Mark Dennis (footballer)
English footballer (born 1961)
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Mark Earl Dennis (born 2 May 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played at left-back for Birmingham City, Southampton, Queens Park Rangers and Crystal Palace. He was capped three times for England under-21s.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Earl Dennis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1961[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Streatham,[1] Greater London | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| 1977–1978 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1982 | Birmingham City | 130 | (1) |
| 1983–1987 | Southampton | 95 | (2) |
| 1987–1988 | Queens Park Rangers | 28 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Crystal Palace | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1979 | England Youth | 8 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | England U21 | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Fleet Town | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Dennis was born in Streatham, London.[3] As a player, he was a First Division runner-up with Southampton in 1983–84,[5] and won promotion from the Second Division in 1979–80 with Birmingham City.[6] He was their Player of the Year the previous season.[7] His "no nonsense attitude and tough tackling" earned him the nickname Psycho, long before this was given to Stuart Pearce;[8] Dennis was sent off 12 times in his career.[3]
He became manager of Fleet Town in September 2002 alongside Adrian Aymes,[9] but left the club at the end of the 2002–03 season.[10]
He spent time as assistant manager at Eastleigh, was a presenter on 107.8 Radio Hampshire,[8] and acted as director of football at Winchester City.[11]
