Mark Pembridge

Mark Pembridge
Personal information
Full name	Mark Pembridge
Date of birth	29 November 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth	Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1992	Luton Town
1992–1995	Derby County
1995–1998	Sheffield Wednesday
1998–1999	Benfica
1999–2003	Everton
2003–2007	Fulham
Total
International career
1991–2004	Wales
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Anthony Pembridge (born 29 November 1970) is a Welsh retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and a current coach at the academy for Fulham.

He played 333 matches in England's top division for

Derby County, and spent the 1998–99 season at Benfica

in Portugal.

Pembridge won 54 caps for Wales, and scored six goals, in a 13-year international career.

Club career

Early career

Pembridge began his career at Luton Town in the First Division. He joined as a trainee in 1989.

Derby County

Having established as a left-midfielder, 21-year old Pembridge was signed for second-tier

Cremonese in 1993^[3] and then in a 2–1 defeat to Leicester City in the 1994 Football League First Division play-off final. Pembridge left to move up a division to Premier League Sheffield Wednesday

for a fee of £900,000 in the summer of 1995.

Sheffield Wednesday

Pembridge played for Wednesday in the Premier League until 1998, when he left for Portuguese side Benfica on a free transfer after Wednesday finished 16th in the season.

Everton

He struggled to settle in

UEFA Cup

place.

Fulham

Pembridge looked set to stay at Everton for the 2003–04 campaign, but on the transfer deadline day in August 2003, he was signed by Fulham for £750,000 after four years at Everton. He had an injury-free first season at Fulham, during which he scored his first goal for the club against rivals Chelsea,^[4] and this was followed by a successful second season in which he played 37 games overall, scoring once in the League Cup against Birmingham.^[5] Pembridge missed most of Fulham's 2005–06 season through injury, and only played 5 games. Manager Chris Coleman deemed him surplus to requirements, and he did not play a single game during the 2006–07 season. He was released by new manager Lawrie Sanchez at the end of the season. After this, Pembridge announced he was retiring. Reflecting on his retirement, Pembridge quoted:

Ultimately it wasn't too difficult. I tried exceptionally hard to get back to playing but there comes a time when you just need to stop. You know your own body and despite people saying that I could have carried on, I knew within myself it was time.^[6]

International career

Pembridge was called up to play for

Euro 2004, despite narrowly losing to Russia. Pembridge quit the national team in 2004 shortly after John Toshack

was named as the new Wales manager. He announced his international retirement in 2005, ending speculation that he might return to play for Wales. He played 54 times for Wales, scoring 6 goals.

Coaching career

On 4 September 2007, Fulham confirmed that Pembridge had stayed on at the club as a coach for the academy.[6] He would later become Under-15s and U16s Coordinator for the club.^[7]

He left Fulham in October 2021. On 11 May he featured as a commentator for BBC Radio Merseyside for Everton's match against Watford

Career statistics

Source:^[8]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1989–90	Luton Town	First Division	0	0
1990–91			18	1
1991–92			42	5
1992–93	Derby County	First Division	42	8
1993–94			41	11
1994–95			27	9
1995–96	Sheffield Wednesday	Premier League	25	1
1996–97			34	6
1997–98			34	4
Portugal			League		Taça de Portugal		Taça da Liga		Europe		Total
1998–99	Benfica	Portuguese Liga	19	1
England			League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
1999–00	Everton	Premier League	31	2
2000–01			20	0
2001–02			14	1
2002–03			21	0
2003–04			4	0
2003–04	Fulham	Premier League	12	1
2004–05			28	0
2005–06			5	0
2006–07			0	0
Total	England		398	24
Total	Portugal		19	1
Career total			417	25

References

^ "Mark Pembridge – Player Profile – Football".
^ ^a ^b "SNAPSHOT IN TIME: PEMBRIDGE IN MIDFIELD ACTION FOR DERBY". Derby County F.C. 14 April 2020.
^ "Rams Celebrate Lionel Pickering". Derby County F.C. 28 July 2009. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
^ "Chelsea 2–1 Fulham". BBC. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
^ "Birmingham 0–1 Fulham". BBC. 27 October 2004. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Purely Academic". Fulham Official Website. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
^ "Mark Pembridge". Fulham Official Website. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
^ "Mark Pembridge". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

External links

Mark Pembridge at Soccerway
Mark Pembridge at National-Football-Teams.com
Mark Pembridge at FootballDatabase.eu

[1] "Mark Pembridge – Player Profile – Football".

[SnapShot-2] "SNAPSHOT IN TIME: PEMBRIDGE IN MIDFIELD ACTION FOR DERBY". Derby County F.C. 14 April 2020.

[3] "Rams Celebrate Lionel Pickering". Derby County F.C. 28 July 2009. Archived from the original on 1 September 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2009.

[4] "Chelsea 2–1 Fulham". BBC. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 2 February 2010.

[5] "Birmingham 0–1 Fulham". BBC. 27 October 2004. Retrieved 2 February 2010.

[Purely_Academic-6] "Purely Academic". Fulham Official Website. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2014.

[7] "Mark Pembridge". Fulham Official Website. Retrieved 16 April 2014.

[8] "Mark Pembridge". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

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