Michael David Carter (born 13 November 1980) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Darlington, in the Icelandic 1.deild for Leiftur, and for numerous non-league clubs in the north-east of England. He played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael David Carter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 1980[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Darlington, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Darlington | 1 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Spennymoor United | ||
| 2001 | Leiftur | 16 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | Whitby Town | ||
| 2002–2003 | West Auckland Town | (10) | |
| 2003–2004 | Whitley Bay | ||
| 2004–2009 | Darlington Railway Athletic | ||
| 2009– | Darlington Cleveland Bridge | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carter was born in Darlington,[2] and represented County Durham schools at under-15 level.[3] He came through the youth system of his hometown club, Darlington F.C., and scored on his only appearance in the Football League, in a 3–0 win at home to Scarborough in November 1998. He played once more, as a substitute in the FA Cup defeat at Manchester City,[2] before moving on to non-league football with Spennymoor United.[4] He then spent the 2001 season in the Icelandic 1. deild with Leiftur[1] before returning to non-league football in the north-east of England. His clubs included Whitby Town,[5] West Auckland Town,[6] Whitley Bay,[7] Darlington Railway Athletic,[8] and Darlington Cleveland Bridge.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Michael David Carter: Meisteraflokkur" [First team] (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands (Icelandic Football Association). Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "Michael Carter". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Past Players (C)". Durham County Schools' Football Association. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ Laidlar, John (24 November 2001). "Home Page: Altrincham Football Club News Archive, 23 November to 3 December, 2001". Altrincham F.C. Archived from the original on 24 May 2006. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Northern League Division 1 Leading Scorers 2002–03". Chester-le-Street Town F.C. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ Pratt, Malcolm (12 November 2003). "Non-league round-up". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ "Cleator Moor make their return to the fold". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle. 7 August 2004. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ^ Stoddart, Craig (24 July 2010). "Cleveland rise from the ashes". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 24 August 2014 – via NewsBank.
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