Ben Marsden (footballer)

Benjamin Marsden (5 May 1898 – 1971) was an English footballer who played as a right-back for Port Vale, Queens Park Rangers, and Reading.

Ben Marsden
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Marsden
Date of birth (1898-05-05)5 May 1898
Place of birth Hanley, Staffordshire, England
Date of death 1971 (aged 7273)
Playing 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

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
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Port Vale 1919–20Second Division000000
Queens Park Rangers 1920–21Third Division South16000160
1921–22Third Division South37020390
1922–23Third Division South34240382
1923–24Third Division South21300213
1924–25Third Division South18100181
Total 1266601326
Reading 1925–26Third Division South200020
Career total 1286601346

References

  1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 184. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. Ben Marsden at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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