Mark Lever (born 29 March 1970 in Beverley) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender from 1988 until 2005.
Lever came through the youth ranks at Grimsby Town in 1988. He became a first team regular in the early nineties and was part of the team that won promotion via the Football League Division Two play-off final and the Football League Trophy during the 1997-98 season. Lever spent the first twelve years of his career with Grimsby and departed the club in 2000 when he joined Bristol City. Injuries prevented him from making a real impact at Ashton Gate and after two years he moved on again to Mansfield Town. In 2003 he dropped out of professional football and joined Non-league Ilkeston Town before finishing his career in 2004 whilst on loan with Ossett Albion.
In 2008 he was appointed to the coaching staff of Bridlington Town, briefly making the step up to manager in 2009. He now works as a postman in Ilkeston.
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