Marcus Tudgay (born 3 February 1983) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for South Normanton Athletic.

He has played in the English Football League for Derby County, Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest, Barnsley, Charlton Athletic and Coventry City.

[citation needed] Tudgay joined Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed fee in January 2006, penning a contract to keep him at Hillsborough until 2010.

[6] He had initially signed on loan with the club but manager Paul Sturrock decided to make his move permanent after he scored a debut goal in a 3–0 win over Crewe Alexandra.

[citation needed] Tudgay was ruled out for the start of the 2006–07 campaign due to a bizarre injury sustained at a family barbecue over the summer.

The player cut his toe on glass, severing tendons and requiring surgery which ruled him out of competitive action for three months.

[citation needed] At the start of the 2008–09 season Tudgay scored twice in the opening game against Burnley, the first coming within 30 seconds of kick off.

[7][8] On 15 July 2009 it was reported that the Owls had rejected an offer from newly promoted Premier League club Burnley, describing the bid as unwelcome.

[citation needed] On 25 August 2010 it was reported that newly promoted Premier League club Blackpool had tried to sign Tudgay the previous month and were about to make an improved offer for him.

[10] Sky Sports reported that Blackpool manager Ian Holloway had watched Tudgay in action the previous night.

[citation needed] After making an appearance and scoring a goal for Forest's reserves on 13 November 2012,[25][26] on the next day, Tudgay signed for Barnsley on loan until January with a view to a permanent deal.