Mark Lindsay (footballer)

Mark Lindsay

Personal information
Full name	Mark Edward Lindsay[1]
Date of birth	(1955-03-06) 6 March 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth	Lambeth, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1973	Crystal Palace
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1975	Crystal Palace	30	(0)
1975–1977	Tampa Bay Rowdies	59	(6)
1975–1978	Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor)	11	(7)
1978	Houston Hurricane (indoor)
1978–1979	Houston Hurricane	12	(4)
1978–1979	Houston Summit (indoor)	10	(3)
1979–1981	California Surf	65	(10)
1979–1981	California Surf (indoor)	30	(25)
1981	San Jose Earthquakes	16	(4)
1981–1982	Jacksonville Tea Men (indoor)	16	(9)
1982	Jacksonville Tea Men	29	(1)
1982–1983	Baltimore Blast (indoor)	13	(2)
1983–1984	Los Angeles Lazers (indoor)	40	(11)
1984	Tampa Bay Rowdies	7	(0)
1986–1987	Tampa Bay Rowdies (indoor)
Total		338	(82)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Edward Lindsay (born 6 March 1955) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Lambeth, Lindsay began his youth career at Crystal Palace,^[3] and signed professional terms in August 1973.^[4] He made 30 appearances in the Football League for the club.^[1]

He later played in the United States, spending nine seasons in the North American Soccer League, three in the Major Indoor Soccer League, and one in the American Indoor Soccer Association, playing with Tampa Bay Rowdies, Houston Hurricane, Houston Summit, California Surf, San Jose Earthquakes, Jacksonville Tea Men, Baltimore Blast and Los Angeles Lazers.^[2]

References

1. "Mark Lindsay". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
2. "NASL-Mark Lindsay". nasljerseys.com.
3. www.holmesdale.net, Holmesdale Online. "Mark Lindsay". Holmesdale Online.
4. Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands (1990). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 332. ISBN 0907969542.