Exeter City's away win over Bristol Rovers at the weekend saw player-coach Marcus Stewart bring his playing days to an end against the team he started his career with 1991.
Stewart entered the field of play at the Memorial Stadium in the 66th minute as a substitute for Richard Logan and help set up Daniel Nardiello for the Grecians' opener on 78 minutes.
During his five years with the Pirates, from 1991 to 1996, he scored 57 goals in 171 appearances before joining Huddersfield Town.
Marcus remained with the Terriers until the latter stages of the 1999-00 season when he signed for Ipswich Town where he helped the Tractor Boys win promotion to the Premiership via the Division One Play-Offs.
In his first season in English football's top flight, Marcus scored 19 goals to help Ipswich finish 5th in the Premiership and qualify for the UEFA Cup. He was also the highest scoring English striker in the Premiership that season.
Unfortunately, the Tractor Boys could not sustain their top-flight status and were relegated in the 2001-02 season. However, that would not mean the end for Marcus as current Plymouth Argyle manager Peter Reid paid £3million to sign him for Sunderland.
His stay on Wearside lasted for three seasons, during which time Sunderland were relegated from the Premiership before bouncing straight back up in 2005, by which time Marcus had decided to join his boyhood heroes Bristol City.
Sadly for Marcus, his time at Ashton Gate didn't prove to be a happy one and, after a loan spell at Preston North End in the 2005-06 campaign, he signed for Yeovil Town.
Whilst with the Glovers, he found the back of the net nine times as Yeovil reached the League One Play-Off final in the 2006-07 season, after beating Nottingham Forest in the Semi-Finals.
After losing the first leg 2-0 at Huish Park, the Glovers shocked Forest in the second leg at the City Ground to win 5-2 with Marcus amongst the scorers. Unfortunately, Yeovil could not repeat the same heroics in the final as they lost 2-0 to Blackpool.
At the end of the following season, Marcus left Huish Park to join Exeter City as he helped the Grecians to win promotion to League One, as they finished as runners-up in League Two in the 2008-09 campaign, before joining Paul Tisdale's coaching team.
Marcus hangs up his boots having won numerous promotions and made a meaningful contribution at every club he has played for. It is likely he will be remembered as the one of the best players that the South West has produced in recent times.
