Staff Profile - Mark Atkins (13th Jan 2005 - 16th Mar 2015)
Mark was number two at Harrogate with John Reed, and came with him when John joined to turn the season at Celtic around. He started with Scunthorpe as a schoolboy, and went onto make over 60 first team appearances before Blackburn paid £45,000 for his services in 1988. Playing under Kenny Dalglish he moved from right-back to midfield and proved his mettle in the 1994-1995 season when he partnered Tim Sherwood at the heart of the Blackburn midfield, and won a Premiership Champions medal in the process. In September 1995, forced out of the team by David Batty, Mark made a ?1million move to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the (then) first division, scoring 8 goals and making over 100 appearances. He played just about every position for Wolves before joining Reading in 1999. After a loan spell with York City in 2000, he joined his home town team of Doncaster Rovers, and in 2001 joined Hull City.

Mark made his managerial debut for Shrewsbury Town in 2001 as player/manager, before becoming number two at Harrogate, and then following John Reed to Stalybridge, where he even managed a few more games before a pre-season friendly saw him stretchered off for a permanent playing retirement. After Celtic, he added to his management credentials when he became the manager at Matlock. After Andy Fearn announced his departure from the role of Assistant Manager at Celtic, Keith Briggs moved quickly to bring in Atko.

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Career
Position
Assistant Manager
Born
14th Aug 1968
Joined
13th Jan 2005
Left
16th Mar 2015
Last App
29th Apr 2006
Last Goal
Never Scored
 
Career
Appearances
10
As Sub
4
Subbed off
3
Unused Sub
16
Goals
0
Assists
0
Red Cards
0
Yellow Cards
0
Points
11 / 30
Average Points
1.10
Wins
3
Draws
2
Losses
5
Total Pitch Time
411 mins
Appearances
Date Opposition Competition Season H/A Score Lineups Goals Assists R Y Sub
Sat 29 April 2006DroylsdenVanarama National League North2005/2006A1-0     Unused
Tue 25 April 2006BarrowVanarama National League North2005/2006H2-1     Off @55mins
Sat 15 April 2006Vauxhall MotorsVanarama National League North2005/2006A4-2     On @64mins
Sat 01 April 2006Hucknall TownVanarama National League North2005/2006A2-1     Unused
Sat 25 March 2006Kettering TownVanarama National League North2005/2006H2-0     Unused
Sat 18 March 2006Worcester CityVanarama National League North2005/2006A0-1     Unused
Tue 14 March 2006Witton AlbionCheshire Senior Cup2005/2006A2-0     On @72mins
Sat 11 March 2006Nuneaton TownVanarama National League North2005/2006H2-0     Unused
Tue 07 March 2006Stafford RangersVanarama National League North2005/2006A1-0     Unused
Sat 25 February 2006Solihull MoorsVanarama National League North2005/2006A1-1     Unused
Tue 21 February 2006Gainsborough TrinityVanarama National League North2005/2006H1-0     Unused
Sat 18 February 2006Hinckley UnitedVanarama National League North2005/2006A1-1     On @60mins
Sat 11 February 2006Alfreton TownVanarama National League North2005/2006H3-0     Unused
Sat 04 February 2006Salisbury CityFA Trophy2005/2006A0-0      
Sat 21 January 2006Leigh GenesisVanarama National League North2005/2006H6-1     Unused
Sat 14 January 2006Solihull BoroughFA Trophy2005/2006H1-0     Unused
Mon 02 January 2006Hyde UnitedVanarama National League North2005/2006H1-2     Unused
Sat 17 December 2005DroylsdenFA Trophy2005/2006H1-0     Unused
Sat 10 December 2005DroylsdenVanarama National League North2005/2006H1-1     Unused
Sat 03 December 2005WorkingtonVanarama National League North2005/2006A1-2     Unused
Sat 22 October 2005Hinckley UnitedVanarama National League North2005/2006H1-1     Unused
Tue 18 October 2005Gainsborough TrinityVanarama National League North2005/2006A1-0     On @78mins
Wed 27 April 2005WokingSetanta Shield2004/2005H0-1      
Tue 12 April 2005Kettering TownVanarama National League North2004/2005H1-2     Subbed Off
Tue 05 April 2005Accrington StanleySetanta Shield2004/2005H5-4     Subbed Off
Wed 30 March 2005MorecambeSetanta Shield2004/2005A1-2