Marcus Carver

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Marcus Carver

| image = Marcuscarver.jpg

| caption = Carver warming up for Hartlepool United in 2022

| fullname = Marcus Alan Edward Carver{{cite web|url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0,,10794~179534,00.pdf |title=Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13 |publisher=The Football League |date=3 June 2013 |accessdate=17 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717125933/http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/4e/bd/0%2C%2C10794~179534%2C00.pdf |archivedate=17 July 2013 }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|10|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Blackburn, England

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}{{cite book|editor1-first=Glenda|editor1-last=Rollin|editor2-first=Jack|editor2-last=Rollin|title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013|year=2012|publisher=Headline|location=London|isbn=978-0-7553-6356-8|page=418|edition=43rd}}

| currentclub = Southport

| clubnumber = 10

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = 2010–2012

| youthclubs1 = Accrington Stanley

| years1 = 2011–2016 | clubs1 = Accrington Stanley | caps1 = 38 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2012 | clubs2 = → Marine (loan) | caps2 = 13 | goals2 = 9

| years3 = 2013 | clubs3 = → FC Halifax Town (loan) | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2013 | clubs4 = → Barrow (loan) | caps4 = 4 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2013–2014 | clubs5 = → AFC Fylde (loan) | caps5 = | goals5 =

| years6 = 2015 | clubs6 = → Barrow (loan) | caps6 = 8 | goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2015 | clubs7 = → Chorley (loan) | caps7 = 15 | goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2016–2020 | clubs8 = Chorley | caps8 = 153 | goals8 = 37

| years9 = 2020–2022 | clubs9 = Southport | caps9 = 31 | goals9 = 16

| years10 = 2022 | clubs10= Hartlepool United | caps10= 17 | goals10= 0

| years11 = 2022–2024 | clubs11= Scunthorpe United | caps11= 20 | goals11= 0

| years12 = 2022–2023| clubs12= → Southport (loan) | caps12= 8 | goals12= 2

| years13 = 2023–2024 | clubs13= → Southport (loan) | caps13= 38 | goals13= 12

| years14 = 2024– | clubs14=

Southport | caps14= 0 | goals14= 0

| club-update = 15:38, 8 June 2024 (UTC)

}}

Marcus Carver (born 22 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League North club Southport.

Career

Carver was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. He joined Accrington Stanley in May 2010, signing a two-year apprenticeship. In April 2012, Carver signed his first professional contract.{{cite web |url=http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/9672671.Accrington_Stanley_on_mission_for_Academy_funding/|title=Accrington Stanley on mission for Academy funding |work=Lancashire Telegraph |date=26 April 2012 |accessdate=26 April 2012}} He made his professional debut for Stanley on 28 April, coming on as a substitute for Charlie Barnett in a 5–1 defeat to Bristol Rovers.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17796295|title=Bristol Rovers 5-1 Accrington |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=28 April 2012}}

On 15 August 2012, he agreed to join Marine on a one-month loan deal. The loan deal was extended by a further two months after Carver scored 9 goals in his first 13 games for the club. On 6 December 2013 he joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side AFC Fylde on a month's loan, with the option to extend the loan based on performances for the Coasters.

After leaving Accrington in June 2016, Carver signed for Chorley with whom he had previously played for on loan. Carver won promotion to the National League in his second season with the club. Carver left Chorley in May 2020 to sign for Southport.{{cite news |url=https://southportfc.net/welcome-marcus-carver-signs/|title=Marcus Carver Signs! |publisher=Southport FC |date=27 May 2020}}

After scoring 12 goals in 17 games for National League North side Southport, Carver signed for League Two club Hartlepool United for an undisclosed fee on 10 January 2022.{{cite news |url=https://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/news/2022/january/pools-sign-carver/|title=Pools Sign Carver! |publisher=Hartlepool United FC |accessdate=10 January 2022|date=10 January 2022}} On 15 January 2022, Carver made his Hartlepool debut in a 2–0 defeat to Bristol Rovers.{{cite news|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11763/12515578/bristol-rovers-2-0-hartlepool-rovers-leave-it-late-to-beat-10-man-visitors |title=Bristol Rovers 2–0 Hartlepool United: Rovers leave it late to beat 10-man visitors |publisher=Sky Sports |date=15 January 2022 |access-date=9 February 2022}} Carver struggled to find form at Hartlepool; he played 18 times for the club in all competitions and failed to score.

On 2 August 2022, Carver signed for National League club Scunthorpe United for an undisclosed fee.{{cite news|url=https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2022/august/marcus-carver-signs-for-the-iron/ |title=Marcus Carver signs for the Iron |publisher=Scunthorpe United |date=2 August 2022 |access-date=2 August 2022}} On 22 September 2022, Carver was sent out on a two-month loan deal to Southport.{{cite web|url=https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2022/september/marcus-carver-makes-southport-loan-move/|title=Marcus Carver makes Southport loan move|website=www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk|date=22 September 2022|accessdate=25 September 2022}} On 27 June 2023, it was announced that he had once again rejoined Southport – this time on a season long loan.{{cite web |url=https://southportfc.net/marcus-carver-returns/ |title=Marcus Carver Returns |publisher=Southport FC |date=27 June 2023 |accessdate=7 July 2023}} He impressed during his early time with the club, winning the league's Player of the Month award for September 2023 after five goals in four matches.{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/lambs-are-peaking-as-marcus-carvs-it-up-for-southp-78404|title=Lambs Are Peaking As Marcus Carvs It Up For Southport!|website=www.thenationalleague.org.uk|date=12 October 2023|accessdate=12 October 2023}}

On 10 May 2024, it was announced that Carver would be leaving Scunthorpe upon the expiry of his contract.{{Cite web |title=Iron retained list 2023–24 |url=https://www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk/news/2024/may/iron-retained-list-2023-24/ |access-date=24 May 2024 |website=www.scunthorpe-united.co.uk|date=10 May 2024 }}

On 8 June 2024, it was announced Carver would make a return to Southport on a permanent basis for the 2024–25 season.{{cite news |url=https://southportfc.net/carver-is-back/ |title=Carver Is Back! |website=Southport FC |date=8 June 2024 |access-date=23 August 2024}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="6"\|Accrington Stanley \|2011–12{{Soccerbase season\|63177\|2011\|name=Marcus Carver\|access-date=7 June 2015}} \|League Two \|2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2012–13{{Soccerbase season\|63177\|2012\|name=Marcus Carver\|access-date=7 June 2015}} \|League Two \|11	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	0	0	11	0
2013–14{{Soccerbase season\|63177\|2013\|name=Marcus Carver\|access-date=7 June 2015}} \|League Two \|6	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	8	1
2014–15{{Soccerbase season\|63177\|2014\|name=Marcus Carver\|access-date=7 June 2015}} \|League Two \|17	1	4	1	0	0	1Appearances in Football League Trophy	1	22	3
2015–16{{Soccerbase season\|63177\|2014\|accessdate=27 December 2017}} \|League Two \|2	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	0	0	2	0
colspan="2"\|Total !38	1	4	1	2	1	1	1	45	4
FC Halifax Town (loan) \|2013–14{{soccerway\|markus-carver/217722\|accessdate=27 December 2017}} \|Conference Premier \|5	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	5	1
rowspan="3"\|Barrow (loan) \|2013–14For FA Trophy third qualifying round replay: {{cite web \|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/fa-trophy-replay-stockport-county-6323773\|title=Jansen pleased to have FA Cup home advantage\|publisher=Manchester Evening News\|date=20 November 2013\|access-date=11 June 2022\|first=Gavin\|last=Browne}} \|Conference North \|4	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	2Appearances in FA Trophy	4	6	4
2014–15 \|Conference North \|8	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	8	0
colspan="2"\|Total !12	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	14	5
rowspan="6"\|Chorley \|2015–16 \|National League North \|15	2	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	17	2
2016–17 \|National League North \|39	7	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	4One appearance in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in National League North play-offs	1	43	8
2017–18For FA Cup second qualifying round: {{Cite web\|url=https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/stalybridge-celtic-1-chorley-3-728156\|title = Stalybridge Celtic 1, Chorley 3\|date=11 September 2017\|accessdate=11 June 2022\|publisher=Lancashire Evening Post}} For FA Cup third qualifying round: {{cite web \|url=https://www.lep.co.uk/sport/football/jansen-pleased-to-have-fa-cup-home-advantage-1076758\|title=Jansen pleased to have FA Cup home advantage\|publisher=Lancashire Post \|date=3 October 2017\|access-date=11 June 2022}} \|National League North \|41	12	5	2	colspan="2"\|—	3	0	49	14
2018–19For FA Cup second qualifying round: {{cite web \|url=https://www.chorleyfc.com/2018/09/22/chorley-v-leek-18-19/\|title=CHORLEY 3 LEEK 0 \|publisher=Chorley FC \|date=22 September 2018\|access-date=11 June 2022}} For FA Cup third qualifying round: {{cite web \|url=https://www.chorleyfc.com/2018/10/06/peterboroughsports-v-chorley-18-19/\|title=PETERBOROUGH SPORTS 0 CHORLEY 3\|publisher=Chorley FC \|access-date=11 June 2022}} For FA Trophy third qualifying round: {{cite web \|url=https://www.chorleyfc.com/2018/11/24/magpies-bow-out/\|title=MAGPIES BOW OUT OF TROPHY AT STOCKPORT\|publisher=Chorley FC \|date=24 November 2018\|access-date=11 June 2022}} \|National League North \|42	14	4	3	colspan="2"\|—	3One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League North play-offs	0	49	17
2019–20 \|National League \|31	4	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	2	1	35	5
colspan="2"\|Total !168	39	13	5	0	0	12	2	193	46
rowspan="3"\|Southport \|2020–21For FA Cup second qualifying round: {{cite web \|url=https://www.morpethtownfc.com/report-southport-2-1-morpeth-town/\|title=REPORT: Southport 2 – 1 Morpeth Town \|publisher=Morpeth Town AFC \|date=3 October 2020\|access-date=11 June 2022}} For FA Cup third qualifying round: {{cite web \|url=https://southportfc.net/report-shootout-exit/\|title=REPORT Shootout Exit\|work=Southport Football Club \|publisher=Southport FC \|date=13 October 2020\|access-date=11 June 2022}} \|National League North \|14	3	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	2	0	18	3
2021–22For FA Cup second qualifying round: {{cite web \|url=https://www.chorleyfc.com/2021/09/18/recap-southport-fa-cup/\|title=MAGPIES HEAD FOR SOUTHPORT FA CUP REPLAY \|publisher=Chorley FC \|date=18 September 2021\|access-date=31 March 2022}} For FA Cup second qualifying round replay: {{cite web \|url=https://www.chorleyfc.com/2021/09/21/recap-southport-fa-cup-replay/\|title=MAGPIES EXIT FA CUP AT SOUTHPORT \|publisher=Chorley FC \|date=21 September 2021\|access-date=31 March 2022}} For FA Cup third qualifying round: {{cite web \|url=https://spennymoortownfc.co.uk/2021/10/02/report-spennymoor-town-0-0-southport/\|title=Report: Spennymoor Town 0–0 Southport\|publisher=Spennymoor Town FC \|date=2 October 2021\|access-date=11 June 2022}} For FA Cup third qualifying round replay: {{cite web \|url=https://spennymoortownfc.co.uk/2021/10/05/report-southport-3-2-spennymoor-town/\|title=Report: Southport 3–2 Spennymoor Town \|publisher=Spennymoor Town FC \|date=5 October 2021\|access-date=11 June 2022}} \|National League North \|17	12	5	5	colspan="2"\|—	2	0	24	17
colspan="2"\|Total !31	15	7	5	0	0	4	0	42	20
Hartlepool United \|2021–22 \|League Two \|17	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	1{{efn\|Appearance in EFL Trophy}}	0	18	0
Scunthorpe United \|2022–23 \|National League \|20	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	20	0
Southport (loan) \|2022–23 \|National League North \|8	2	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	0	0	8	2
Southport (loan) \|2023–24 \|National League North \|38	12	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	1	0	40	12
colspan="3"\|Career total !337	71	25	11	2	1	21	7	385	90