Marlon Pack

Marlon Pack

Pack after the 2012 League 2 play-off final
Personal information
Full name	Marlon Pack[1]
Date of birth	25 March 1991
Place of birth	Portsmouth, England
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Bristol City
Number	21
Youth career
2007–2009	Portsmouth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–2011	Portsmouth	1	(0)
2009	→ Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	8	(0)
2010	→ Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)	17	(1)
2010–2011	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	38	(2)
2011–2013	Cheltenham Town	86	(12)
2013–	Bristol City	112	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:36, 8 March 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Marlon Pack (born 25 March 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bristol City. He formerly played for Portsmouth and Cheltenham Town.

Club career

Portsmouth

Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, Pack became a first year scholar in the 2007–08 season playing regularly for the academy and occasionally for the reserves. The following season he became a regular in the reserve team and remained a key player in the academy side. By the time he signed a one-year professional contract at the end of the 2008–09 season, he had played more than 50 games for Portsmouth's junior teams.^[2][3] He made his debut in the League Cup against Crystal Palace on 24 August 2010 as an extra time substitute, scoring in the subsequent penalty shoot out.

Wycombe Wanderers

On 31 August 2009, Pack joined Wycombe Wanderers of Football League One on a one-month youth loan.^[3] Pack made his debut in the Football League five days later as a second-half substitute in a narrow loss to Brighton & Hove Albion.^[4] He made nine appearances in all competitions for Wycombe, where he remained until 26 October when new manager Gary Waddock chose not to extend the loan further.^[5]

Dagenham & Redbridge

In January 2010, he went on loan to Dagenham & Redbridge.^[6] Marlon was scheduled to return to Portsmouth on 6 April 2010 as his maximum 94 day loan spell would have ended at the club. Furthermore, as the loan window had closed Dagenham were unable to renew the loan deal until the end of the Football League season. He scored his first goal for the Daggers in what turned out to be his final appearance for the team, a 3–1 defeat to Port Vale on 5 April 2010.^[7]

Cheltenham Town

Pack signed on a season-long loan for Cheltenham Town on 31 August 2010^[8] making his debut on 4 September in a 3–1 away defeat to Barnet.^[9] He was then awarded the player of the month for his performances in November.^[10] On 28 December 2010 he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–0 win against Bradford City.^[11] 5 days later he scored his second goal in a 2–1 victory against Southend United at Roots Hall.^[12] On 23 May 2011 he made the loan move permanent, signing from Portsmouth on a free transfer.^[13] He scored his first goal of the 2011/2012 season on 27 August 2011 in a 3–1 win against Crawley Town.^[14] In December 2011 he scored three goals, including goals in back-to-back wins against Luton Town and Southend United, and in a 1–0 win against Rotherham United.^[15][16][17] He scored his 5th goal of the season in a 4–1 home win against Accrington Stanley on 14 April, before helping Cheltenham secure a play-off position by scoring in a 2–1 victory against Plymouth Argyle on 5 May.^[18][19] In the play-off semi finals Cheltenham faced Torquay United and after winning the home leg 2–0, they won the away leg 2–1 thanks to a late 25-yard free-kick scored by Pack to send them to the final at Wembley.^[20]

Bristol City

After a trial, Pack signed a two-year deal with League One club Bristol City on 2 August 2013. Although his Cheltenham contract had expired, a compensation fee, agreed at around £100,000, was payable because he was aged under 24.^[21] He was given the number 21 shirt. Pack made his Bristol City debut on the opening day of the season, as a second-half substitute in a 2–2 draw with Bradford City.^[22]

Pack scored his first goal for the club in a 3-1 win against Coventry City on 18 October 2014.

In May 2015 Pack signed a new two-year contract to remain at the club until the summer of 2017.^[23]

Career statistics

As of 12 July 2014.^[24]

Club	Season	League^[A]		FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[B]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Portsmouth	2009–10[25]	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2010–11[26]	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	Total	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
Wycombe Wanderers (loan)	2009–10[27]	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)	2009–10[28]	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
Cheltenham Town	2010–11[29]	38	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	41	2
	2011–12[30]	43	5	3	1	1	0	6	1	53	7
	2012–13[31]	44	7	3	0	1	0	2	0	50	7
	Total	125	14	9	1	2	0	9	1	144	17
Bristol City F.C.	2013–14[32]	43	0	4	0	5	0	2	0	53	0
	Total	43	0	4	0	5	0	2	0	53	0
Career totals		194	14	13	1	8	0	12	1	226	17

A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League.

B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the play-offs and Football League Trophy.

References

1. "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
2. "Blues Sign Seven Scholars". Portsmouth F.C. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
3. Campbell, Ben (31 August 2009). "Marlon Joins The Pack". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
4. "Brighton vs Wycombe". Wycombe Wanderers F.C. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
5. "Pack Back At Pompey". Portsmouth F.C. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
6. "Dagenham & Redbridge sign Portsmouth's Marlon Pack". BBC News. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
7. "Port Vale 3–1 Dag & Red". BBC. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
8. "BBC Sport – Football – Cheltenham Town sign Portsmouth youngster Marlon Pack". BBC News. 31 August 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
9. "BBC Sport – Football – Barnet v Cheltenham". BBC News. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
10. "Sky Sports". Sky Sports. 1 December 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2010.
11. "Cheltenham 4–0 Bradford" BBC Sport. 28 December 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
12. "Southend 1–2 Cheltenham" BBC Sport. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
13. "Cheltenham Town sign Russell Penn and Marlon Pack" BBC Sport. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
14. "Cheltenham 3–1 Crawley" BBC Sport. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
15. "Luton 2–4 Cheltenham" BBC Sport. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
16. "Cheltenham 3–0 Southend" BBC Sport. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
17. "Cheltenham 1–0 Rotherham" BBC Sport. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
18. "Cheltenham 4–1 Accrington" BBC Sport. 14 April 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
19. "Plymouth 1–2 Cheltenham" BBC Sport. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
20. "Torquay 1–2 Cheltenham" BBC Sport. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
21. "Bristol City: Marlon Harewood and Marlon Pack sign deals". BBC Sport. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
22. "Wagstaff and Emmanuel-Thomas score debut goals as Bristol City and Bradford fight out 2–2 draw at Ashton Gate". thisisbristol. 3 August 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
23. "Bristol City: Marlon Pack signs new deal". BBC Sport. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
24. Marlon Pack career statistics at Soccerbase
25. "Portsmouth 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012. Select season required via dropdown menu.
26. "Portsmouth 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012. Select season required via dropdown menu.
27. "Wycombe 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
28. "Dagenham 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
29. "Cheltenham 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012. Select season required via dropdown menu.
30. "Cheltenham 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012. Select season required via dropdown menu.
31. "Cheltenham 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012. Select season required via dropdown menu.
32. "Bristol City 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 February 2014. Select season required via dropdown menu.

External links

• Marlon Pack career statistics at Soccerbase