Ben Futcher
Futcher with Bury in 2009
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Paul Futcher | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | Oldham Athletic | 10 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2002 | Stalybridge Celtic | 9 | (0) |
| 2002 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2005 | Lincoln City | 126 | (14) |
| 2005–2006 | Boston United | 14 | (0) |
| 2006 | Grimsby Town | 22 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Peterborough United | 25 | (3) |
| 2007–2013 | Bury | 119 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | → Oxford United (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2012 | → AFC Telford United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Macclesfield Town (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2012 | → FC Halifax Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 376 | (25) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012 | Bury (joint-caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Benjamin Paul "Ben" Futcher (born 4 June 1981) is an English former professional footballer and coach.
As a player, he was a defender from 1999 to 2013 notably playing for Lincoln City between 2002 and 2005 where he played in two play-off finals. He has also played for Oldham Athletic, Stalybridge Celtic, Doncaster Rovers, Boston United, Grimsby Town, Peterborough United, Bury, Oxford United, Mansfield Town, AFC Telford United, Macclesfield Town and F.C. Halifax Town. He is the son of former professional footballer, defender Paul Futcher.
Futcher started off playing for Oldham Athletic, signing professional terms in July 1999. Futcher struggled to grasp first team opportunities at Boundary Park and in August 2001 was made available for a loan transfer to gain experience. He linked up with Stalybridge Celtic, the club being managed by his father Paul, where he spent three months on loan, making 17 appearances and scoring once. On 3 January 2002 his contract with the Latics was cancelled by mutual consent.
And it was too be, Stalybridge, who Ben would sign for permanently in the January transfer window of 2002. Futcher went on to play in ten games for the Celtic, before joining fellow Conference side Doncaster Rovers.
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