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 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

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.

Career statistics

Source:^[2]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			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

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)