Marcus Anthony Poscha (born 10 October 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Curzon Ashton.

Marcus Poscha
Personal information
Full name Marcus Anthony Poscha[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-10) 10 October 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Rochdale, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Curzon Ashton
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2014 Bury
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Bury 1 (0)
2015–2016Ramsbottom United (loan) 10 (1)
2016Stockport County (loan) 3 (0)
2016–2017 Crewe Alexandra 0 (0)
2017 Ramsbottom United 5 (0)
2017–2018 Halesowen Town
2018–2020 Colne 43 (0)
2020– Curzon Ashton 44 (1)
2020Clitheroe (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:18, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

Career

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Bury

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Born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, Poscha joined the youth system of Bury. In the 2013–14 season he played in every youth team game, making 28 appearances as the side reached the Lancashire FA Senior Cup final.[3] He made his professional debut on 3 May 2014, coming on as a substitute for Scott Burgess in the second half of the 0–0 draw with Morecambe.[4] In February 2015, Poscha signed his first professional contract with the club.[5]

However, Poscha failed to make a breakthrough at Bury and was loaned out to Ramsbottom United, where he made ten appearances and scored once for the side.[6] In March 2016, Poscha was loaned out again to Stockport County and went on to make three appearances during his time there.[7]

At the end of the 2015–16 season, Poscha was released by the club.[8]

Crewe Alexandra

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After trials for various clubs over the summer, Poscha signed a deal with Crewe Alexandra until the end of the season on 9 September 2016.[9]

However, Poscha was sent straight to the U23 squad, where he played for most of the season.[10] At the end of the 2016–2017, without making a single appearance for the Crewe Alexandra first team, he was released by the club.[11]

Non-League

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Following his release from Crewe, he signed for Northern Premier League Division One North side Ramsbottom United in September 2017, where he had previously had a loan spell.[12] He only spent a month at the club, then he moved up a division to play for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Halesowen Town.[13] He spent the remainder of the campaign with Halesowen before dropping down a division again to play for Northern Premier League Division One West side Colne.[14] In August 2020, he stepped up two divisions to sign for National League North side Curzon Ashton, joining manager Steve Cunningham who had also managed him at Colne.[15] In September 2020, he had a short loan spell at Northern Premier League Division One West side Clitheroe.

Career statistics

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As of match played 13 September 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bury 2013–14[16] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15[17] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[18] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ramsbottom United (loan) 2015–16[19] NPL Premier Division 10 1 0 0 2[a] 0 12 1
Stockport County (loan) 2015–16[20] National League North 3 0 3 0
Crewe Alexandra 2016–17[21] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ramsbottom United 2017–18[19] NPL Division One North 5 0 5 0
Colne 2018–19[22] NPL Division One West 19 0 1[b] 0 20 0
2019–20[23] NPL Division One North West 24 0 7 0 7[c] 0 38 0
Total 43 0 7 0 8 0 58 0
Curzon Ashton 2020–21[20][24] National League North 7 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
2021–22[20][25] National League North 29 4 3 0 2[a] 0 34 4
2022–23[20][26] National League North 8 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Total 44 4 5 0 2 0 51 4
Clitheroe (loan) 2020–21[27] NPL Division One North West 1 0 1 0
Career total 107 5 12 0 0 0 12 0 131 5
  1. ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy
  3. ^ Six appearances in FA Trophy, one in Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy, one in League Challenge Cup

References

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  1. ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 67. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Marcus Poscha". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "MATCHDAY: Bury 4 Portsmouth 4". The Bolton News. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  4. ^ "FULL-TIME: Morecambe 0 Bury 0". The Lancashire Telegraph. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Five Youngsters Sign Pro Deals". Bury F.C. 18 February 2015. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Improvements but another loss". Ramsbottom United F.C. 27 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Ex-Bury youth captain Marcus Poscha joins Stockport County on loan". The Bury Times. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  8. ^ "The Retained List". Bury F.C. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Crewe Sign Poscha Until The End Of The Season". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 9 September 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Crewe Alexandra: Under-23s team could include some senior faces at Colchester United". Stoke Sentinel. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  11. ^ "Crewe Alexandra Retained List 2017". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  12. ^ "MARCUS POSCHA'S PLAYING RECORD". Ramsbottom United FC. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  13. ^ Watters, David (14 October 2017). "Saturday's Transfer List!". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  14. ^ Watters, David (18 August 2018). "Saturday's Transfer List!". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Newest addition, defender Marcus Poscha arrives at the Tameside Stadium". Bromleys Solicitors LLP. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Games played by Marcus Poscha in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  17. ^ "Games played by Marcus Poscha in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  18. ^ "Games played by Marcus Poscha in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  19. ^ a b "MARCUS POSCHA'S PLAYING RECORD". Ramsbottom United FC. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  20. ^ a b c d "M. Poscha: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Games played by Marcus Poscha in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  22. ^ "Colne – Appearances – Marcus Poscha – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  23. ^ "Colne – Appearances – Marcus Poscha – 2019-2020". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  24. ^ For FA Cup second qualifying round: "Emirates FA Cup Second Qualifying Round – Curzon Ashton 1 - 2 FC United of Manchester – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  25. ^ "Curzon Ashton – Appearances – Marcus Poscha – 2021-2022". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  26. ^ "Curzon Ashton – Appearances – Marcus Poscha". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  27. ^ "Clitheroe – Appearances – Marcus Poscha – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
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