Chris Marsh

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Chris Marsh
Personal information
Full name Christopher Marsh
Date of birth (1970-01-14) 14 January 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Dudley, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–2001 Walsall 394 (23)
2001 Wycombe Wanderers 12 (0)
2001–2003 Northampton Town 41 (0)
Total447(23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:20, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Christopher Marsh (born 14 January 1970 in Dudley, West Midlands) is an English former professional footballer best known for his time playing in the Football League for Walsall.

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Career

Marsh grew up in Sedgley and was a pupil at Queen Victoria Primary School and then Dormston School. He began his footballing career as a trainee with Walsall in 1986, joining the club on leaving school, and went on to make 470 appearances in thirteen seasons. [1] [2] He helped the club to promotion in 1995 and 1999. He played primarily as a fullback but, due to his versatility, played in virtually every position on the field for Walsall. [3]

In January 2001, feeling that he had gone stale, he requested a transfer and joined Wycombe Wanderers in March 2001 for a transfer fee of £30,000. [2] [4] After only six months at Wycombe, he joined Northampton Town for a fee of £10,000 on a two-year contract, [5] saying, "It has been a strange experience for me. I went to Wycombe last March but they have changed their system and I have been a victim of that. Lawrie Sanchez said he wanted me to stay but [Northampton manager] Kevin Wilson was a big factor in my decision." He made 43 appearances for Northampton in two seasons [1] that were interrupted by an Achilles problem that ruled him out for over three months in 2002. [6] After Northampton were relegated at the end of the 2002–03 season, he was released by the club [7] [8] and retired from the game. [3]

Honours

Walsall

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References

  1. 1 2 "Chris Marsh". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Marsh put up for sale". BBC Sport. 29 January 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  3. 1 2 "Chris Marsh". Past players. Walsall FC. Archived from the original on 16 June 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  4. ↑ "Whittingham seals Wycombe deal". BBC Sport. 22 March 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  5. ↑ "Marsh to join Cobblers". BBC Sport. 5 September 2001. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  6. ↑ "Marsh back in action". BBC Sport. 11 December 2002. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  7. ↑ "Football: Nationwide round-up" . Coventry Evening Telegraph (England). 24 April 2003. Retrieved 5 July 2008."Relegated Northampton have announced that nine players will not have their contracts renewed. Chris Marsh, Duncan Spedding, Richard Hope, John Frain, ..."
  8. ↑ "We play for pride, insists Darryn". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 5 July 2008."Released players Chris Marsh and Richard Hope will also start with Marco Gabbiadini on the bench. ..."
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