Bolton born Marcus started his career at the Bolton Wanderers school of excellence, before progressing onto Stockport County for a couple of years. When he was unable to break into the first team, he joined Sligo Rovers in Ireland, where he stayed for two and a half years, rescuing them from almost certain relegation with a shed-load of goals. Local Dublin rivals, St Patrick's, took Marcus on in 1999 after a string of injuries at Rovers sidelined him. A spell on loan at Leigh RMI brought him up to match fitness, and he became a crowd pleaser with his accuracy in front of goal. When his contract expired with the Irish club, Steve Waywell at Leigh quickly brought him back to England, where he became a vital member of their squad, scoring 9 goals in his second season with them (making him the third highest scorer at the club behind Maamria and Twiss). He played twice against Celtic in 2002, both times he was on the victorious side. He severley dislocated his shoulder playing against Altrincham, and spent a lot of the season out injured, before eventually being released to join Leigh, though he moved from there to join Altrincham. | Date | Opposition | Competition | Season | H/A | Score | Lineups | Goals | Assists | R | Y | Sub |
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| Sat 26 April 2003 | Blyth Spartans | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | H | 1-1 |  | Subbed On | ||||
| Thu 24 April 2003 | Ashton United | Presidents Cup | 2002/2003 | A | 1-2 | | Subbed On | ||||
| Mon 21 April 2003 | Droylsden | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | A | 1-1 | Subbed On | |||||
| Sat 19 April 2003 | Bradford Park Avenue | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | A | 2-1 | Subbed On | |||||
| Tue 01 April 2003 | Vauxhall Motors | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | A | 2-1 | ||||||
| Sat 29 March 2003 | Ashton United | Presidents Cup | 2002/2003 | H | 4-2 | On @90mins | |||||
| Tue 18 March 2003 | Frickley Athletic | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | A | 1-0 | Subbed Off | |||||
| Sat 15 March 2003 | Hucknall Town | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | H | 1-2 | ||||||
| Wed 12 March 2003 | Runcorn FC Halton | Presidents Cup | 2002/2003 | A | 2-4 | | Off @45mins | ||||
| Sat 08 March 2003 | Worksop Town | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | H | 4-1 | | Subbed Off | ||||
| Tue 04 March 2003 | Gainsborough Trinity | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | A | 1-1 | | |||||
| Sat 05 October 2002 | Altrincham | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | A | 3-3 | Subbed Off | |||||
| Tue 01 October 2002 | Workington | FA Cup | 2002/2003 | A | 3-1 | | |||||
| Sat 28 September 2002 | Workington | FA Cup | 2002/2003 | H | 2-2 | Off @30mins | |||||
| Mon 16 September 2002 | Northwich Victoria | Cheshire Senior Cup | 2002/2003 | A | 2-1 | Off @80mins | |||||
| Sat 14 September 2002 | Wakefield Emley | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | A | 0-0 | ||||||
| Tue 10 September 2002 | Hucknall Town | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | A | 2-2 | | |||||
| Sat 07 September 2002 | Accrington Stanley | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | H | 1-4 | ||||||
| Tue 03 September 2002 | Marine | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | H | 2-1 | ||||||
| Sat 31 August 2002 | Runcorn FC Halton | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | A | 1-0 | ||||||
| Mon 26 August 2002 | Colwyn Bay | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | H | 3-1 | | |||||
| Sat 24 August 2002 | Ashton United | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | A | 1-1 | | |||||
| Tue 20 August 2002 | Harrogate Town | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | A | 1-0 | ||||||
| Sat 17 August 2002 | Vauxhall Motors | Northern Premier | 2002/2003 | H | 2-2 | |