Benjamin Jason Wardlaw Marr (born 23 February 1989) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Darvel.

Jason Marr
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Jason Wardlaw Marr
Date of birth (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Darvel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Celtic 1 (0)
2010–2011Falkirk (loan) 14 (1)
2011Ross County (loan) 13 (1)
2011–2012 Clyde 16 (0)
2012–2017 Alloa Athletic 112 (6)
2017–2018 Albion Rovers 18 (3)
2018– Stirling Albion 10 (0)
International career
2010 Scotland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:45, 7 Apr 2018 (UTC)

Career

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Celtic and loan spells

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Born in Glasgow, Marr began his career with Celtic, but did not make any competitive first team appearances for them. In June 2010, he moved on loan to Falkirk for 6 months before returning to Celtic.[1] Upon his return in January 2011, he was sent out on loan again, this time to Ross County.[2]

Clyde

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Marr left Celtic in June 2011, and remained without a club until December 2011, when he signed a short-term deal with Clyde.[3] He played his first game for Clyde on 3 December, against Berwick Rangers at Shielfield Park.[4] On Sunday 8 January 2012, he officially signed a new contract till the end of the season.[5]

Alloa Athletic

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On 23 August 2012, Marr signed for Alloa Athletic.[6] After Alloa won promotion to the Scottish Championship, he signed a new one-year contract for the 2013–14 season.[7] After five years with Alloa, Marr was released by the club in May 2017.[8]

Albion Rovers

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Marr was not without a club for long, signing for fellow Scottish League One side Albion Rovers on 2 June 2017.

Stirling Albion

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In early summer 2018, after being released by Albion Rovers, he was signed by Scottish League Two side Stirling Albion. He made his first appearances for the club in the group stage of the Scottish League Cup.

Darvel Juniors

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On 5 July 2019 Marr signed for Junior Side Darvel.[9]

Career statistics

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As of 22 September 2018
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Celtic 2007–08 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008–09 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Falkirk (loan) 2010–11 14 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 18 1
Ross County (loan) 2010–11 13 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 1
Clyde 2011–12 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
Alloa Athletic 2012–13 32 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 35 2
2013–14 14 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16 1
2014–15 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 0
2015–16 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 2
2016–17 25 2 0 0 5 1 2 0 32 3
Total 112 6 3 1 6 1 5 0 126 8
Albion Rovers 2017–18 18 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 20 3
Stirling Albion 2018—19 4 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 9 0
Career total 175 11 5 1 10 1 8 0 201 13
A. ^ Other includes Scottish Challenge Cup

International

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Marr has one Scotland under-21 cap, coming in a friendly against Sweden in August 2010.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Jason Marr signs for Falkirk – and Celtic". BBC Sport. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Stuart Balmer to assist Willie McStay at Ross County". BBC Sport. 8 January 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Marr signs on". Clyde F.C. official website. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Berwick Rangers 0 v 2 Clyde". clydefc.co.uk. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Marr signs contract". clydefc.co.uk. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Jason Marr signs". alloaathletic.co.uk. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Hartley signs 1st nine". alloaathletic.co.uk. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Manager released five". Alloa Athletic FC. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  9. ^ Standard, Kilmarnock; Highet, Lochlin (5 July 2019). "Former Celtic defender signs for Darvel as they beat off senior clubs". Daily Record.
  10. ^ "Scottish FA profile". Scottish FA website. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
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