Here is a reminder for Supporters of the players who have shown great loyalty to Marske United over the years and hence make the list of TOP 10 Appearance Holders so far

Memory Lane Appearance Holders
In this edition of memory lane we take a look at the seasiders record appearance holders over the clubs history.
609 – Michael Kinnair
Michael joined the club in 1991 after being released by Rotherham United and made his debut as an 18 year old on July 22nd, 1991 against Dormans Athletic in the Teesside League Centenary Cup Competition.
Over the next fifteen seasons, he played a remarkable 609 games for the first team, winning several play of the season awards and guiding the club up through the Wearside League and into the Northern League in the process.
Despite his many appearances, Mike only scored at the right end of the pitch nine times, even after a 199697 season which saw him go goal crazy with five goals.
His last goal came as a penalty against Brandon in December 1997 and he would therefore play 336 further games for the club without scoring again.
575 – Simon Kasonali
Kas spent over fifteen seasons with the club during his first spell, progressing through the ranks and into the first team.
Widely regarded as one of the best players to wear the yellow and blue, he was also instrumental in the club’s rise up through the Wearside League and into the Northern League.
A centre midfielder with a great passing ability and excellent vision, he had a superb work rate and was deadly from set pieces.
Kas was the first player to break John Hodgson’s long-standing appearance record and he led the way on that front until he left for Guisborough Town in August 2001 on 493 appearances.
He returned to the seasiders for the start of the 200607 season and quickly passed the 500-game mark. He finished his United playing career in April 2011 with 575 appearances and 106 goals and would easily have become the club’s all-time record appearance holder.

476 – John Hodgson
A man hardly known around these parts, John led the record appearances chart for many years.
Well-known for his no-nonsense, tough- tackling approach to his game, he finally hung up his boots at the end of the 1989/90 season.
His lengthy spell playing was balanced by a role on the club’s committee and he became Chairman of the club in 1991.
Success followed this move from the pitch to the boardroom with the Wearside League won in 1996 and the construction of new floodlights a year later to facilitate progress to the Northern League.
After over thirty years involvement with the club both on and off the pitch, John stepped down as Chairman in the summer of 2006.

467 – Craig Gibbin
A sensible centre-half, and a centre forward before that, who was a gentle giant on the pitch, Craig never had a bad bone in his body, it was not in his nature to hurt anyone and no one ever had a bad word to say about him.
Craig first signed for the club in 1983/84 but only made debut on August 28th, 1985. With stints at Hartlepool Town and Guisborough Town sandwiched in between spell’s with us, he finished his career in 2003/4.
He is forth in all-time record appearance holders list with 467 and third in the all-time record goalscorers list with 152.
28 of those came from centre-half in 1992/93, nearly all from set pieces.

410 – Adam Wheatley
The first player on the list to still be playing, Wheats has become a stalwart at the centre of the defence since signing for the club from Stokesley Sports Clun in 2011.
A winner of the Northern League Cup at St James Park, Newcastle in 2014 and the Northern League in 2014/15 and 2017/18, he is now club captain and has played a central role in the most successful period in the club’s history.
He made the step-up to step four effortlessly last season, winning Player’s player of the season, Supporters player of the season and Mangers Player of the season and also a place in the Leagues team of the season.

400- Richie Walker
A key player during the clubs first few decades in existence, Richie made 400 appearances for the club during the 60s and 70s at the heart of the Seasiders defence.

369- Andy Leng
A long serving Player and Committee member down the years. Andy played in goal for many seasons and made a total of 369 appearances for the club.
His last came as a substitute in the final game of the 1996/97 season and he would remain on the clubs committee until 2007.

361 Benn Thompson
One of the clubs most well known players, Benn first joined the club from Billingham Synthonia as an 18-year old during the 1996/97.
A striker, he would go on to assist in lifting the club from the Wearside League to third position in the Northern League First Division whist establishing himself as one of the most sought after players in the area.
Benn transferred to Dunston in the summer of 2002 for a club record fee and won two Northern League titles with the club before returning to Marske during the 2006/07 season for two further spells.
He feel just short of Chris Morgan’s long-standing goalscoring record, falling just seven short with 162.

331- Tony Bell
A product of Brian Allen’s junior side. Tony made his juniors debut in 1981 and progressed to play more than 300 games and score over 100 goals for the first team.
He was initially a tricky winger but was converted to full back alongside Dave Markham, through both still hit double figures. Having learnt his lessons from the Mount Pleasant quagmire, he would go on to become Middlesbrough FC Head Groundsman after retiring.

323 - Glen Butterworth
Rounding off the top ten is current Seasiders midfielder Glen Butterworth.
Butty is a centre midfielder with a keen eye for goal and has made over 300 appearances and scored 56 goals, he has been a key part in the recent success at the club winning the Northern League Cup, League Title twice and promotion to the Northern Premier League.
Like Wheats, he also made the step-up to step four with ease and was an almost permanent feature in the team as he played 40 times in all competition’s in the promotion year.