Mark Prudhoe
{{short description|English footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mark Prudhoe
| image = Mark Prudhoe 17-07-2010 1.jpg
| upright = 0.9
| caption = Prudhoe with Hull City in 2010
| fullname = Mark Prudhoe{{cite book | last = Hugman | first = Barry J. | title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005
| publisher = Queen Anne Press | year = 2005 | page = 504 | isbn = 1-85291-665-6 }}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|11|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Washington, England
| height =
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Sunderland (coach)
| youthyears1 = 19xx–1981
| youthclubs1 = Sunderland
| years1 = 1981–1984
| clubs1 = Sunderland
| caps1 = 7
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1983
| clubs2 = → Hartlepool United (loan)
| caps2 = 3
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1984–1986
| clubs3 = Birmingham City
| caps3 = 1
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1986–1987
| clubs4 = Walsall
| caps4 = 26
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1986
| clubs5 = → Doncaster Rovers (loan)
| caps5 = 5
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1987
| clubs6 = → Sheffield Wednesday (loan)
| caps6 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1987
| clubs7 = → Grimsby Town (loan)
| caps7 = 8
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1987
| clubs8 = → Hartlepool United (loan)
| caps8 = 13
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 1987
| clubs9 = → Bristol City (loan)
| caps9 = 3
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 1987–1989
| clubs10 = Carlisle United
| caps10 = 34
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 1989–1993
| clubs11 = Darlington
| caps11 = 146
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 1993–1997
| clubs12 = Stoke City
| caps12 = 82
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 1994
| clubs13 = → Peterborough United (loan)
| caps13 = 6
| goals13 = 0
| years14 = 1994
| clubs14 = → Liverpool (loan)
| caps14 = 0
| goals14 = 0
| years15 = 1997
| clubs15 = → York City (loan)
| caps15 = 2
| goals15 = 0
| years16 = 1997–1999
| clubs16 = Bradford City
| caps16 = 8
| goals16 = 0
| years17 = 1999
| clubs17 = → Darlington (loan)
| caps17 = 0
| goals17 = 0
| years18 = 1999–2000
| clubs18 = Southend United
| caps18 = 6
| goals18 = 0
| years19 = 2001–2003
| clubs19 = Bradford City
| caps19 = 0
| goals19 = 0
| years20 = 2003–2004
| clubs20 = Macclesfield Town
| caps20 = 0
| goals20 = 0
| totalcaps = 350
| totalgoals = 0
}}
Mark Prudhoe (born 8 November 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for 17 different Football League clubs.
Career
Prudhoe was born in Washington, County Durham, and began his career with Sunderland and became a typical journeyman footballer.{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=6493 |title=Mark Prudhoe |work=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=2 August 2009}} After a loan spell with Hartlepool United Prudhoe had short spells with Birmingham City, Walsall, Doncaster Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday, Grimsby Town, a return to Hartlepool United, Bristol City and Carlisle United. He then joined Darlington in 1989, where he picked up winner's medals for both the Football Conference and the Football League Fourth Division title.{{cite book|last=Lowe|first=Simon|title=Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record|year=2000|publisher=Desert Island Books|isbn=1-874287-39-2}}
This earned him a moved to Stoke City where he played 38 times in 1993–94, 48 times in 1995–96 and 15 in 1996–97. Whilst at Stoke Prudhoe spent time out on loan at Peterborough United, Liverpool and York City. He then went on to play for Bradford City, a second spell at Darlington, Southend United, a second spell at Bradford and ended his career at Macclesfield Town.
Coaching career
Following his retirement as a player, Prudhoe was appointed goalkeeping coach at Hull City in 2005, and in 2011 returned to Sunderland to coach in their academy.{{cite news |url=http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/hullcityhome/hullcity/HULL-CITY-Signing-young-guns-key-future-says-Pearson/article-3171647-detail/article.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913152933/http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/hullcityhome/hullcity/HULL-CITY-Signing-young-guns-key-future-says-Pearson/article-3171647-detail/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2012 |title=Hull City: Signing young guns is key to our future, says Adam Pearson |newspaper=Hull Daily Mail |date=2 February 2011 |accessdate=2 February 2011 }}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{ENFA}} | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sunderland
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Hartlepool United (loan)
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Birmingham City
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| rowspan=3|Walsall
|16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 1986–87
|Third Division |10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| Doncaster Rovers (loan)
|Third Division |5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Grimsby Town (loan)
|Second Division |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Hartlepool United (loan)
|Fourth Division |13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Bristol City (loan)
|Third Division |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=FLT|Appearances in Football League Trophy}} | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| rowspan=3|Carlisle United
|Fourth Division |22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 1988–89
|Fourth Division |12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| rowspan=5|Darlington
|Fourth Division |12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 1990–91
|Fourth Division |46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=FLT}} | 0 | 55 | 0 | |
| 1991–92
|Third Division |46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=FLT}} | 0 | 54 | 0 | |
| 1992–93
|Fourth Division |42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=FLT}} | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!146 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 165 | 0 | |
| rowspan=5|Stoke City
|First Division |30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=AIC|Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup}} | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1994–95
|First Division |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995–96
|First Division |39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4{{efn|Two Appearances in Anglo-Italian Cup and two in First Division Play-offs}} | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
| 1996–97
|First Division |13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!82 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 101 | 0 | |
| Peterborough United (loan)
|Second Division |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| York City (loan)
|Second Division |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bradford City
|First Division |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Southend United
|Third Division |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!350 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 402 | 0 |
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Honours
References
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External links
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- {{Soccerbase}}
- [http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/sunderlandafc/news/tm_objectid=15552758&method=full&siteid=50081&headline=face-to-face--mark-prudhoe-name_page.html Interview with Prudhoe]
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| bg = gold
| fg = navy
| list1 =
{{1992–93 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year}}
{{Stoke City F.C. Player of the Year}}
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Category:Footballers from Washington, Tyne and Wear
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Birmingham City F.C. players
Category:Bradford City A.F.C. players
Category:Bristol City F.C. players
Category:Carlisle United F.C. players
Category:Darlington F.C. players
Category:Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
Category:Grimsby Town F.C. players
Category:Hartlepool United F.C. players
Category:Liverpool F.C. players
Category:Macclesfield Town F.C. players
Category:Peterborough United F.C. players
Category:Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
Category:Southend United F.C. players
Category:Stoke City F.C. players
Category:Sunderland A.F.C. players
Category:York City F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Hull City A.F.C. non-playing staff
Category:Sunderland A.F.C. non-playing staff
Category:Hartlepool United F.C. non-playing staff