Clubs: Port Vale, Leicester City, Crystal Palace, Sheffield Wednesday, FC Sion, Charlton Athletic.

Mark Bright was Palace's supreme goalscorer and sophisticated striker throughout the most successful years the club has ever known. Originally recruited on loan by manager Steve Coppell from Leicester City in 1986 it was Mark's goals, along with those of strike partner Ian Wright that took Palace back into the top flight at the end of the decade.

Brighty earned the Golden Boot for the highest scorer in Division Two in 1987/88 with 24 goals and his efforts in the following term, in which he played every match, took him past his half century of league goals for the club. His 12 goals in Division One in 1989/90 were an important part of Palace's creditable showing while fans will always remember that it was Mark's crashing drive at the start of the second-half that began our recovery against Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final and ultimately helped us to get to the twin towers.

As Palace impressed in Division One throughout 1990/91 Mark proved his supreme predatory skills at the highest level with a sequence of seven top-flight goals in just 10 midwinter games as the Eagles secured their highest ever league finish. Even after Ian Wright had left the club Brighty continued his great form for Palace and his 17 Division One goals in 1991/92 was, at the time, a record return for a Palace striker in the top-flight.

Statistics

Player of the Year: 1990

	Games	Goals
1986/1987	30	8
1987/1988	42	25
1988/1989	59	25
1989/1990	50	17
1990/1991	46	15
1991/1992	54	22
1992/1993	5	1
Total	286	113

 Source: Crystal Palace FC, Player by Player Since 1960, Rev. Nigel Sands, (1996, Sporting and Leisure Press)