Earl Mark Sean "Mark" Stein (born 29 January 1966 in Cape Town, South Africa) is an English former footballer who played for numerous English clubs as a striker. He is the younger brother of former Luton Town striker Brian Stein. In 1987-88, he helped Luton win their first - and only to date - major trophy as they achieved a shock 3-2 over Arsenal in the Football League Cup final, with Stein coming on as a substitute in the final.
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Earl Mark Sean "Mark" Stein (born 29 January 1966 in Cape Town, South Africa) is an English former footballer who played for numerous English clubs as a striker. He is the younger brother of former Luton Town striker Brian Stein. In 1987-88, he helped Luton win their first - and only to date - major trophy as they achieved a shock 3-2 over Arsenal in the Football League Cup final, with Stein coming on as a substitute in the final.
His biggest break came when he joined Chelsea in the mid-1990s from Stoke City for £1,500,000. He scored 25 goals in 63 games for the club. At his time at Stoke he established himself as a favourite with the fans scoring in derbies against local rivals Port Vale.
While at Chelsea, Stein set a Premier League record by scoring in seven consecutive matches from December 1993 to February 1994. The record stood until 2002, when Ruud van Nistelrooy surpassed it. Whilst at Chelsea he played in the 1994 FA Cup Final.
On 28 June 2007 he was appointed as the new...
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