MARC BRIDGE-WILKINSON

Marc Bridge-Wilkinson (born 16 March 1979 in Coventry, England) is an English footballer, playing for Carlisle United. His position is a left-sided midfielder or a winger..

Playing career

Derby County
Bridge-Wilkinson was a product of the Derby County youth academy and made his debut for Derby in a 2–1 victory against Liverpool on 7 November 1998.[1] He joined Carlisle United where he played seven games in a six-week loan spell at the end of the 1998–99 season. He returned to Derby and was released by Derby at the end of following season, with his game at Liverpool his only appearance for the club, and was given a trial at Port Vale.

Port Vale
Bridge-Wilkinson joined Port Vale on a free transfer following his trial and made his debut in a 4–1 defeat at Oldham Athletic on 12 August 2000. The following week he scored twice in his first Vale start when they defeated Oxford United 3–0 on 19 August 2000.He scored 14 goals in his first season at Vale, which included one in the final of the LDV Vans final with Vale lifted with a 2–1 win over Brentford. He spent much of the next season out injured and did not feature between August and late-January but his return to the side coincided with Vale's climb up the table and he signed a new two-year contract with the club. He spent another two seasons at Port Vale, scoring another 16 goals, to take his tally to 31 league goals from 124 appearances. He was offered a new contract by manager Martin Foyle but instead signed for Stockport County on a two-year deal.


Stockport County
Bridge-Wilkinson made just 22 starts with Stockport and in February 2005 joined League One rivals Bradford City on a month's loan deal to cover for injuries.

Bradford City
Bridge-Wilkinson made his City debut on 25 February 2005 in a 1–1 draw with Walsall and after four games he signed a two-year deal on transfer deadline day to stay with Bradford. He celebrated his new contract with his first Bradford goal in a 1–1 draw with Doncaster Rovers later the same day. He scored another two goals in a 4–1 victory over Brentford, finishing the season with three goals from his 12 games. At the start of the following season he missed more than two months after sustaining an injury in training.He finished the season with six goals. On 16 September 2006 he scored against his former club Port Vale,but it was just one of five goals as Bradford were relegated to League Two.[Bridge-Wilkinson was released by Bradford in May 2007 following their relegation.

Carlisle United
On 13 June 2007, Bridge-Wilkinson rejoined Carlisle United