Mark Fulton
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Mark Fulton is a Scottish
former professional association football player, who played for St. Mirren
, Hibernian
and Hamilton Academical
.
Fulton was outstanding as a young player at St. Mirren, and he was selected five times by the Scotland national under-21 football team
. After making 160 league appearances for St. Mirren, Fulton transferred to Hibernian in 1985. He made 30 league appearances for Hibs in his debut season
and played in the 1985 Scottish League Cup Final
. He fell out of favour at Hibs in the following season
, and transferred to Hamilton Academical. He left the senior game after just over a year with Hamilton.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
former professional association football player, who played for St. Mirren
St. Mirren F.C.
St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St...
, Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
and Hamilton Academical
Hamilton Academical F.C.
Hamilton Academical Football Club, often known as Hamilton Academical, or Accies, are a Scottish football club from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire. They were established in 1874 from the school football team at Hamilton Academy. They remain the only professional club in British football to have...
.
Fulton was outstanding as a young player at St. Mirren, and he was selected five times by the Scotland national under-21 football team
Scotland national under-21 football team
The Scotland national under-21 football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is Scotland's national under 21 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Scotland national football team....
. After making 160 league appearances for St. Mirren, Fulton transferred to Hibernian in 1985. He made 30 league appearances for Hibs in his debut season
1985-86 in Scottish football
The 1985–86 season was the 89th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Key events:With Rangers once again failing to mount a title challenge, manager Jock Wallace's second spell as manager ended in April when he was sacked and the club appointed Graeme Souness as player-manager,...
and played in the 1985 Scottish League Cup Final
1985 Scottish League Cup Final
The 1985 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 27 October 1985, at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 40th Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Aberdeen and Hibernian...
. He fell out of favour at Hibs in the following season
1986-87 in Scottish football
The 1986–87 season was the 90th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Notable events:In the first full season under the management of player-manager Graeme Souness, Rangers won their first league title since 1978, and also won the League Cup....
, and transferred to Hamilton Academical. He left the senior game after just over a year with Hamilton.