Mark Bellingham Forward

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Arguably the most prolific striker in non-league football during the last few years, experienced hit man Bellingham joined he Pitmen from Zamaretto League rivals Leamington in May 2010

A man who has scored goals throughout his career, Bellingham started his career in the lower reaches of the Essex Senior League, catching the eye of Chelmsford City, who signed him in July 1995. Soon after joining Chelmsford, he relocated to the West Midlands, where he went to University in Wolverhampton as he qualified as a Police officer

Despite this move, he continued to play for Chelmsford, but eventually made the move to a more local side in March 1996, when he joined Halesowen Town on loan. Cheltenham Town snapped him up in a £10,000 transfer in the summer of 1996. He failed to make an impact at Whaddon Road, and was sold to Halesowen in February 1997 in a player exchange

After spending time concentrating on his police career, he joined up with the force's football side in the summer of 1999, with West Midlands Police lining up in the Midland Alliance. Despite scoring prolifically for the side during the 1999-2000 season, two separate cruciate ligament injuries put paid to two seasons. In between his injury problems, he was selected for the England National Police squad in 2001

After a short spell at Sutton Coldfield Town in 2001-2002, he left West Mids for Bromsgrove Rovers in January 2004, where he averaged a goal a game during a six month spell. He joined Stourbridge, then of the Southern League Midlands, just before the start of the 2004-2005 season. It was here that his truly magnificent scoring record came to the fore, with Bellingham striking 61 goals in one season, getting Stourbridge promoted from the Midland Alliance in 2005-2006

2007-2008 saw Bellingham at his prolific best once again, scoring 22 goals in half a season to left Stour towards a play off place in the British Gas Business Midlands League. However, the striker's injury curse struck yet again, with Bellingham ruled out for the rest of the season. Without him, Stourbridge reached the play offs and won promotion to the Premier League in 2008-2009

Despite this, Bellingham stayed at Midland level by joining ambitious Leamington in June 2008. The goals flowed for the Brakes in a similar manner that they had at Stourbridge, with Bellingham striking 48 goals in a season to help Leamington to promotion to the Zamaretto League Premier

In the Premier, his injury-interrupted campaign still saw him score on a regular basis, with thirty goals in thirty three games as Leamington finished just outside the play offs

Announced at the end of the season that he would be leaving the New Windmill, sparking a scramble from a number of clubs to secure his services for 2010-2011. After listening to offers from Nuneaton Town, Stourbridge and Halesowen Town, Hednesford manager Bernard McNally swooped to snap up Bellingham following Ross Dyer's move to Forest Green Rovers the previous day. A highly impressive signing for the Pitmen, Bellingham made his Hednesford debut in the pre-season defeat at Stafford Rangers in July 2010

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