Mark Sale

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mark Sale

| image =

| fullname = Mark David Sale

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1972|2|27}}

| birth_place = Burton upon Trent, England

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=6982 |title=Mark Sale |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=30 December 2019}}

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = 1988–1990 | youthclubs1 = Stoke City

| years1 = 1990–1991 |clubs1 = Stoke City |caps1 = 2 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1991–1992 |clubs2 = Cambridge United |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1992 |clubs3 = Rocester |caps3 = |goals3 =

| years4 = 1992–1993 |clubs4 = Birmingham City |caps4 = 21 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1993–1994 |clubs5 = Torquay United |caps5 = 44 |goals5 = 8

| years6 = 1994–1995 |clubs6 = Preston North End |caps6 = 13 |goals6 = 7

| years7 = 1995–1997 |clubs7 = Mansfield Town |caps7 = 45 |goals7 = 12

| years8 = 1997–1999 |clubs8 = Colchester United |caps8 = 80 |goals8 = 12

| years9 = 1999 |clubs9 = → Plymouth Argyle (loan) |caps9 = 8 |goals9 = 1

| years10 = 1999–2001 |clubs10 = Rushden & Diamonds |caps10 = 10 |goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2001–2002 |clubs11 = Doncaster Rovers |caps11 = 14 |goals11 = 3

| years12 = 2002–2003 |clubs12 = Tamworth |caps12 = 13 |goals12 = 2

| years13 = 2003 |clubs13 = → Hucknall Town (loan) |caps13 = 5 |goals13 = 0

| years14 = 2003–2005 |clubs14 = Alfreton Town |caps14 = 45 |goals14 = 10

| years15 = 2005–2007 |clubs15 = Northwich Victoria |caps15 = 21 |goals15 = 3

| years16 = 2007 |clubs16 = Hednesford Town |caps16 = 0 |goals16 = 0

| totalcaps = 321 | totalgoals = 58

}}

Mark David Sale (born 27 February 1972) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. He made more than 200 appearances in the Football League and many more in non-league football. He was first-team coach of Birmingham City from October 2014 to December 2016. In March 2017 he was appointed first-team coach at Derby County. He was appointed first-team at Stoke City in June 2018.

Playing career

Sale was born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, and began his career as a trainee with Stoke City. He made his league debut away to Brighton & Hove Albion in May 1990 and played the following week in the home game against Swindon Town.

He was released by Stoke without playing any further first team games and joined non-league Rocester from where he joined Birmingham City in March 1992. He moved to Torquay United for a fee of £10,000 and had a successful forward partnership with Duane Darby. His form at Torquay led to a £20,000 move to Preston North End where he had limited success.

In July 1995 he joined Mansfield Town for a fee of £50,000 and immediately joined his new teammates in a pre-season tour of Cyprus. He was in and out of the side and in March 1997 was sold to Colchester United for a fee of £23,500. His first game for Colchester came in a 2–1 win against Mansfield. Later in the season he played at Wembley in the final of the Football League Trophy.

He left Colchester in July 1999, joining Rushden & Diamonds for a fee of £30,000.{{cite news |url=http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/archive/1999/07/22/5526550.Soccer__Colchester_set_to_profit_from_Sale/ |title=Colchester set to profit from Sale |newspaper=Thurrock Gazette |date=22 July 1999 |access-date=1 December 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141201101926/http://www.thurrockgazette.co.uk/archive/1999/07/22/5526550.Soccer__Colchester_set_to_profit_from_Sale/ |archive-date=1 December 2014 }} He began the season as a regular in the side, but was soon diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease and underwent chemotherapy. He made a full recovery{{cite news |url=http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Footballers-gratitutde-team-helped-defeat-cancer/story-21507088-detail/story.html |title=Footballer's gratitutde to team who helped him to defeat cancer |newspaper=Burton Mail |date=2 February 2012 |access-date=28 October 2014 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195455/http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/Footballers-gratitutde-team-helped-defeat-cancer/story-21507088-detail/story.html |url-status=dead }} and returned to Rushden's side in December 2000, though was to play only twice as Rushden won the Conference and with it promotion to the Football League.

Sale joined Doncaster Rovers in May 2001, played 15 times in the Conference, and was released at the end of the 2001–02 season.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/doncaster/1962226.stm |title=Doncaster release four |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 May 2002 |access-date=1 December 2014}} He initially agreed terms with Conference side Forest Green Rovers, but that fell through and he joined Tamworth in August 2002. He had a loan spell with Hucknall Town in September 2003{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tamworth/3102598.stm |title=Preston striker joins Tamworth |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 September 2003 |access-date=1 December 2014}} before moving to Alfreton Town in October 2003.{{cite news |url=http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/sport/local-sport/reds-swoop-for-sale-1-729575 |title=Reds swoop for Sale |first=Kev |last=Miles |newspaper=Ripley & Heanor News |date=17 October 2003 |access-date=1 December 2014}} In June 2005 he moved on to join Northwich Victoria, rejoining his former Hucknall manager Steve Burr,{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/4630149.stm |title=Northwich swoop for striker Sale |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 June 2005 |access-date=1 December 2014}} and helped Northwich to promotion back to the Conference National.{{cite news |url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:AWNB:LDPC1&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=1116C8CDCF673108&svc_dat=InfoWeb:aggregated5&req_dat=0D0CB57AB53DF815 |title=Vics clinch title with joyous win over rivals |newspaper=Liverpool Daily Post |date=24 April 2006 |access-date=1 December 2014 |via=Newsbank}} Sale left Northwich in January 2007 to join Hednesford Town,{{cite web |url=http://www.unibondleague.com/news.php?nid=4559 |title=Hednesford boost strike force |publisher=Unibond League |date=27 January 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212022026/http://www.unibondleague.com/news.php?nid=4559 |archive-date=12 December 2007}} but did not appear for the first team.{{cite web |url=http://hednesfordtown.com/statistics/index.php |title=The Hednesford Town statistics site |website=hednesfordtown.com |access-date=1 December 2014}} Select season(s) required via dropdown menu.

In January 2008 he was appointed youth-team manager at Burton Albion, a role which he combined with working as football development officer for East Staffordshire Borough Council.{{cite web |url=http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/ba_newsDt.asp?nUID=275 |title=New youth team manager appointed |publisher=Burton Albion F.C. |date=4 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315193849/http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/ba_newsDt.asp?nUID=275 |archive-date=15 March 2008}} When Burton manager Gary Rowett was appointed manager of Birmingham City in October 2014, Sale accompanied him as first-team coach.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29781713 |title=Gary Rowett: Birmingham City appoint Burton boss as manager |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 October 2014 |access-date=28 October 2014}} Rowett and his staff, Sale included, were sacked in December 2016.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38316110 |title=Gary Rowett: Birmingham City manager sacked by Championship club |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 December 2014 |access-date=15 December 2016}} On 14 March 2017, he once again linked up with Rowett, this time as first-team coach of Derby County.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39255324 |title=Gary Rowett: Derby County appoint ex-Birmingham City boss as manager |publisher=BBC Sport |date=14 March 2017 |access-date=16 March 2017}}

Sale followed Rowett to Stoke City in June 2018.{{cite web |title=Gary on his backroom team |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/coaching-team-check-in |publisher=Stoke City F.C.|access-date=26 June 2018}} He left Stoke on 8 January 2019.{{cite web |title=Gary Rowett sacked by Stoke City |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-gary-rowett-sacked-2404836 |website=Stoke Sentinel |access-date=8 January 2019}}

Career statistics

Source:{{ENFA}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other{{efn\|The "Other" column includes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, Football League Trophy and Football League play-offs}} !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="2"\|Stoke City \|1989–90 \|Second Division \|2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1990–91 \|Third Division \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cambridge United \|1991–92 \|Second Division \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
rowspan="2"\|Birmingham City \|1991–92 \|Third Division \|6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
1992–93 \|First Division \|15	0	0	0	2	1	4	2	21	3
rowspan="2"\|Torquay United \|1992–93 \|Third Division \|11	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2
1993–94 \|Third Division \|33	6	2	1	1	0	4	0	40	7
Preston North End \|1994–95 \|Third Division \|13	7	1	0	2	0	4	0	20	7
rowspan="2"\|Mansfield Town \|1995–96 \|Third Division \|27	7	1	0	2	1	1	0	31	8
1996–97 \|Third Division \|18	5	1	0	2	0	0	0	21	5
rowspan="3"\|Colchester United \|1996–97 \|Third Division \|10	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	13	3
1997–98 \|Third Division \|39	7	3	1	2	0	4	0	48	7
1998–99 \|Second Division \|31	2	1	0	2	0	1	0	35	2
Plymouth Argyle (loan) \|1998–99 \|Third Division \|8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1
rowspan="2"\|Rushden & Diamonds \|1999–2000 \|Conference National \|8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
2000–01 \|Conference National \|2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Doncaster Rovers \|2001–02 \|Conference National \|14	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	3
Northwich Victoria \|2006–07 \|Conference National \|21	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	3
colspan="3"\|Career total !258	46	11	2	13	2	21	2	303	52

Honours

Colchester United

Football League Third Division play-offs: 1998{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/football-gregorys-goal-lifts-colchester-1158268.html |title=Gregory's goal lifts Colchester |first=Catherine |last=Riley |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=23 May 1998 |access-date=1 December 2014}}
Football League Trophy runner-up: 1996–97{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-happy-ending-for-carlisle-1268389.html |title=Happy ending for Carlisle |first=Trevor |last=Haylett |newspaper=The Independent |location=London |date=21 April 1997 |access-date=1 December 2014}}

Northwich Victoria