Mark is one of two central defenders signed on loan from Liverpool
during the 1980s, the other being Nicky Tanner. Mark's spell at Anfield generated England
Youth caps but no first team appearances and so he sought to move
his career elsewhere. He joined Norwich on loan in November 1986
and made his debut in place of the injured Tony
Spearing against Coventry. He also played against Oxford and
Everton but a reserve team booking took him over his disciplinary
point limit and led to a suspension and ultimately the end of
his Carrow Road career. He had failed to justify a permanent move
and Norwich switched their attentions to Ian
Butterworth.
Mark joined Manchester City for £100,000 the following summer
and made 42 league appearances for them. A back injury in January
1989 forced him out of first team contention resulting in a transfer
to Bolton Wanderers in September 1990. A first team regular at
Burnden Park, Mark made 157 league appearances for Bolton before
joining Swindon Town where he partnered Ian Culverhouse.
Mark's 1997/98 season was been blighted by injury and resulted
in Mark being granted a free transfer in May 1998. He has since
rejected a contract offer from Carlisle United and has joined
GM Vauxhall Conference side Barrow. His place at Barrow was threatened
by the club's perilous financial position. Chairman Stephen Vaughan
resigned following the start of a fraud squad investigation into
the club's recent share issue in October. Vaughan's share holding
and the freehold of the stadium have been put up for sale. The
complete playing squad was transfer listed after a FA Umbro Trophy
defeat at Hucknall Town only added to their woes. (Source: Team
Talk magazine, January 1999) The March 1999 edition of Team
Talk magazine showed that Mark has been released by the poverty
stricken club. The April edition reported that Mark had joined
Runcorn of the Unibond Premier League.
Mark later joined Third Division Blackpool as Assistant Manager
to his former Swindon boss Steve McMahon.
On 2nd June 2006, Mark joined Premiership side Wigan Athletic
as first team coach. He had played with Wigan manager Paul Jewell
in Liverpool's reserve team
In November 2007, Mark joined Jewell at his new club Derby County.
Unfortunately Derby were relegated to the Championship on 29th
March 2008
Mark left Derby in December 2009/Janaury 2009 following the resignation
of Jewell and the appointment of Nigel Clough as Derby's manager.
Seagraves re-united with Jewell again in November 2011 when he
joined Jewell's Ipswich Town team as a scout along with Andy King
In May 2013 Seagraves began working in Delhi India, for a company
called "India On Track" in conjunction with Arsenal
Soccer Schools. He is working to create a structure within the
Soccer Schools that will be sustainable and will ensure the future
development of football and football players within India