Market value
—
Rating · 99/00
9.1
World class
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
3
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.19
goals / match
Crewe Alexandra
top club · 230 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#196
goals rank
#306
assists rank
60
season goals
2
season assists
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€750k
peak value · 2005
€750k
top transfer fee · 01/02
10
best season · 00/01
3 · 5%
pens / of goals
Born the same day
Shares 1975-11-26 · 3 players total
314Appearances
60Goals
2Assists
12Yellow cards
0Red cards
53Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Mark Rivers |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1975-11-26 (50 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Crewe, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 183.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2006-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2006
Transfer: Carlisle United → Retired
06/07 · Transfer
Jan 2006
Transfer: Crewe Alexandra → Carlisle United
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Crewe Alexandra, Carlisle United
23 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Crewe Alexandra
38 matches · 8 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Norwich → Crewe Alexandra
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — Norwich City
13 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2002
02/03 — Norwich City
32 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
01/02 — Norwich City
34 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
Transfer: Crewe Alexandra → Norwich
01/02 · Transfer · €750k
Jul 2000
00/01 — Crewe Alexandra
38 matches · 10 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Crewe Alexandra
35 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — Crewe Alexandra
46 matches · 10 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Crewe Alexandra
35 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1996
96/97 — Crewe Alexandra
18 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1995
95/96 — Crewe Alexandra
2 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1994
Transfer: Crewe U18 → Crewe Alexandra
94/95 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €750k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals9 total · 1.68/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A9 total · 1.68/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.37/90
Minutes played by club
Crewe Alexandra
69.6%
Carlisle United
0.0%
Norwich City
30.4%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 230 | 50 | 2 | 3,347 |
| Carlisle United | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norwich City | 3 | 01/02 | 03/04 | 79 | 10 | 0 | 1,460 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | First Division | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 370 |
| 99/00 | League Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 |
| 98/99 | First Division | Crewe Alexandra | 43 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 466 |
| 98/99 | League Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 97/98 | First Division | Crewe Alexandra | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 429 |
| 96/97 | Second Division | Crewe Alexandra | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 374 |
| 95/96 | FA Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Championship | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 |
| 05/06 | EFL Trophy | Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | League Two | Carlisle United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Crewe Alexandra | 34 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 317 |
| 04/05 | FA Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | League Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 |
| 03/04 | First Division | Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 143 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Norwich City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | FA Cup | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 02/03 | First Division | Norwich City | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 575 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 01/02 | First Division | Norwich City | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 742 |
| 00/01 | FA Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Crewe Alexandra | 33 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 404 |
| 00/01 | League Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94/95 | 1994-07-01 | Crewe U18 | Crewe Alexandra | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-01 | Crewe Alexandra | Norwich | Transfer | 0 | €750k |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Norwich | Crewe Alexandra | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2006-01-01 | Crewe Alexandra | Carlisle United | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Carlisle United | Retired | Transfer | 750000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€750k
Low—
Δ since start−€200k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
No national team data.
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Street | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | Championship | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 34 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 33 |
| 99/00 | First Division | Crewe Alexandra | 7 | 32 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95/96 | FA Cup | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 2 |
| 04/05 | Championship | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 34 |
Teams faced most often by Mark Rivers's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford FC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 17% |
| Ipswich Town | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 17% |
| Queens Park Rangers | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 50% |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 0% |
| Preston North End | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 0% |
| Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 33% |
| Millwall FC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 50% |
| Leeds United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 33% |
| Cardiff City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 33% |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 83% |
| Sheffield United | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 33% |
| Coventry City | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 98/99 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 35 | 483 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 98/99 | 46 | 556 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.81 |
| 04/05 | 38 | 465 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| 03/04 | 13 | 143 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.26 |
| 01/02 | 34 | 742 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 00/01 | 38 | 764 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
First Division
217 apps
37 G
0 A
Championship
51 apps
10 G
1 A
League Cup
12 apps
8 G
0 A
Second Division
18 apps
4 G
0 A
FA Cup
11 apps
1 G
1 A
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Who is Mark Rivers?
Mark Rivers is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Mark Rivers?
Mark Rivers is 50 years old. He was born on November 26, 1975 in Crewe.
What position does Mark Rivers play?
Mark Rivers plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Mark Rivers play for?
Mark Rivers currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Mark Rivers scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Mark Rivers has scored 60 goals in 314 appearances.