Ben Abbey

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Ben Abbey
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Charles Abbey [1]
Date of birth (1978-05-13) 13 May 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth London, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997 Maidenhead United 22 (12)
1997–1999 Crawley Town 97 (46)
1999–2001 Oxford United 10 (1)
2000Aldershot Town (loan) 5 (1)
2000Southend United (loan) 6 (4)
2001–2002 Southend United 23 (7)
2002Stevenage Borough (loan) 1 (0)
2002–2003 Woking 26 (7)
2003-2005 Macclesfield Town 0 (0)
2003Gravesend & Northfleet(loan) 22 (6)
2004St Albans City(loan) 2 (1)
2005Northwood(loan) 15 (4)
2005–2006 Metropolitan Police 22 (8)
2006–2009 Tooting & Mitcham 31 (13)
2010–2013 Slough Town 60 (11)
Total342(121)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benjamin Charles Abbey (born 13 May 1978) is an English former footballer. He had spells in the Football League with Oxford United, Southend United and Macclesfield Town. Abbey has since moved on to forge a successful career in Finance and Sports Management.

Abbey joined Division Two club Oxford United from Crawley Town in September 1999 for a fee of £30,000. [3]

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References

  1. "Ben Abbey". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  2. "Ben Abbey". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. "Crawley Town striker Ben Abbey joined Second Division Oxford United yesterday afternoon". The Argus. 27 September 1999. Retrieved 31 August 2008.