Mark Ricketts (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark James Ricketts | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Sidcup, England[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender/Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Boreham Wood | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2005 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Charlton Athletic | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Ebbsfleet United | 94 | (1) |
| 2009–2016 | Woking | 244 | (2) |
| 2016– | Boreham Wood | 20 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:01, 27 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Mark James Ricketts (born 7 October 1984 in Sidcup) is an English football defender who plays for Boreham Wood as a defender.
Career
Ricketts began his career at Charlton Athletic in 2000 but made no appearances for the first team.[2] He had a loan spell at League One club MK Dons in the 2005–06 season,[3] where he made his debut in the FA Cup 1st round tie at Lincoln City, he made three appearances before suffering a knee ligament injury.[4] Despite the injury, his loan spell was extended for a second and third month,[4] and he made seven league and cup appearances for MK Dons.[2]
At the end of the season, he was released by Charlton after the club decided not to offer him a new contract,[5] and joined Ebbsfleet United in August 2006.[6] He made 31 appearances for Ebbsfleet in the 2006–07 season,[7] and his performances were rewarded with a new contract in May 2007.[8] A knee injury that required surgery interrupted the beginning of Rickett's 2007–08 season,[9] but he returned to the side at the end of September 2007 and went on to make 30 appearances that season.[10] He was put on standby for the England C squad in February 2008,[11] and collected a winners medal when Ebbsfleet won the FA Trophy at Wembley Stadium in May 2008.[12] He signed a new contract in June 2008.[13]
In June 2009, Ricketts signed for Conference South club Woking.[14] In 2010, Ricketts was made club captain. Ricketts quickly became a fan favourite at Woking and went on to make over 200 league appearances before leaving in June 2016.
On 10 June 2016, Ricketts joined National League rival Boreham Wood on a free transfer.[15] On 6 August 2016, Ricketts made his Boreham Wood debut in a 1–0 victory over Forest Green Rovers, playing the full 90 minutes.[16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 26 November 2016.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 2005–06 | League One | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Ebbsfleet United | 2006–07 | Conference National | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | Conference Premier | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Conference Premier | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 1 | ||
| Total | 99 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 107 | 1 | ||
| Woking | 2009–10 | Conference South | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | Conference South | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | Conference South | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Conference Premier | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Conference Premier | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Conference Premier | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | National League | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Total | 244 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 260 | 2 | ||
| Boreham Wood | 2016–17 | National League | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Career total | 363 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 389 | 3 | ||
Honours
- FA Trophy: 2008
References
- ↑ "Mark Ricketts - player profile". eurosport.com. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
- 1 2 "Mark Ricketts". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ↑ "Milton Keynes seal Ricketts loan". BBC Sport. 4 November 2005. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- 1 2 "Ricketts is back at Milton Keynes". BBC Sport. 13 December 2005. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ↑ "Charlton release reserve team duo". BBC Sport. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ↑ "Fleet recruit ex-Addicks defender". BBC Sport. 10 August 2006. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ↑ "Games played by Mark Ricketts in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ↑ "New deals for seven at Ebbsfleet". BBC Sport. 14 May 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ↑ "Ebbsfleet's Ricketts has surgery". BBC Sport. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ↑ "Games played by Mark Ricketts in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ↑ "Fleet's Cronin in England call-up". BBC Sport. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ↑ "Ebbsfleet 1–0 Torquay". BBC Sport. 15 May 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
- ↑ "Daish reshuffles Ebbsfleet squad". BBC Sport. 1 June 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ↑ "New Signing". Woking F.C. Official website. 5 June 2009. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ↑ "GARRARD MAKES HIS MARK". Boreham Wood F.C. 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ "Boreham Wood vs. Forest Green Rovers". Soccerway. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
