Mark Proctor (footballer)

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Mark Proctor

Personal information
Full name	Mark Gerard Proctor
Date of birth	(1961-01-30) 30 January 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth	Middlesbrough, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1981	Middlesbrough	109	(12)
1981–1983	Nottingham Forest	63	(5)
1983–1987	Sunderland	117	(20)
1987–1989	Sheffield Wednesday	59	(4)
1989–1993	Middlesbrough	120	(6)
1993–1995	Tranmere Rovers	31	(1)
1995–1996	St Johnstone	6	(0)
1996–	South Shields
1997–1998	Hartlepool United	6	(0)
Total		511	(58)
International career
1978–1979	England Youth	6	(0)
1981–1982	England U21	5	(0)
Managerial career
2006	Hibernian (caretaker)
2007–2008	Livingston
2010	Middlesbrough (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Proctor (born 30 January 1961) is an English former footballer and coach.

Playing career

Proctor began his career with Middlesbrough, making his debut in 1978. He joined Nottingham Forest in 1981 for £440,000 before moving on to Sunderland in 1983. He remained with Sunderland for four years before moving to Sheffield Wednesday in 1987 for £275,000. After two years in Sheffield he returned to Middlesbrough in 1989 for £300,000. He had further spells with Tranmere Rovers, South Shields and Hartlepool United before retiring in 1998.

Managerial career

Proctor helped coach Middlesbrough's Academy to the FA Youth Cup in 2004, before becoming their reserve team manager. He then became assistant manager at Darlington and coach at Hibernian. He was manager of Hibernian on a temporary basis for two matches between the departure of Tony Mowbray and the appointment of John Collins. Under his tenure Hibs defeated Dunfermline Athletic 4–0^[2] and lost 2–1 to Aberdeen.^[3]

After leaving Hibs in the spring of 2007, Proctor was appointed manager of Livingston on 23 May.^[4] He managed the club during the 2007–08 season, but was sacked on 3 June 2008. Proctor rejoined Middlesbrough in September 2008, as under-18 coach.^[5] Proctor was promoted to first team coach by Tony Mowbray. After Mowbray was sacked by Middlesbrough in November 2013, Proctor also left the club. He is now retired from football.

Honours

• Full Members Cup: Runner up 1989/90 with Middlesbrough

References

1. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 352. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
2. "Dunfermline 0–4 Hibernian". BBC Sport website. 23 October 2006.
3. "Aberdeen 2–1 Hibernian". BBC Sport website. 30 October 2006.
4. "Proctor takes over at Livingston". BBC Sport website. 22 May 2007.
5. "Proc Makes Boro Comeback". MFC.co.uk. 15 September 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.

External links

• Mark Proctor at Soccerbase