Mark Summerbell

{{short description|English footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}

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| name = Mark Summerbell

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| fullname = Mark Summerbell

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|10|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Durham, England

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| position = Midfielder

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| youthclubs1= Middlesbrough

| years1 = 1995–2002

| clubs1 = Middlesbrough

| caps1 = 51

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 1996

| clubs2 = → Cork City (loan)

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| years3 = 2001

| clubs3 = → Bristol City (loan)

| caps3 = 5

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2002

| clubs4 = → Portsmouth (loan)

| caps4 = 5

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2002–2004

| caps5 = 45

| goals5 = 1

| clubs5 = Carlisle United

| years6 = 2004

| clubs6 = Spennymoor United

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| years7 = 2004–?

| clubs7 = Chester-le-Street Town

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| clubs8 = Redmire United

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| clubs9 = South Moor Sports

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| clubs10 = Framwellgate Moor Salutation

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Mark Summerbell (born 30 October 1976) is an English football midfielder. He has played for Middlesbrough, Cork City, Bristol City, Portsmouth and Carlisle United.

Summerbell was born in Durham and played county football for Chester-le-Street at under-15 level.{{hugman|19040|accessdate=11 January 2019}}{{Cite web |title=Past Players (S) |publisher=Durham County Schools' Football Association |accessdate=11 January 2019 |url= http://www.durhamcountyschoolsfa.org.uk/index.php?page=past-players-s#MSu}} He played for Middlesbrough as a trainee, making his Premiership debut on 8 April 1996 against Tottenham Hotspur.{{soccerbase season|id=8886|season=1995|accessdate=11 January 2019}} He scored once in the league, in August 2000 against Tottenham Hotspur,{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/891981.stm|title=Boro in Spurs stalemate|publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 August 2000 |accessdate=10 February 2010}} also scoring three times in the League Cup in games against Bolton Wanderers,{{cite web |url=http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/bolton/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/97/11/18/SOCCER_Middlesbrough_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=bolton&DIV=prem&TEAM=BOLTON--WANDERERS&RH=Bolton--Wanderers&PREV_SEASON=1996|title=Middlesbrough 2 Bolton 1 (aet)|work=Sporting Life|date=18 November 1997 |accessdate=10 February 2010}} Everton{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-bakayoko-strike-puts-everton-in-the-clear-1181395.html|title=Bakayoko strike puts Everton in the clear |work=The Independent |date=28 October 1998 |accessdate=10 February 2010| location=London| first=John| last=Donoghue}} and Macclesfield Town.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/worthington_cup/930929.stm|title=Middlesbrough 2-1 Macclesfield|publisher=BBC Sport |date=19 September 2000 |accessdate=10 February 2010}} While at Boro, he spent time on loan at Cork City, Bristol City and Portsmouth, where he made five appearances in the First Division.{{soccerbase|id=8886}}. Retrieved 11 January 2019.

Summerbell ended his professional career at Carlisle United, where he scored once, against Torquay United, in 45 league appearances.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_3/2959195.stm|title=Torquay 2-3 Carlisle |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 April 2003 |accessdate=10 February 2010}} Whilst at Carlisle he played in the 2003 Football League Trophy Final.{{Cite web |title=Bristol City sink Carlisle |publisher=BBC Sport |date=6 April 2003 |accessdate=11 January 2019 |url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2898425.stm}} He played for Spennymoor United between July and October 2004, then moved to Chester-le-Street Town.{{Cite web |title=Mark Summerbell |work=11v11.com |publisher=Association of Football Statisticians |accessdate=11 January 2019 |url= https://www.11v11.com/players/mark-summerbell-349/}} He went on to play for Redmire United, South Moor Sports, and in the Durham & District Sunday League for Framwellgate Moor Salutation.{{Cite web |title=Mark Summerbell |first=Andy |last=Pringle |work=Where Are They Now? |accessdate=11 January 2019 |url= https://www.where-are-they-now.co.uk/footballer/Summerbell+Mark/17268}}{{Cite web |title=Famous People from the League |publisher=Durham & District Sunday League |accessdate=11 January 2019 |url= https://www.ddsl.org.uk/information/FamousPeople/FamousPeople.htm}}