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Mark Jason McCammon (born 7 August 1978) is a former professional
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who played as a striker. Born in England, he represented the Barbados national team at international level. After starting his career with
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in 1997, two years later he moved on to
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. In 2000, he was loaned out to
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, before signing with
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. He found regular football at Brentford, before departing for
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in 2003. Two years later he transferred to
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, following a short loan period. Loaned out to
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in 2006, he later moved on to
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. He switched to Gillingham in 2008, where he remained for the next three years. He also played on loan for
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in 2010. In October 2011, he signed for Braintree Town.


Club career


Early career

McCammon played six games for
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on a non-contract basis between August 1997 and March 1999. He played a minimal role in the club's promotion out of the Third Division in 1998–99. He signed for
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in March 1999, and played five games for ''the Addicks'' following their relegation into the First Division. He was also loaned out to struggling
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in January 2000, also of the First Division, and played four games before his return to The Valley.


Brentford

McCammon signed for Second Division
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in July 2000 for a fee of almost £100,000. He scored six goals in 33 games during his first season with the club. Limited to fourteen league appearances in 2001–02, he was a seventieth-minute substitute for Ben Burgess in the 2002 play-off final, though his team lost the game 2–0 to
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. He posted 41 appearances in 2002–03, also bagging nine goals. However, he did not finish the season at Brentford, as he joined First Division
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in March.


Millwall

He made only seven appearances in 2003–04. Instead his season was most notable for a clash with sixteen-year-old teammate Moses Ashikodi, who reportedly threatened McCammon with a plastic knife. The club launched an investigation into the events, and the following month, Ashikodi left the club by mutual consent. McCammon went on to make a substitute appearance in the 2004 FA Cup Final, coming on for Neil Harris after 75 minutes, as Millwall lost 3–0 to
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.


Brighton & Hove Albion

Having been limited to just eight appearances for Millwall in 2004–05, and was loaned out to
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rivals
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in December 2004. He signed a permanent deal with ''the Seagulls'' in February 2005. However, he was soon struck down by illness. Having recovered from an ankle injury (a piece of floating bone in his ankle), he found his first team opportunities limited in 2005–06, and so in January went on trial at
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. The following month he joined League One
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on loan, after Watford manager
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showed no interest in signing the striker. The loan deal was extended to the end of the season, despite the striker suffering from illness and a back injury. He was not offered a permanent deal with Bristol in the summer, and upon his return to Brighton he found the club relegated out of the Championship.


Doncaster Rovers

McCammon moved to
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in August 2006 following a successful trial period, and was confident of a successful season. He picked up the honour of being the first player to score at the
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, the newly built home of Doncaster Rovers, after he scored after nine minutes into the 3–0 win over
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on 1 January 2007. He finished the season with five goals in thirty games, having missed the close of the campaign with a shoulder injury. McCammon hit eight goals in forty games during the club's 2007–08 promotion campaign, though rejected a new deal with the club in the summer. He was a 71st-minute substitute for
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in the 2008 play-off final at
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; ''Donny'' beat
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1–0 to achieve promotion into the Championship.


Gillingham

McCammon joined League Two Gillingham in July 2008 on a three-year contract, as manager
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hoped McCammon would prove an adequate replacement for
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. Recovering from a hamstring injury in pre-season, he posted five goals in 35 games in 2008–09, and was an unused substitute in the club's play-off final victory over
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. Finding first team chances limited in 2009–10, he joined
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on a one-month loan in February 2010, despite having turned down a loan move to
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and still holding reservations over a move back into League Two. After returning to Gillingham from
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he turned down a loan move to
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side Dover Athletic. He finished the campaign with 25 appearances, four of which were for ''the Bantams''. Challenged to prove his worth in August by manager
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, he played just six games of the
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campaign, at was released after the expiry of his contract.


Later years

In summer 2011 he had trials at
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and Port Vale. In October, he signed for Braintree Town and opened his account for the club on his first start against Bath City. In March he signed for Lincoln City and again made an immediate impact with a goal on his debut as a late substitute again Mansfield Town and a goal on his first start for the club against Newport County. In February 2012, McCammon began action against Gillingham at an employment tribunal alleging racial discrimination. McCammon claimed that Hessenthaler was "racially intolerant" and that the club had tried to "frustrate him out". The Tribunal found that he had indeed been a victim of racial discrimination.


International career

McCammon won five caps for
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, scoring four goals in the process. On 22 September 2006 he scored past
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in a 3–1 in the First Round of Qualifying for the 2007 Caribbean Cup. Two days later he scored a hat-trick past
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in a 7–1 win – the nation's biggest ever victory. His nation went on to qualify for the tournament, before exiting at the First Round. He returned to international football in 2008, so as to take part in his country's World Cup qualification campaign. On 15 June he played for his country in an 8–0 defeat to the
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at
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in
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. Seven days later he played in the reverse fixture at
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in
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,
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, which the Americans won 1–0.


Playing style

McCammon was a target man striker, able to win the ball in the air.


Career statistics


Club


International

:''Scores and results list Barbados' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McCammon goal.''


Honours

Cambridge United *
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runner-up: 1998–99 Brentford *
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runner-up: 2000–01 Millwall *
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runner-up: 2003–04 Doncaster Rovers *
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:
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Gillingham *
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McCammon, Mark Living people 1978 births Men's association football forwards Naturalised citizens of Barbados Barbadian men's footballers English men's footballers English people of Barbadian descent Sportspeople of Barbadian descent Footballers from the London Borough of Barnet People from Chipping Barnet Barbados men's international footballers English Football League players Cambridge United F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Sheffield F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players