Ben Marsden (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Benjamin Marsden | ||
Date of birth | 5 May 1898 | ||
Place of birth | Hanley, Staffordshire, England | ||
Date of death | 1971 (aged 72–73) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1918–1920 | Port Vale | 0 | (0) |
1920–1925 | Queens Park Rangers | 126 | (0) |
1925–1926 | Reading | 2 | (0) |
Total | 128 | (0) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Benjamin Marsden (5 May 1898 – 1971) was an English footballer who played as a right-back for Port Vale, Queens Park Rangers, and Reading.
Playing career[]
Marsden made his first team debut for Port Vale at right-back in a 1–1 draw with Bury at Gigg Lane in a wartime league match on 7 September 1918.[1] He was released at the end of the 1919–20 season after playing a total of six wartime league games for the club.[1] He later played for Queens Park Rangers and Reading.
Statistics[]
Source:[2]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Port Vale | 1919–20 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Queens Park Rangers | Third Division South | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Third Division South | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
Third Division South | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
Third Division South | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
Third Division South | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
Total | 126 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 132 | 6 | ||
Reading | Third Division South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 128 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 134 | 6 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 184. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ Ben Marsden at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Categories:
- 1898 births
- 1971 deaths
- Sportspeople from Hanley, Staffordshire
- English footballers
- Association football fullbacks
- Port Vale F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- English Football League players