Macclesfield make a statement signing in former Championship and Eredivisie player Mark Duffy who has retired from professional football.
The Silkmen announced the addition on their official Twitter page following his departure from Tranmere Rovers on Friday.
Attacking midfielder Duffy, 36, has joined the North West Counties League side on a free transfer after making 7 appearances for the Super White Army since August.
✍️ | Macclesfield FC are delighted to confirm that after fighting off competition from a wealth of higher division teams, we have completed the signing of former Championship and Eredivisie midfielder Mark Duffy.
Further details ➡️ https://t.co/lAWjt3esXW pic.twitter.com/dNVvM0BXjn
— Macclesfield FC (@thesilkmen) January 7, 2022
CLUB STATEMENT:
Macclesfield FC are delighted to confirm that after fighting off competition from a wealth of higher division teams, we have completed the signing of former Championship and Eredivisie midfielder Mark Duffy.
The 36-year-old arrives at the Leasing.com Stadium ahead of tomorrow afternoon’s North West Counties Football League Premier Division clash against Wythenshawe Town and will be available for selection subject to Football Association and NWCFL ratification.
Graduating from the youth setup at Liverpool, Mark went on to gain valuable experience in the non-league game, before signing for Morecambe in 2009.
Mark soon became one of the most sought-after prospects in the lower divisions and would ultimately sign for Championship Side Scunthorpe United for an undisclosed fee in 2011.
After making over one hundred appearances for The Iron, Mark enjoyed a season at Doncaster Rovers before signing a two-and-a-half-year contract at Birmingham City back in 2014.
Loan spells at Chesterfield and Burton Albion followed, before Mark joined Sheffield United in the summer of 2016.
Duffy won promotion from League One for a second successive year in 2017, and was also named in the PFA Team of the Year for a second time.
Mark was converted to an attacking midfield role under the management of Chris Wilder as The Blades had a solid return to the Championship finishing in 10th place.
Signing a new contract with The Blades in January 2018, Duffy scored six goals in thirty-eight matches as the team finished runner-up and returned to the Premier League.
Duffy then completed loan moves to Stoke City and Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag, before representing Fleetwood Town and most recently, Tranmere Rovers.
We would like to welcome Mark to the Club and will be catching up with him shortly to discuss the move.
DUFFY’S CAREER
Youth career
1993–2003 Liverpool
2003–2004 Wrexham
Senior career
2004–2005 – Vauxhall Motors – 6 games (0 goals)
2005–2007 – Prescot Cables
2007–2009 – Southport – 79 games (13 goals)
2009 → Morecambe (loan) – 9 games (1 goal)
2009–2011 – Morecambe – 59 games (5 goals)
2011–2013 – Scunthorpe United – 102 games (8 goals)
2013–2014 – Doncaster Rovers – 36 games (2 goals)
2014–2016 – Birmingham City – 4 games (0 goals)
2015 → Chesterfield (loan) – 3 games (0 goals)
2015–2016 → Burton Albion (loan) – 45 games (8 goals)
2016–2020 – Sheffield United – 111 games (15 goals)
2019–2020 → Stoke City (loan) – 6 games (0 goals)
2020 → ADO Den Haag (loan) – 5 games (0 goals)
2020–2021 – Fleetwood Town – 24 games (0 goals)
2021–2022 – Tranmere Rovers – 3 games (0 goals)
2022– Macclesfield
HONOURS:
Southport
Lancashire Junior Cup: 2007–08
Burton Albion
Football League One runner-up: 2015–16
Sheffield United
EFL League One: 2016–17
EFL Championship runner-up: 2018–19
Individual
PFA Team of the Year: 2015–16 League One, 2016–17 League One
Twitter users reacted as Macclesfield make a statement signing in the former Championship and Eredivisie player…
@WillJ_S2: got a reyt legend on your hands here, good luck w getting macclesfield back where it belongs
@tgilly82: Mac fans must be buzzing 👏👏 fair play
@Sean1878Lowe: What a signing that is!!
@DaveLancaster82: 24 games in Lg1 last season?! Up the fucking Silks!!
@kevanalyst: Good luck Duffs … a top quality player and lad
@ShaunLetto: Should be a fantastic signing for you
@MarkMondeomark: They’ll have enough players for there own league at this rate
@goodolblade: @markduffy7 absolute baller, on his day as good a footballer as anywhere across the division. Nothing but admiration for the one they call #bounceslayer
@1889Dylan: that’s a right signing, he’s a cracking player
@MarkHowsham: what a signing.. gonna smash it at that level, @markduffy7, tell em, no bouncing!
@leylandjamie: Man City of the counties
@wignall07: Wow hahahaha he was playing league 1 last year, some money being chucked about
@MattPuraVida: Ridiculous signing in the NWCFL. No competition with money is there.
@Nabrahams_5: Ended in sour fashion but always wish him well. This man was revolutionary. Got us all saying “the Duffy role” when talking tactics. What a player! Go smash it @markduffy7 lad
@UpTheSilkmen: A HUGE statement of intent from Rob and @RobbieSavage8 today bringing in Mark Duffy. Nearly 150 appearances in the Championship! Wow!
@JackArmy_: Sheffield United’s promotion season was 2018/19 Unreal signing that.
@calum_sefton: Kinell some signing that
@Deanog13: Promotion to the Prem to playing tier 9 football in the space of 3 seasons, some fall that
@considereditsol: Just been watching some of his goals. There’s quite a lot of them and hopefully a few more this time for @thesilkmen from Saturday onwards.
@willotrfc: Every time we get rid of an old player they drop about 2/3 leagues. That just shows the level they should be at. We really need to get out this habit of signing loads of them. Everyone was buzzing because he took 1 good corner against Rangers. Waste of time and a wage.
@silkmenarmy: Frighteningly I thought about this bloke yesterday and noticed he was seemingly collecting dust at Tranmere. How bizarre. If he’s fit and ready to go he’ll be great
Good luck Duffy. You’ll always be our Bounce Slaying legend. ⚔️❤️⚔️ pic.twitter.com/282mBlsEtX
— Lande Booker (@LandeBooker) January 7, 2022
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