Mark Osborn
English footballer
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Mark Osborn (born 19 June 1981) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Winslow United. He played in the Football League for Wycombe Wanderers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Bletchley, England | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hemel Hempstead Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2003 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | → Farnborough Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Farnborough Town | 46 | (0) |
| 2005 | Kettering Town | ||
| 2007 | Histon | 10 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Halesowen Town | ||
| 2008 | Halesowen Town | ||
| 2008–? | Corby Town | 42 | (0) |
| Arlesey Town | |||
| 2012–2013 | Hemel Hempstead Town | ||
| 2013– | Winslow United | 2 | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:45, 14 June 2009 (UTC) | |||
Career
Osborn began his career as a trainee at Wycombe Wanderers in 1999 and made four senior appearances for the club,[1] including a League Cup tie against West Bromwich Albion in September 1999,[2] and a Football League Second Division match against Cambridge United in October 1999.[3]
As playing opportunities were limited at Wycombe, he joined Conference National side Farnborough Town on loan for the 2002–03 season,[4] and then joined them on a permanent basis at the end of the season.[5] He made 47 appearances for Farnborough Town before joining Conference North club Kettering Town in March 2005 soon after Farnborough Town manager Dean Austin was sacked.[5] He spent two seasons at Kettering before being released at the end on the 2006–07 season,[6] and joining Histon.[7] He lost his place in the first team to Danny Naisbitt in September 2007 and a month later, joined Halesowen Town on a three-month loan.[8] He then joined Halesowen Town on a permanent basis in January 2008.[9]
He joined Corby in 2008, having been released by Halesowen Town at the end of the 2007–08 season.[10] Osborn's performances helped Corby finish as champions of the British Gas Premier Division in the 2008–09 season.[11][12] He then joined Arlesey Town.[13]
He joined Hemel Hempstead Town for the 2012/13 season.[14]
He signed for Winslow United in the Spartan South Midlands League Division 1 in 2013 and played his first game for Winslow United in a 3–2 defeat to Welwyn Garden City FC on Wednesday 30 January.
In his second game for Winslow United and on his home debut at 'The Gate' he kept a clean sheet in a must win game against Kentish Town in a game Winslow won 2–0 on Saturday 2 February.
