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Mark Fotheringham (Scottish footballer)

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Mark Fotheringham
Personal information
Full name Mark McKay Fotheringham[1]
Date of birth (1983-10-22)22 October 1983(age 41)
Place of birth Dundee,Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2003 Celtic 3 (0)
2003–2005 Dundee 51 (4)
2005–2006 SC Freiburg 9 (0)
2006–2007 FC Aarau 13 (0)
2007–2009 Norwich City 69 (3)
2009 Dundee United 3 (0)
2010–2011 Anorthosis Famagusta 22 (2)
2011–2012 Livingston 11 (2)
2012 Dundee 1 (0)
2012–2013 Ross County 13 (0)
2013–2014 Notts County 28 (1)
2014–2015 Fulham 2 (0)
2016 Livingston 14 (0)
2017–2019 Cowdenbeath 0 (0)
Total 239 (12)
International career
2003–2004 Scotland U21 3 (0)
Managerial career
2022–2023 Huddersfield Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark McKay Fotheringham(born 22 October 1983) is a Scottishfootballcoach and former player, whose most recent job was as head coach ofEFL ChampionshipclubHuddersfield Town.

After beginning his playing career withCeltic,he broke through to regular first team football withDundeeand appeared for theScotland under-21 team.He has subsequently played for a number of clubs in Scotland, England, Switzerland and Cyprus, notablyNorwich City,where he was club captain.

Playing career

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Fotheringham played three times forCeltic.At the time of his debut, he was the youngest player ever to play in Celtic's first team. In 2003, he moved to one of his hometown clubs,Dundee.[2]After two years with the Dark Blues, making 59 appearances and scoring four goals in all competitions, Fotheringham moved to Germany withSC Freiburg,where he played for a season. After an unsuccessful trial withLeeds United,[3]Fotheringham moved toFC Aarauof theSwiss Super Leaguein 2006 but left midway through the season.

Norwich

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Fotheringham began training withRangersin January 2007 in a bid to earn a contract. However, he decided to joinNorwich Cityon 31 January until the end of the season, with the option of a one-season extension to his contract, which was taken up, keeping him at Norwich until the summer of 2008. He made his debut for Norwich on 3 February 2007 atCarrow RoadagainstLeeds United. The2007–08season began well for Fotheringham, as he scored his first goal for the club in a 5–2League Cupwin overBarnet.However, on 18 August 2007, he suffered ankle ligament damage in a match againstSouthamptonwhich kept him out of action for more than two months. Fotheringham returned to the Norwich side under new Canaries managerGlenn Roederand for a while became a permanent fixture in the side. For Norwich's home match withPlymouth Argyleon 4 December 2007, Fotheringham was made Norwichcaptainin the absence ofJason Shackelland was subsequently given the role on a permanent basis.

On 23 May 2008, Fotheringham agreed a new one-year deal to stay at Norwich for the2008–09season.[4]It was also confirmed that he would remain as club captain, however a number of other players includingDarel RussellandGary Dohertyfilled this role in his periods of absence from the team during the season. In March 2009, following an incident where he stormed down the Carrow Road tunnel having been substituted in a match againstCoventry City,Fotheringham was stripped of his captaincy role to be permanently replaced by Doherty.[5]He never played for the club again, and was released in April 2009.[6]

After Norwich

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On 28 May 2009, it was announced thatEspanyolwere interested in signing him,[7]and Fotheringham joined Espanyol for a week-long trial in June 2009.[8]Derby CountymanagerNigel Cloughthen offered Fotheringham the chance to join Derby for pre-season training, which Fotheringham accepted,[9]and joined Derby on trial in July 2009.[10]Clough later revealed Derby would not be signing him,[11]with Fotheringham also going on trial atSheffield United.After clinching a January 2010 move toCypriotsideAnorthosis Famagusta,Fotheringham signed a short-term deal with hometown clubDundee United,for the three months before his move to Cyprus.

In January 2010, Mark Fotheringham signed a contract withAnorthosis Famagusta.At the end of the 2010–11 season, ManagerStanimir Stoilovthen froze him out of for the pre-season training by banning him from entering the club's facilities.[12]

Having joinedSheffield Unitedon trial,[13]Fotheringham signed forLivingstonin October 2011.[14]Fotheringham scored in a 2–0 win overQueen of the Southon 29 October 2011[15]and another againstFalkirkin a 4–3 loss.[16]Then on 30 December 2011, Fotheringham had his Livingston contract extended by 28 days.[17]He had a brief trial atWolverhampton Wanderersin January 2012, but was not offered a contract.[18]After the trial, Fotheringham was freed by the club in late-January.[19]

On 7 March 2012, Fotheringham re-joinedDundee.[20]On 30 April 2012, it was announced his contract would not be renewed.[21]

In the summer of 2012, Fotheringham trained with German clubs1899 HoffenheimandVfL Wolfsburg.[22]He signed for Scottish Premier League clubRoss Countyin September 2012.[22]After making thirteen appearances, Fotheringham left Ross County to join Swiss sideLuzern.[23]However, it was revealed that Fotheringham only went on trial with the club.[24]On 23 July 2013, Fotheringham, signed forLeague OnesideNotts Countyfollowing a successful trial.[25]Fotheringham played 34 matches for County before signing forFulhamin August 2014, joining a side who had recently been relegated into theChampionshipafter 13 seasons in thePremier League.[26]

Fotheringham played in only three competitive matches before being released by Fulham at the end of January 2015.[27]After almost a year without a club, he rejoined his former club Livingston in January 2016.[28]He retired at the end of the season.

Coaching career

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Tomas Oral,head coach of German sideKarlsruher SC,knew Fotheringham from his time as assistant toFelix MagathatFulham.He convinced him to join him at Karlsruhe and after a few days as a guest he signed as assistant coach on 1 July 2016.[29]

Fotheringham was appointed player-assistant manager ofScottish League TwoclubCowdenbeathin 2017. He left Cowdenbeath in 2019 and returned to Germany, again as assistant coach of Oral at German 2nd tier clubFC Ingolstadt 04.Ingolstadt got relegated to 3rd division, Oral and Fotheringham left the club. The following March, Ingolstadt being outside of the promotion spots, they took over again. Ingolstadt managed promotion to the 2nd tier, Oral and Fotheringham left afterwards.[30]In March 2022 he became Magath's assistant coach atBundesligaclubHertha BSC.[31][32]

On 28 September 2022, Fotheringham was appointed head coach ofEFL ChampionshipsideHuddersfield Townon a contract until June 2025, the club sitting in 23rd position at the time of his appointment.[33]On 8 February 2023, his contract at Huddersfield was terminated, with the Terriers still in relegation trouble in 22nd place.[34]

Managerial statistics

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Updated 7 February 2023

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Huddersfield Town 28 September 2022 8 February 2023 21 5 6 10 023.81
Total 21 5 6 10 023.81

References

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  2. ^"Fotheringham to join Dundee".BBC Sport.25 July 2006.Retrieved10 June2009.
  3. ^"Leeds end interest in trialists".BBC Sport.25 July 2006.Retrieved10 June2009.
  4. ^"Fotheringham signs Norwich deal".BBC Sport.23 May 2008.Retrieved1 July2008.
  5. ^"Doherty handed Canaries captaincy".BBC Sport.6 March 2009.Retrieved25 March2008.
  6. ^"Canaries release midfield duo".Sky Sports.
  7. ^"Espanyol in Talks With Norwich City's Mark Fotheringham".Goal. 28 May 2009.Retrieved10 June2009.
  8. ^"Mark Fotheringham Aiming To Impress Espanyol".Goal. 9 June 2009.Retrieved10 June2009.
  9. ^"Mark Fotheringham offered trial with Rams".Derby County Mad. 9 June 2009.Retrieved10 June2009.
  10. ^"Midfielder lands Rams trial".Eat Sleep Sport. 6 July 2009.Retrieved10 June2009.
  11. ^"Clough cools on Fotheringham".teamtalk. 13 July 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 22 July 2009.Retrieved13 July2009.
  12. ^"Mark Fotheringham shocked as Cypriot side Famagusta ban Scots star from training".Daily Record.Glasgow. 17 June 2011.Retrieved20 July2013.
  13. ^"Mark Fotheringham given Sheffield United trial".BBC Sport.13 September 2011.Retrieved20 July2013.
  14. ^"Maurice Ross and Mark Fotheringham join Livingston".BBC Sport.BBC. 13 October 2011.Retrieved13 October2011.
  15. ^"Division One: QoS 0 Livingston 2".Daily Record.Glasgow. 30 October 2011.Retrieved20 July2013.
  16. ^"Division One: Falkirk 4 Livingston 3".Daily Record.Glasgow. 6 November 2011.Retrieved20 July2013.
  17. ^"Maurice Ross and Mark Fotheringham are great for Livingston youngsters, says Boss Gary Bollan".Daily Record.Glasgow. 30 December 2011.Retrieved20 July2013.
  18. ^"Fotheringham in Wolves trial".Sky Sports. 24 January 2012.Retrieved20 July2013.
  19. ^"SFL Transfer Deadline Day round-up: Falkirk duo Murray Wallace & Kallum Higginbotham complete switch to Huddersfield".Daily Record.Glasgow. 1 February 2012.Retrieved20 July2013.
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  21. ^"Dundee announce six player departures for the end of the season".sport.stv.tv. 30 April 2012.Retrieved18 May2012.
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  23. ^"Adams goes Dutch to bring in Maatsen".The Herald.Glasgow. 22 June 2013.Retrieved20 July2013.
  24. ^"Lucerne testing two players"[Ein Schotte und ein BrasilianerLuzern testet zwei Spieler] (in German).Blick.19 June 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 10 July 2013.Retrieved23 July2013.
  25. ^"Fotheringham Earns Magpies Contract".Nottscountyfc.co.uk. 23 July 2013.
  26. ^"Fotheringham Joins".fulhamfc. 8 August 2014.Retrieved7 January2016.
  27. ^"Fotheringham Departs".fulhamfc. 30 January 2015.Retrieved7 January2016.
  28. ^"Fozzy returns as Hugo moves on".livingstonfc.co.uk. 7 January 2016.Retrieved7 January2016.
  29. ^"KSC-Trainerstab komplett: Mark Fotheringham kommt in den Wildpark | ka-news".July 2016.
  30. ^FC Ingolstadt trennt sich von Trainer Tomas Oral,t-online sport, 2021-06-02.
  31. ^"Magath bringt Schotten mit zu Hertha".14 March 2022.
  32. ^"Fotheringham: From Cowdenbeath to Bundesliga"– via bbc.co.uk.
  33. ^"MARK FOTHERINGHAM APPOINTED HEAD COACH".htafc.28 September 2022.Retrieved28 September2022.
  34. ^"CLUB STATEMENT: MARK FOTHERINGHAM".Huddersfield Town AFC. 8 February 2023.Retrieved8 February2023.
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