Ovendale was born in Leicester and began his career with local village team Leverington before joining Wisbech Town. He moved to Northampton Town, playing six league games in the 1994–95 season. He joined Welsh champions Barry Town in August 1997 and after a successful first season, joined AFC Bournemouth for a fee of £30,000 in July 1998.
He quickly became the first choice in the Bournemouth goal, making his Cherries' debut on the opening day of the 1998–99 season, a 2–0 win at home to Lincoln City. He remained a regular over the next two seasons before a £425,000 move took him to Luton Town in August 2000.
Luton manager Ricky Hill installed Ovendale as his first choice goalkeeper, but he struggled to make an impact and spent the season in and out of the side, with former first choice Nathan Abbey replacing him on a number of occasions. With Abbey released and Luton relegated at the end of the season, Ovendale found himself as second choice goalkeeper, following the signing of Carl Emberson.
He appeared only sporadically over the next two seasons and was released in 2003. In late July that year he re-signed for Barry Town, but just two weeks later joined York City. York were relegated to the Conference at the end of the season, and Ovendale was one of a number of players released.
He signed for non-league Tiverton Town in the summer of 2004, where he remained until May 2006 when he joined Welsh side Carmarthen Town. He played for Carmarthen in the Inter-Toto Cup against Finnish side Tampere United, but left in July 2006 to join Newport County, signing as a replacement for the injured Tony Pennock. He was forced to retire from playing in June 2007 due to a hip injury.
Coaching career
Mark joined Wimborne Town in a coaching role in August 2008 but made a few appearances in goal for the club during the 2008–09 season.
Death
He died in August 2011 from cancer.[1] Days after Ovendale's death, his old club Barry Town honoured him into the Barry Town Hall of Fame and a memorial match was held at the Newport Stadium.[2]
^. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
External links
Mark Ovendale at Soccerbase
August 24, 2023
mark, ovendale, mark, john, ovendale, november, 1973, august, 2011, english, football, goalkeeper, personal, informationfull, namemark, john, ovendaledate, birth, 1973, november, 1973place, birthleicester, englanddate, death29, august, 2011, 2011, aged, positi. Mark John Ovendale 22 November 1973 29 August 2011 was an English football goalkeeper Mark OvendalePersonal informationFull nameMark John OvendaleDate of birth 1973 11 22 22 November 1973Place of birthLeicester EnglandDate of death29 August 2011 2011 08 29 aged 37 Position s GoalkeeperSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1994 1995Northampton Town6 0 1995 1998Barry Town112 0 1998 2000AFC Bournemouth89 0 2000 2003Luton Town45 0 2003Barry Town0 0 2003 2004York City41 0 2004 2006Tiverton Town106 0 2006Carmarthen Town0 0 2006 2007Newport County30 0 2008 2009Wimborne TownTotal429 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Playing career 2 Coaching career 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksPlaying career EditOvendale was born in Leicester and began his career with local village team Leverington before joining Wisbech Town He moved to Northampton Town playing six league games in the 1994 95 season He joined Welsh champions Barry Town in August 1997 and after a successful first season joined AFC Bournemouth for a fee of 30 000 in July 1998 He quickly became the first choice in the Bournemouth goal making his Cherries debut on the opening day of the 1998 99 season a 2 0 win at home to Lincoln City He remained a regular over the next two seasons before a 425 000 move took him to Luton Town in August 2000 Luton manager Ricky Hill installed Ovendale as his first choice goalkeeper but he struggled to make an impact and spent the season in and out of the side with former first choice Nathan Abbey replacing him on a number of occasions With Abbey released and Luton relegated at the end of the season Ovendale found himself as second choice goalkeeper following the signing of Carl Emberson He appeared only sporadically over the next two seasons and was released in 2003 In late July that year he re signed for Barry Town but just two weeks later joined York City York were relegated to the Conference at the end of the season and Ovendale was one of a number of players released He signed for non league Tiverton Town in the summer of 2004 where he remained until May 2006 when he joined Welsh side Carmarthen Town He played for Carmarthen in the Inter Toto Cup against Finnish side Tampere United but left in July 2006 to join Newport County signing as a replacement for the injured Tony Pennock He was forced to retire from playing in June 2007 due to a hip injury Coaching career EditMark joined Wimborne Town in a coaching role in August 2008 but made a few appearances in goal for the club during the 2008 09 season Death EditHe died in August 2011 from cancer 1 Days after Ovendale s death his old club Barry Town honoured him into the Barry Town Hall of Fame and a memorial match was held at the Newport Stadium 2 References Edit BBC Sport Mark Ovendale Memorial Match Football YouTube Romană Archived from the original on 2 December 2014 Retrieved 19 November 2014 External links EditMark Ovendale at Soccerbase Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark Ovendale amp oldid 1164059923, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
