Mark Summerbell (born 30 October 1976) is an English football midfielder. He has played for

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and

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

. Summerbell was born in

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and played county football for Chester-le-Street at under-15 level. He played for

as a trainee, making his Premiership debut on 8 April 1996 against

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. He scored once in the league, in August 2000 against Tottenham Hotspur, also scoring three times in the League Cup in games against

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, Everton and

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an association football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 and from 1891 played home games at Moss Rose. It competed in the short ...

. While at Boro, he spent time on

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and

, where he made five appearances in the

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. Summerbell ended his professional career at

, where he scored once, against

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, in 45 league appearances. Whilst at Carlisle he played in the 2003 Football League Trophy Final. He played for

Spennymoor United Spennymoor United Association Football Club was an association football club based in Spennymoor, County Durham, England. History Spennymoor United Association Football Club was formed in 1904 as an amalgamation of Spennymoor Town and Weardale ...

between July and October 2004, then moved to Chester-le-Street Town. He went on to play for Redmire United, South Moor Sports, and in the Durham & District Sunday League for Framwellgate Moor Salutation.

Honours

Carlisle United *

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runner-up: 2002–03

References

1976 births Living people Footballers from Durham, England English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Middlesbrough F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Spennymoor United A.F.C. players Chester-le-Street Town F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players {{England-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub