John Marsden (footballer)
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2014}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = John Marsden
| image =
| fullname = John Edward Marsden{{Hugman|26248|accessdate=18 May 2019}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1992|12|9}}
| birth_place = Liverpool, England
| height =
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = 2000–2004|youthclubs1 = Wrexham
| youthyears2 = 2004–2008|youthclubs2 = Wigan Athletic
| youthyears3 = 2009–2011|youthclubs3 = Celtic
| youthyears4 = 2010–2011|youthclubs4 = → Hamilton Academical (loan)
| youthyears5 = 2011 |youthclubs5 = Rochdale
| years1 = 2011 | clubs1 = Aberystwyth Town | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2012–2013 | clubs2 = Stockport Sports | caps2 = 31 | goals2 = 21
| years3 = 2013 | clubs3 = Stoke City | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2013–2014 | clubs4 = Shrewsbury Town | caps4 = 3 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2014–2015 | clubs5 = Southport | caps5 = 31 | goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2015 | clubs6 = → Lincoln City (loan) | caps6 = 6 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2015 | clubs7 = Macclesfield Town | caps7 = 2 | goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2015 | clubs8 = Colwyn Bay | caps8 = | goals8 =
| years9 = 2016–2017 | clubs9 = Stockport County | caps9 = 40 | goals9 = 9
| years10 = 2017 | clubs10 = → Telford United (loan) | caps10 = 5 | goals10 = 2
| years11 = 2017–2018 | clubs11 = Telford United | caps11 = 12 | goals11 = 2
| years12 = 2018 | clubs12 = Stalybridge Celtic | caps12 = 6 | goals12 = 0
| club-update = 4 September 2018
}}
John Edward Marsden (born 9 December 1992) is an English footballer. He has previously played in the Football League for Shrewsbury Town, and had a nomadic career in non-league football.
Career
Marsden played youth team football with Wrexham and Wigan Athletic, and was a prolific goal scorer for Liverpool Schoolboys at under-14 and under-15 levels.{{cite web|title=John Marsden is just pure magic!|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/junior-sport/john-marsden-just-pure-magic-3491915|work=Liverpool Echo|date=5 February 2008|accessdate=4 October 2013}} He joined Scottish club Celtic at the age of 16, signing a professional contract.{{cite news|title=SPL deal thrills Liverpool youth|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/7908395.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=24 February 2009|accessdate=5 August 2013}} He spent the 2010–11 season on loan to Hamilton Academical's youth team.{{cite web|title=John Marsden moves to Hamilton Accies|url=http://videocelts.com/2010/08/blogs/john-marsden-moves-to-hamilton-accies|work=Video Celts|accessdate=5 August 2013}}{{cite web|title=Stockport Report – John Marsden Continues Superb Start as Saxons Win Big|url=http://www.7500toholte.com/2012/9/18/3344564/stockport-sports-fc-john-marsden|work=7500 to Holte|date=18 September 2012|accessdate=5 August 2013}} Whilst at Celtic, Marsden suffered a broken foot, all but ending his chances of breaking into the first team, and was subsequently released. He moved on to Rochdale, playing on non-contract terms for their reserve side and scoring eight in 14 games. After a contract failed to materialise, however, he joined Welsh Premier League side Aberystwyth Town and then Stockport Sports.{{cite web|title=Teenage scoring sensation joins Aber|url=http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/teenage-scoring-sensation-joins-aber-5789/|work=Pitch Hero|date=16 August 2011|accessdate=5 August 2013}}
After scoring 21 goals in 31 matches for Stockport Sports he earned a trial at Stoke City.{{cite web|title=Saxons Striker Moves To Stoke|url=http://www.nwcfl.com/news-articles.php?id=2701|work=NWCFL|accessdate=3 August 2013}} His trial was successful and he signed a contract until the end of the 2012–13 season.{{cite web|title=Stoke City: Tony Pulis dives in to tip Liverpool star Luis Suarez for players' award|url=http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/Stoke-City-Tony-Pulis-dives-tip-Liverpool-star/story-18287184-detail/story.html#axzz2ahhE1fQD|work=The Sentinel|accessdate=3 August 2013}} Marsden failed to extend his stay at Stoke and joined Shrewsbury Town in July 2013 after a trial period.{{cite news|title=Shrewsbury Town sign striker John Marsden|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23381357|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=3 August 2013}} He made his professional debut in a goalless draw against Milton Keynes Dons on 3 August 2013,{{cite news|title=Shrewsbury 0–0 MK Dons|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23474989|work=BBC Sport|accessdate=3 August 2013}} and appeared again in a League Cup defeat to Bolton Wanderers, but broke a bone in his foot early in the game, an injury which ruled him out for up to eight weeks.{{Cite news | title = Aston Villa's Graham Burke joins Shrewsbury Town on loan | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23619405 | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 8 August 2013 | accessdate = 8 August 2013}} On 24 January 2014, Shrewsbury Town confirmed the departure of Marsden by mutual consent.{{cite web|url=http://www.shrewsburytown.com/news/article/24jan14-marsden-leaves-1314060.aspx|title=Marsden Leaves|publisher=Shrewsbury Town F.C.|date=24 January 2014|accessdate=24 January 2014}}
On 4 August 2014 Marsden joined Conference Premier side Southport.{{cite news|title=Southport: Conference side sign John Marsden and Joe Connor|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28639691|accessdate=5 August 2014}} He moved on loan to Lincoln City for the rest of the season on 12 February 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31444780|title=John Marsden: Lincoln City sign Southport striker on loan|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 February 2015|accessdate=8 March 2015}} He then had a short spell at Macclesfield Town, making two appearances in August 2015 before joining Welsh side Colwyn Bay.{{cite web|title=John Marsden Leaves Macclesfield|url=http://www.mtfc.co.uk/news/article/john-marsden-leaves-macclesfield-2669966.aspx|website=Macclesfield Town|accessdate=10 October 2015}}
Marsden joined Stockport County in January 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.stockportcounty.com/news/article/marsden-joins-county-2889318.aspx|title=Marsden joins County|publisher=Stockport County F.C.|date=8 January 2016|accessdate=9 January 2016}}
In July 2018 he joined Stalybridge Celtic. He left the club in September 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk/play.php?code=MARSJ|title=Stalybridge Celtic - Official Site - Player Profile John Marsden}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 9 December 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Aberystwyth Town
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Shrewsbury Town
|2013–14{{soccerbase season|70840|2013|accessdate=20 December 2017}} |3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Southport
|2014–15{{soccerway|john-marsden/201594|accessdate=20 December 2017}} |31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 2Appearances in the FA Trophy | 0 | 37 | 6 | ||
| Lincoln City (loan)
|6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Macclesfield Town
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Colwyn Bay
|? | ? | ? | ? | colspan="2"|— | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| rowspan="3"|Stockport County
|rowspan="2"|National League North |18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17
|22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Stockport total
!40 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 9 | |
| Telford United (loan)
|5 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||
| Telford United
|12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!101 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 116 | 19 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase}}
- {{Soccerway|john-marsden/201594}}
{{Stalybridge Celtic F.C. squad}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:English Football League players
Category:Wrexham A.F.C. players
Category:Hamilton Academical F.C. players
Category:Rochdale A.F.C. players
Category:Aberystwyth Town F.C. players
Category:Stockport Sports F.C. players
Category:Stoke City F.C. players
Category:Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
Category:Southport F.C. players
Category:Macclesfield Town F.C. players
Category:Stockport County F.C. players
Category:Colwyn Bay F.C. players
Category:Telford United F.C. players
Category:Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players