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Mark Randall (footballer)
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Mark Leonard Randall is an English
professional footballer who currently plays for Chesterfield FC after being released by Arsenal at the end of the 2010-11 season. A product of Arsenal Academy
who can play as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder and a right midfielder.
. Randall was also the only player in the team to play all 18 reserve team fixtures in the 2007–08
season. He played in Dennis Bergkamp
's testimonial against Ajax Amsterdam in July 2006, and in the club's pre-season tour of Austria
and the Netherlands
. He made his first-team debut as a substitute for Denílson
in Arsenal's League Cup
third-round match against West Bromwich Albion
on 24 October 2006. He also played in Arsenal's fourth-round match against Everton
on 8 November 2006, again coming on for Denílson
, and was on the bench for their quarter-final against Liverpool
, but did not play in that match.
in late August, but made his first start for Arsenal in the League Cup quarter-final against Blackburn Rovers
on 18 December 2007, and also made his second appearance in the competition as a last-minute substitute in the first leg of the semi-finals against Tottenham Hotspur
.
Randall signed for Burnley
on loan, on 31 January 2008, the last day of the transfer window and made 10 league appearances for the Championship
club. He returned to Arsenal following the end of the Championship season on 4 May and went on to make his Premier League debut against Sunderland
on 11 May in Arsenal's final match of the season. He came on as an 81st-minute substitute and having a goal disallowed in the final moments of the match.
third qualifying round match away to FC Twente
on 13 August 2008, coming on as a substitute for Theo Walcott
in the 84th minute. He also played the full 90 minutes in Arsenal's 6–0 League Cup third round victory over Sheffield United on 23 September, where he set up Arsenal's fifth goal, scored by Jack Wilshere
and in the 3–0 win over Wigan Athletic
, as well as starting in the defeat to Burnley
at the quarter final stage. He made UEFA Champions League debut on 10 December in the 2–0 defeat to FC Porto replacing Alexandre Song
.
side Derby County
on a season-long loan, though the club declined to sign the player after he failed to impress on trial.
Randall was involved in Arsenal's win over West Bromwich Albion
in the League Cup
after replacing Francis Coquelin
on 58 minutes and indirectly assisted Carlos Vela
when his attempted lob from outside the box struck the bar.
On 15 January, Randall signed on loan for Milton Keynes Dons until the end of the season. He scored his first goal for Milton Keynes Dons in the 3–1 Football League Trophy
second leg semi final loss to Southampton
.
. After playing just 21 minutes on his Rotherham debut against Southend United
, Randall was sidelined with a broken collarbone. This injury kept him out of the team until the New Year's Day clash against Port Vale
in which Randall scored his only goal for the Millers. Despite this, he failed to make an impression on the Rotherham coaching staff and his opportunities were limited. Upon his return to Arsenal, Randall's contract was not renewed and has now signed for Chesterfield F.C.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional footballer who currently plays for Chesterfield FC after being released by Arsenal at the end of the 2010-11 season. A product of Arsenal Academy
Arsenal F.C. Academy
Arsenal Football Club Academy are the youth team of Arsenal Football Club. They currently play in the FA Premier Academy League, the highest level of youth football in England...
who can play as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder and a right midfielder.
Arsenal
Randall signed for Arsenal on schoolboy forms and played seven matches in the Premier Reserve League in 2005–062005-06 in English football
The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether...
. Randall was also the only player in the team to play all 18 reserve team fixtures in the 2007–08
2007-08 in English football
The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...
season. He played in Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Bergkamp
Dennis Nicolaas Bergkamp , is a former Dutch professional footballer who is currently the assistant manager to Frank de Boer at Ajax. At club level he played for Ajax, Internazionale, and Arsenal, and also represented the Netherlands at international level...
's testimonial against Ajax Amsterdam in July 2006, and in the club's pre-season tour of Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
and the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. He made his first-team debut as a substitute for Denílson
Denílson Pereira Neves
Denílson Pereira Neves is a Brazilian footballer who plays for São Paulo as a midfielder, on loan from Arsenal. He is the former captain of the Brazil national under-17 team.-Early life:...
in Arsenal's League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
third-round match against West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
on 24 October 2006. He also played in Arsenal's fourth-round match against Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
on 8 November 2006, again coming on for Denílson
Denílson Pereira Neves
Denílson Pereira Neves is a Brazilian footballer who plays for São Paulo as a midfielder, on loan from Arsenal. He is the former captain of the Brazil national under-17 team.-Early life:...
, and was on the bench for their quarter-final against Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, but did not play in that match.
2006–07 season and 2007–08 season
On 8 February 2007, he signed his first professional contract with Arsenal, and in the summer of 2007 took part in Arsenal's annual first-team pre-season training camp in Austria. However, he was out of the side for the first few months of the 2007–08 season after suffering an injury in Arsenal Reserves' opening Premier Reserve League match of the season, against FulhamFulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
in late August, but made his first start for Arsenal in the League Cup quarter-final against Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
on 18 December 2007, and also made his second appearance in the competition as a last-minute substitute in the first leg of the semi-finals against Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
.
Randall signed for Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
on loan, on 31 January 2008, the last day of the transfer window and made 10 league appearances for the Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
club. He returned to Arsenal following the end of the Championship season on 4 May and went on to make his Premier League debut against Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
on 11 May in Arsenal's final match of the season. He came on as an 81st-minute substitute and having a goal disallowed in the final moments of the match.
2008–09 season
After playing in much of Arsenal's pre-season campaign for 2008–09, Randall made his European debut in Arsenal's UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
third qualifying round match away to FC Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
on 13 August 2008, coming on as a substitute for Theo Walcott
Theo Walcott
Theo James Walcott is an English footballer of Jamaican descent who plays for Arsenal and the England national team. Walcott is a product of the Southampton F.C. Academy. He is a striker who is usually deployed on the right wing as a wide forward to exploit his speed...
in the 84th minute. He also played the full 90 minutes in Arsenal's 6–0 League Cup third round victory over Sheffield United on 23 September, where he set up Arsenal's fifth goal, scored by Jack Wilshere
Jack Wilshere
Jack Andrew Garry Wilshere is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Arsenal and the England national team....
and in the 3–0 win over Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
, as well as starting in the defeat to Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
at the quarter final stage. He made UEFA Champions League debut on 10 December in the 2–0 defeat to FC Porto replacing Alexandre Song
Alexandre Song
Alexandre "Alex" Dimitri Song Billong , more commonly known as Alex Song, is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays for Premier League side Arsenal and the Cameroon national team as a midfielder. He is the cousin of The Panthers central defender Rigobert Song...
.
2009–10 season
At the start of the season, a loan was agreed, in principal, for Randall to move to ChampionshipFootball League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
side Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
on a season-long loan, though the club declined to sign the player after he failed to impress on trial.
Randall was involved in Arsenal's win over West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
in the League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
after replacing Francis Coquelin
Francis Coquelin
Francis Coquelin is a French football player who currently plays for English club Arsenal. He plays as a defensive midfielder, but can also be utilized at right midfield or at right back...
on 58 minutes and indirectly assisted Carlos Vela
Carlos Vela
Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido is a Mexican association football player, currently playing as a striker for La Liga club Real Sociedad on loan from Arsenal. He also plays for the Mexico national football team. He started his career at Mexican club C.D...
when his attempted lob from outside the box struck the bar.
On 15 January, Randall signed on loan for Milton Keynes Dons until the end of the season. He scored his first goal for Milton Keynes Dons in the 3–1 Football League Trophy
Football League Trophy
The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
second leg semi final loss to Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
.
2010–11 season
Randall was again sent on loan for the 2010-11 season, this time to Rotherham UnitedRotherham United F.C.
Rotherham United Football Club are an English professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who compete in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club's colours have traditionally been red and white, although these have evolved through history...
. After playing just 21 minutes on his Rotherham debut against Southend United
Southend United F.C.
Southend United Football Club is an English football club based at Roots Hall Stadium, Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, who play in Football League Two. Their home ground is Roots Hall, and the club plan to move into a new 22,000-seater stadium located at Fossetts Farm.-Stadium:The club has had...
, Randall was sidelined with a broken collarbone. This injury kept him out of the team until the New Year's Day clash against Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
in which Randall scored his only goal for the Millers. Despite this, he failed to make an impression on the Rotherham coaching staff and his opportunities were limited. Upon his return to Arsenal, Randall's contract was not renewed and has now signed for Chesterfield F.C.
Career statistics
- (correct as of 8 May 2010)
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Arsenal Arsenal F.C.Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...2006–07 2006-07 in English footballThe 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2007–08 2007-08 in English footballThe 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Burnley Burnley F.C.Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
(loan)2007–08 2007-08 in English footballThe 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 Arsenal Arsenal F.C.Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...2008–09 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons F.C..Milton Keynes Dons Football Club is an English professional football club founded in 2004 and based since 2007 at Stadium mk, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire...
(loan)2009–10 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1 3