Mark Davis (footballer)
association football player (born 1969)
Mark Ronald Davis (born 12 October 1969) is an English footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Darlington. In late February 1987, at the age of 17 years and 4 months, Wallsend-born youth trainee Davis made substitute appearances in the Third Division matches at home to York City and Bristol City; both matches were drawn.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q27922304. VIAF identifies the subject as 309839453. The Library of Congress control number is no2014081407. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1969 and 1987.
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