Mark Aizlewood
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Aizlewood | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Newport, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Newport County | 38 | (3) |
| 1978–1982 | Luton Town | 98 | (2) |
| 1982–1987 | Charlton Athletic | 152 | (9) |
| 1987–1989 | Leeds United | 70 | (3) |
| 1989–1990 | Bradford City | 39 | (1) |
| 1990–1993 | Bristol City | 101 | (3) |
| 1993–1995 | Cardiff City | 39 | (3) |
| 1995–1996 | Merthyr Tydfil | ||
| 1996–1997 | Aberystwyth Town | 30 | (1) |
| 1997–2000 | Cwmbran Town | 69 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1979–1980 | Wales U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1986–1994 | Wales | 39 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012– | Carmarthen Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Mark Aizlewood (born 1 October 1959) is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international who is currently managing Carmarthen Town. Having started his career at his hometown club Newport County, he went on to make over five hundred appearances in the Football League, most notably for Charlton Athletic, Leeds United and Bristol City, and gained 39 caps for Wales.
Following his retirement, Aizlewood worked as an assistant manager with Carmarthen Town on two occasions and later worked as an assistant manager to Ian Rush at Chester City. In 2012, he returned to Welsh Premier League side Carmarthen Town as manager and lead the club to consecutive Welsh League Cup victories in 2013 and 2014.
Aizlewood was born in Newport and grew up in the Ringland area. As a child, he attended Alway Juniors school and then Hartridge High School in Newport. His older brother, Steve was also a professional footballer.
Aizlewood joined his home-town club Newport County at the age of 14, earning a wage of five pound per week to cover expenses, making his professional debut two years later at the age of just 16, whilst he was still attending school. He played for Newport for three years, leaving in 1978 to join Luton Town for a fee of £50,000, becoming David Pleat's first signing at the club After four seasons at Luton, he moved on to Charlton Athletic in 1982, again for a fee of £50,000. He was later appointed club captain and was named the clubs player of the year for both the 1984–85 and 1985–86 seasons.
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