| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mark Maley | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wallsend Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2002 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Blackpool (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | → York City (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 17 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| England schoolboys | |||
| England U18 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mark Maley[1] (born 26 January 1981) is an English former footballer who played as a defender.
Maley started his career with Sunderland and progressed through the youth system at the club. He was loaned out to lower-league sides Blackpool, Northampton Town and York City, making a number of appearances in the Football League. His career was brought to an end after accidentally being shot in the eye by Sunderland teammate John Oster with an air gun in 2002. After leaving football, Maley earned a degree in corrosion engineering and established a firm specialising in inspecting offshore oil rigs using drones.[2]