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

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Mark Shelton

Shelton warming up for Hartlepool United in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Mark John Shelton[1]
Date of birth	(1996-09-12) 12 September 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth	Nottingham,[2] England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[3]
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	78	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:15, 22 October 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.[4][5]

In January 2016 he joined Loughborough Dynamo on loan until the end of the season.[6] On his return from the loan he was released by the club.[7]

Ilkeston

He then joined Ilkeston in June 2016.[8]

Alfreton Town

In November 2016 he joined Alfreton Town.[9]

Salford City

In June 2017 he joined Salford City after the clubs agreed a fee.[10] In a 3–1 win against Boreham Wood, Shelton scored a goal which would later be voted as Salford's goal of the season.[11][12] 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.[13] 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.[14]

Woking and Hartlepool United loans

On 11 October 2019, Shelton returned to the National League, to join Woking on a three-month loan.[15] A day later, he went on to score on his debut during a 2–2 draw with Barnet, netting Woking's second in the 53rd minute.[16] On 16 November 2019, it was confirmed by manager, Alan Dowson that Shelton's loan spell had been terminated, following limited game-time opportunities.[17]

In December 2019 he went out on loan to Hartlepool United.[18] 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.[19][20]

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.[21] He started in the first game of the season in a 2–1 win against Aldershot Town.[22] His first goal of the 2020–21 season came in a 1–1 draw at FC Halifax Town.[23] Shelton played in the 2021 National League play-off Final as Hartlepool drew 1–1 with Torquay United at Ashton Gate, Bristol. During the Final, Shelton covered 22 kilometres in distance.[24] In the resulting penalty shoot-out, Shelton scored his penalty as Hartlepool were promoted to League Two after winning 5–4 on penalties.[25] After a successful 2020–21 season, Shelton extended his contract with Hartlepool ahead of the 2021–22 season.[26] In April 2022, Shelton was ruled out of the Scunthorpe United fixture after a cotton bud was stuck in his ear, forcing him to go to hospital to remove it.[27] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Shelton's contract was extended for a further year after making 41 appearances in the previous season.[28] Shelton made his 100th appearance for Hartlepool in September 2022.[29]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 October 2022

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burton Albion	2014–15[30]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16[30]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Alfreton Town	2016–17[30]	National League North	22	2	—		—		0	0	22	2
Salford City	2017–18[30][31]	National League North	26	1	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	28	1
	2018–19[30]	National League	14	2	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	15	2
	2019–20[30]	League Two	5	1	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	6	1
	Total		45	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	49	4
Woking (loan)	2019–20[30]	National League	3	1	1	0	—		0	0	4	1
Hartlepool United	2019–20[30]	National League	14	3	0	0	—		0	0	14	3
	2020–21[30]	National League	36	3	0	0	—		3	0	39	3
	2021–22[30]	League Two	33	1	4	0	0	0	4	1	41	2
	2022–23[30]	League Two	9	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	12	0
	Total		92	7	4	0	1	0	9	1	106	8
Career total			161	13	6	0	1	0	12	1	180	14

Honours

Salford City

• National League play-offs: 2019[13]
• National League North: 2017–18[32]

Hartlepool United

• National League play-offs: 2021[33]

References

External links

• Profile at the Salford City F.C. website
• Mark Shelton at Soccerbase

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