Former non-league star Mark Wright gears up for ANOTHER crack at the London Marathon – but how will he measure against footballers' fastest marathon times?

Mark Wright
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Mark Wright may be best known for his appearances on the likes of The Only Way Is Essex, I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here and Strictly Come Dancing – but the reality TV star also has a long history as a semi-professional footballer.

Wright spent time in the academies of Premier League clubs West Ham, Arsenal and Tottenham, before a journeyman career with 12 clubs in non-league, including Lewes, Crawley Town and Bishop Stortford.

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Conor Pope
Online Editor

Conor Pope is the former Online Editor of FourFourTwo, overseeing all digital content. He plays football regularly, and has a large, discerning and ever-growing collection of football shirts from around the world.

He supports Blackburn Rovers and holds a season ticket with south London non-league side Dulwich Hamlet. His main football passions include Tugay, the San Siro and only using a winter ball when it snows.