| Name: | Marcus Holness |
| Nationality: | English |
| Date of Birth: | 08/12/1988 |
| Height: | 6' 0" (183cm) |
| Weight: | 12st 2lbs (77.18kg) |
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| Clubs: | Oldham, Barrow (loan) |
| Position: | Defender |
Marcus joined Dale on-loan in October 2007, making 9 appearances whilst at Spotland. He was Keith Hill's first signing in the 2008 January transfer window due to his impressive performances, signing a contract until the summer of 2010. Previously, the centre-half had spent all his career at Oldham where he had risen through the youth ranks.
Marucs went onto make 20 appearances in the 07/08 season in total, including an appearance in the 1st leg of the Play-Off semi-final at Darlington. In the following 2008/09 season, Marcus found first team opportunities hard to come by, but did feature in two FA Cup games. He was loaned out to Barrow towards the end of the season where he made 12 appearances.
Season 2009 - 10
| Competition | Apps (as sub) |
Goals | Yellow Cards |
Red Cards |
| League | 6 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FA Cup | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| League Cup | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
