Mark Duffy

Early life and career

Born in Liverpool, Duffy played for the youth teams of both home-town club Liverpool (from the age of 7 to 16) and Welsh club Wrexham. Duffy began his senior career playing non-League football for Vauxhall Motors, where he made nine appearances (six in the league), scoring once against Woodley Sports in the Cheshire Senior Cup. He later joined Prescot Cables. Duffy stated that, early in his career, he lost his love of football and began working as a scaffolder and as a sports coach for the council. Duffy moved to Conference National side Southport from Prescot Cables in February 2007. The Sandgrounders were relegated to the Conference North at the end of the 2006–07 season. Duffy remained at Haig Avenue for the 2007–08 season and mid-way through 2008–09 he was in talks to join Football League side Morecambe.

Morecambe

Duffy signed for League Two club Morecambe on loan in February 2009. He scored his first goal Football League goal on 18 April 2009 in a 1–0 win against Notts County. He made the move to Globe Arena permanent in the summer and scored six goals in 41 games as the Shrimps reached the League Two play-offs where they lost 7–2 on aggregate to Dagenham & Redbridge. Duffy began the 2010–11 season in good form and manager Sammy McIlroy stated that he can go on to play at a higher level.

Scunthorpe United

Duffy moved to Championship side Scunthorpe United on 20 January 2011 for an undisclosed fee, signing a…

As of match played 15 April 2023

Southport

Lancashire Junior Cup: 2007–08 Burton Albion

Football League One runner-up: 2015–16 Sheffield United

EFL League One: 2016–17 EFL Championship runner-up: 2018–19 Macclesfield

North West Counties Football League Premier Division: 2021–22 Northern Premier League Division One West: 2022–23 Individual

PFA Team of the Year: 2015–16 League One, 2016–17 League One