Mark Burchill
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark James Burchill | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Broxburn, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2001 | Celtic | 50 | (20) |
| 2000 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2001 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2001–2005 | Portsmouth | 24 | (8) |
| 2003 | → Dundee (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2003 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Rotherham United | 3 | (1) |
| 2005 | Heart of Midlothian | 12 | (4) |
| 2005–2008 | Dunfermline Athletic | 84 | (24) |
| 2008–2009 | Rotherham United | 24 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | Kilmarnock | 15 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Enosis Neon | 42 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Esan United | 2 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Livingston | 39 | (3) |
| Total | 326 | (81) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2001 | Scotland U21 | 15 | (6) |
| 1999–2000 | Scotland | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2014 | Livingston (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Livingston | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2014. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2014.
Mark James Burchill (born 18 August 1980) is a Scottish professional football player and coach. He played for Scottish clubs Celtic, Dundee, Hearts, Dunfermline Athletic, Kilmarnock and Livingston, and in England for Birmingham City, Ipswich Town, Portsmouth, Wigan Athletic, Sheffield Wednesday and Rotherham United. He was capped six times for the Scotland national team.
Burchill was born in Broxburn and grew up in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. He attended St Mary's Academy, Bathgate followed by St. Margaret's Academy, Livingston, where his footballing ability became apparent. Burchill began his career at Scottish club Celtic for the 1997–98 season. In his first three seasons with the club he scored 20 Scottish Premier League goals in only 17 starts, with 33 appearances as a substitute. This prolific return saw him gain a place in the Scotland national football team, making his debut against Bosnia-Herzegovina in October 1999. While playing for Celtic against Jeunesse Esch of Luxembourg in the qualifying round of the 2001 UEFA Cup, Burchill scored the fastest-ever hat-trick in a European club match. However, successive managers failed to see the Scotland international as a part of the first team picture. The signing of £6 million Chris Sutton further pushed Burchill down the pecking order, and in September 2000 he moved to Birmingham City on a three-month loan, making his debut in a 2–0 home win over Tranmere Rovers. Burchill went on to score five goals in 17 games (10 as a substitute) during the spell. Birmingham wanted to complete the deal but were unable to agree personal terms with the player. In February 2001, Burchill chose to go on another three-month loan until the season's end at Ipswich Town, scoring once against Bradford City.
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