John Marsden (footballer)

John Marsden
Personal information
Full name John Edward Marsden[1]
Date of birth (1992-12-09) 9 December 1992
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Stockport County
Youth career
2000–2004 Wrexham
2004–2008 Wigan Athletic
2009–2011 Celtic
2010–2011Hamilton Academical (loan)
2011 Rochdale
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Aberystwyth Town 2 (0)
2012–2013 Stockport Sports 31 (21)
2013 Stoke City 0 (0)
2013–2014 Shrewsbury Town 3 (0)
2014–2015 Southport 28 (5)
2015Lincoln City (loan) 5 (0)
2015 Macclesfield Town 2 (0)
2015 Colwyn Bay
2016– Stockport County 21 (9)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:27, 10 October 2015 (UTC).


John Edward Marsden (born 9 December 1992) is an English footballer who plays for Stockport County. 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.[2] He joined Scottish club Celtic at the age of 16, signing a professional contract.[3] He spent the 2010–11 season on loan to Hamilton Academical's youth team.[4][5] 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.[6]

After scoring 21 goals in 31 matches for Stockport Sports he earned a trial at Stoke City.[7] His trial was successful and he signed a contract until the end of the 2012–13 season.[8] Marsden failed to extend his stay at Stoke and joined Shrewsbury Town in July 2013 after a trial period.[9] He made his professional debut in a goalless draw against Milton Keynes Dons on 3 August 2013,[10] 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.[11] On 24 January 2014, Shrewsbury Town confirmed the departure of Marsden by mutual consent.[12]

On 4 August 2014 Marsden joined Conference Premier side Southport.[13] He moved on loan to Lincoln City for the rest of the season on 12 February 2015.[14] He then had a short spell at Macclesfield Town, making two appearances in August 2015 before joining Welsh side Colwyn Bay.[15]

Marsden joined Stockport County in January 2016.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 March 2015[17]
Club Season League League FA Cup League Cup Other 1 Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shrewsbury Town 2013–14 League One 3010100050
Southport 2014–15 Conference National 28521--00306
Lincoln City (loan) 2014–15 Conference National 20------20
Career total 335311000376

^Note 1 "Other" column denotes performances in Football League Trophy and FA Trophy

References

  1. "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 31 May 2014. (registration required (help)).
  2. "John Marsden is just pure magic!". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  3. "SPL deal thrills Liverpool youth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  4. "John Marsden moves to Hamilton Accies". Video Celts. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  5. "Stockport Report – John Marsden Continues Superb Start as Saxons Win Big". 7500 to Holte. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  6. "Teenage scoring sensation joins Aber". Pitch Hero. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  7. "Saxons Striker Moves To Stoke". NWCFL. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  8. "Stoke City: Tony Pulis dives in to tip Liverpool star Luis Suarez for players' award". The Sentinel. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  9. "Shrewsbury Town sign striker John Marsden". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  10. "Shrewsbury 0–0 MK Dons". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  11. "Aston Villa's Graham Burke joins Shrewsbury Town on loan". BBC Sport. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  12. "Marsden Leaves". Shrewsbury Town F.C. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  13. "Southport: Conference side sign John Marsden and Joe Connor". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  14. "John Marsden: Lincoln City sign Southport striker on loan". BBC Sport. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  15. "John Marsden Leaves Macclesfield". Macclesfield Town. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  16. "Marsden joins County". Stockport County F.C. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  17. "John Marsden". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
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