Conference South
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.
After 11 years and 489 appearances, Jermyn was granted a testimonial match, which was played against
Portsmouth
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on 2 August 2011.
Prior to the start of the
2014–15 Southern League Premier Division season, Jermyn signed for
Poole Town.
After a spell with Poole Town, Jermyn returned to Dorchester Town as player-manager in January 2015. On 17 December 2016, it was confirmed, that Jermyn would leave the club at the new year.
STATEMENT: Management Duo Mark Jermyn & Nick Crittenden call time at the Avenue
�� dorchestertownfc.co.uk, 17 December 2016
Career statistics
References
External links
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1981 births
Living people
People from Rinteln
English men's footballers
Torquay United F.C. players
Bideford A.F.C. players
Dorchester Town F.C. players
Men's association football midfielders
English Football League players
Poole Town F.C. players
Footballers from Lower Saxony