Benjamin Marsden (5 May 1898 – 1971) was an English footballer who played as a right-back for Port Vale, Queens Park Rangers, and Reading.
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) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
editMarsden 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.
Career statistics
editSource:[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 | 1920–21 | Third Division South | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
1921–22 | Third Division South | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
1922–23 | Third Division South | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
1923–24 | Third Division South | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
1924–25 | Third Division South | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
Total | 126 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 132 | 6 | ||
Reading | 1925–26 | Third Division South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 128 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 134 | 6 |
References
edit- ^ 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)