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Mark McRitchie

Biography

Debut for Caledonian in 1988/89 then to Lossiemouth on loan. Back to Caledonian 1990/91. First choice goalkeeper when the unified club entered the Scottish League (9th August 1994) and only missed seven games in 1994/95 (33 appearances, 6 shut-outs). Lost his place to Jim Calder in September 1995 (4 appearances). Signed for Lossiemouth July 1996 and to Forres March 1999. To Clach for one game in October 2004. then turned out for Brora later in 2004/05. To Fort William June 2005.​ From Caley Nostalgia Page: http://www.caledonianfc.co.uk/players.htm Mark made the Caley no. 1 jersey his own in late 1990 and went…Read moreRead less
Debut for Caledonian in 1988/89 then to Lossiemouth on loan. Back to Caledonian 1990/91. First choice goalkeeper when the unified club entered the Scottish League (9th August 1994) and only missed seven games in 1994/95 (33 appearances, 6 shut-outs). Lost his place to Jim Calder in September 1995 (4 appearances). Signed for Lossiemouth July 1996 and to Forres March 1999. To Clach for one game in October 2004. then turned out for Brora later in 2004/05. To Fort William June 2005.​

From Caley Nostalgia Page: http://www.caledonianfc.co.uk/players.htm

Mark made the Caley no. 1 jersey his own in late 1990 and went on to 182 appearances. Like many a 'keeper before him he acquired the unfortunate nickname of "Dropsie" though as the end of Caley approached, Mark was having his best spell. He played a blinder in both Scottish Cup matches against St. Johnstone and it was rumoured that bigger clubs, including Rangers, were interested. Mark was the natural choice for ICT ahead of Jim Calder of Thistle, but early in his SFL career his confidence appeared to desert him and he was soon back in Highland League football with Lossiemouth.

Statistics

Apps
37
Goals
-
Yel
1
Red
-
Goals/game
-
Minutes
3390
Seasons
2
Clean sheets
6
Wins
12
Draws
8
Losses
17
SeasonAppsGoalsYelRed
1995/964000
1994/9533010

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 1 Jul 1994 · Left: 31 May 1996

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceLast appearanceApps
Sergei Baltacha9 Aug 199413 May 199533
Steve Paterson5 Aug 199526 Aug 19954

Timeline

  1. Born

    Clydebank

  2. Signed

  3. First competitive appearance · First competitive clean sheet

    East Stirlingshire 0–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle

    · League Cup · Firs Park, Falkirk

    A fine performance by Caledonian Thistle in their first competitive match won them a second round tie against Dundee. The home 'keeper Moffat denied both Hercher and McAllister but the deadlock was broken in the 36th minute when Wilson Robertson scored after a 1-2 with…

  6. Recorded contract end

Appearances (37)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
26 Aug 1995 Inverness CT 1–2 Brechin City SFL Third Division1995/96 L
22 Aug 1995 Inverness CT 1–2 Alloa Challenge Cup1995/96 L
12 Aug 1995 Inverness CT 0–3 Livingston SFL Third Division1995/96 L
5 Aug 1995 Berwick Rangers 1–1 5–3 pens Inverness CT League Cup1995/96 L
13 May 1995 Inverness CT 1–1 Queens Park SFL Third Division1994/95 D
6 May 1995 Inverness CT 3–0 Ross County SFL Third Division1994/95 W
29 Apr 1995 Arbroath 2–0 Inverness CT SFL Third Division1994/95 L
22 Apr 1995 Inverness CT 0–3 Montrose SFL Third Division1994/95 L
15 Apr 1995 Cowdenbeath 1–3 Inverness CT SFL Third Division1994/95 W
11 Apr 1995 Inverness CT 0–2 Albion Rovers SFL Third Division1994/95 L
8 Apr 1995 Inverness CT 0–1 Alloa SFL Third Division1994/95 L
1 Apr 1995 East Stirlingshire 1–0 Inverness CT SFL Third Division1994/95 L
18 Mar 1995 Forfar Athletic 4–1 Inverness CT SFL Third Division1994/95 L
11 Mar 1995 Montrose 0–1 Inverness CT SFL Third Division1994/95 W
4 Mar 1995 Inverness CT 3–1 Cowdenbeath SFL Third Division1994/95 W
2 Jan 1995 Ross County 3–1 Inverness CT SFL Third Division1994/95 L
26 Dec 1994 Cowdenbeath 1–1 Inverness CT SFL Third Division1994/95 D
17 Dec 1994 Inverness CT 1–2 Queen of the South Scottish Cup1994/95 L
3 Dec 1994 East Stirlingshire 2–0 Inverness CT SFL Third Division1994/95 L
26 Nov 1994 Inverness CT 2–2 Alloa SFL Third Division1994/95 D
19 Nov 1994 Inverness CT 2–1 Albion Rovers SFL Third Division1994/95 W
12 Nov 1994 Forfar Athletic 2–1 Inverness CT SFL Third Division1994/95 L
5 Nov 1994 Queens Park 0–2 Inverness CT SFL Third Division1994/95 W
29 Oct 1994 Inverness CT 0–0 Ross County SFL Third Division1994/95 D
22 Oct 1994 Arbroath 1–2 Inverness CT SFL Third Division1994/95 W
15 Oct 1994 Montrose 3–1 Inverness CT SFL Third Division1994/95 L
8 Oct 1994 Inverness CT 0–3 Cowdenbeath SFL Third Division1994/95 L
1 Oct 1994 Inverness CT 3–3 East Stirlingshire SFL Third Division1994/95 D
28 Sep 1994 Inverness CT 1–1 3–4 pens Dundee Challenge Cup1994/95 L
24 Sep 1994 Alloa 1–1 Inverness CT SFL Third Division1994/95 D

Goals scored (0)

No goals recorded for these filters.