| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1970-10-17)17 October 1970 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | Pontypool, Wales | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1991 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1997 | Peterborough United | 147 | (15) |
| 1997–2003 | Chesterfield | 192 | (13) |
| 2002 | Leyton Orient | 14 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Tamworth | 44 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | Alfreton Town | ||
| 2007–2009 | Tamworth | 2 | (0) |
| 2009 | Atherstone Town | 0 | (0) |
| Spalding United | |||
| International career | |||
| 1990–1991 | Wales U21 | 2 | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Alfreton Town | ||
| 2015– | Spalding United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marcus Ebdon (born 17 October 1970) is a Welsh former professionalfootballer who is the manager ofSpalding United.
Born inPontypool, Wales, Ebdon started his football career as a trainee and then professional withEverton. He spent six years there before moving toPeterborough United in July 1991. During his time with The Posh, Marcus made 147 appearances and scored 15 goals for the club.
March 1997 seen Ebdon move fromPeterborough United toChesterfield, where he was subject of a £100,000 price tag. Ebdon made a total of 192 appearances and scored 13 goals between 1997 and 2003 for club, before moving toLeyton Orient in August 2003.
Ebdon was only briefly with The O's before moving toStaffordshire sideTamworth in November 2003.[1] At the end of the 2005Conference National, Ebdon retired and went traveling for a year. In 2006 however, he was called out of retirement to play forAlfreton Town where he was reunited with formerTamworth managersGary Mills andDarron Gee.
On 22 May 2007, Marcus Ebdon was appointed as Youth Development Officer ofConference North sideTamworth, and again became re-united withGary Mills andDarron Gee.[2]
Ebdon was named as a substitute for a home league match againstBarrow on 15 September 2007, stating the desire ofTamworth to use Marcus as a squad player if needed.
On 9 October 2009, it was announced that Ebdon had left The Adders to concentrate on his role withKettering Town's youth set-up and he had recently become the father of twins.[3]
In January 2007, Ebdon was appointed player/manager ofAlfreton Town for the remainder of the season followingDarron Gee's decision to joinGary Mills as assistant manager atTamworth.[4] However, in May 2007 he followed Mills and Gee back toTamworth, where he was appointed Youth Development Officer.[2]
In June 2012 he joined Spalding United as player/assistant manager,[5] and in November 2015 was appointed manager of the club.[6]
