Mark James Ricketts (born 7 October 1984) is an English football defender who plays for National League club Boreham Wood. He previously played in the Football League for Milton Keynes Dons.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mark James Ricketts | ||
Date of birth | (1984-10-07) 7 October 1984 (age 37) | ||
Place of birth | Sidcup, England[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Boreham Wood | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2005 | Charlton Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
2005–2006 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2006–2009 | Ebbsfleet United | 94 | (1) |
2009–2016 | Woking | 240 | (3) |
2016– | Boreham Wood | 162 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:20, 10 March 2021 (UTC) |
Born in Sidcup, Ricketts began his career at Charlton Athletic in 2000 but made no appearances for the first team.[2] He had a loan spell at League One club Milton Keynes Dons in the 2005–06 season.[3] He made his debut in the FA Cup first-round tie at Lincoln City,[2] and played twice more before suffering a knee ligament injury. Despite the injury, his loan spell was extended for a second and third month,[4] and he made seven league and cup appearances for MK Dons.[2]
At the end of the season, he was released by Charlton after the club decided not to offer him a new contract,[5] and joined Gravesend and Northfleet in August 2006.[6] He made 31 appearances in the 2006–07 season,[7] and his performances were rewarded by the newly renamed Ebbsfleet United with a new contract in May 2007.[8] A knee injury that required surgery interrupted the beginning of Ricketts' 2007–08 season,[9] but he returned to the side at the end of September 2007 and went on to make 30 appearances that season.[10] He was put on standby for the England C squad in February 2008,[11] and collected a winners' medal when Ebbsfleet won the FA Trophy at Wembley Stadium in May 2008.[12] He signed a new contract in June 2008.[13]
In June 2009, Ricketts signed for Conference South club Woking.[14] In 2010, Ricketts was made club captain. Ricketts quickly became a fan favourite at Woking and went on to make over 200 league appearances before leaving in June 2016.
On 10 June 2016, Ricketts joined National League rival Boreham Wood on a free transfer.[15] On 6 August 2016, Ricketts made his Boreham Wood debut in a 1–0 victory over Forest Green Rovers, playing the full 90 minutes.[16]
On 6 February 2022, Ricketts scored Boreham Wood's only goal in a 1–0 shock away win against Bournemouth in the FA Cup fourth round.[17]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Charlton Athletic | 2005–06[2] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2005–06[2] | League One | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Gravesend & Northfleet / Ebbsfleet United |
2006–07[7] | Conference National | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
2007–08[10] | Conference Premier | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
2008–09[18] | Conference Premier | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
Total | 94 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 100 | 1 | |||
Woking[19] | 2009–10 | Conference South | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 48 | 2 | |
2010–11 | Conference South | 38 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
2011–12 | Conference South | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | Conference Premier | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
2013–14 | Conference Premier | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
2014–15 | Conference Premier | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | National League | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
Total | 240 | 3 | 16 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | 276 | 3 | |||
Boreham Wood | 2016–17[19] | National League | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
2017–18[19] | National League | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 7[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 52 | 1 | ||
2018–19[20] | National League | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
2019–20[20] | National League | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
2020–21[20] | National League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
Total | 162 | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | 19 | 0 | 192 | 2 | |||
Career total | 501 | 5 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 575 | 6 |
Ebbsfleet United
Woking
Boreham Wood F.C. – current squad | |
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