Ben Futcher

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Ben Futcher
Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Paul Futcher
Date of birth	4 June 1981 (1981-06-04) (age 27)
Place of birth	Bradford, England
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Bury
Number	4
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999–2002 2001 2002 2002 2002–2005 2005–2006 2006 2006–2007 2007–	Oldham Athletic → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) Stalybridge Celtic Doncaster Rovers Lincoln City Boston United Grimsby Town Peterborough United Bury	010 0(0) 018 0(0) 010 0(1) 002 0(0) 121 (13) 014 0(0) 019 0(2) 025 0(3) 017 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:58, 8 December 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Ben Futcher (born 4 June 1981 in Bradford, West Yorkshire) is an English professional footballer currently playing for Bury FC in League Two, having signed for them on 29/06/2007.

Futcher, a defender, joined Bury from Peterborough United FC.

Futcher's other previous clubs are; Oldham Athletic, Lincoln City, Boston United, Doncaster Rovers, Stalybridge Celtic and Grimsby Town.

Contents 1 The Football Family 2 Career Statistics 3 References and notes 4 External links

[edit] The Football Family

Ben is the son of ex-Manchester City, Oldham Athletic and Grimsby Town defender Paul Futcher. Other footballing members of Ben's family include his uncles Ron Futcher and Graham Futcher (both ex-Chester), cousins Danny Murphy (England international) and Stephen Futcher (ex-Wrexham).

[edit] Career Statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup[1]
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oldham Athletic	1990-00	5	0	1	0
	2000-01	5	0	0	0
	2001-02	0	0	0	0
	All	10	0	1	0
Stalybridge Celtic (loan)	2001-02	9[2]	0	1	0
Stalybridge Celtic	2001-02	10[3]	1	0	0
Doncaster Rovers	2001-02	2[4]	0	0	0
Lincoln City	2002-03	43	8	6	3
	2003-04	43	3	8	0
	2004-05	35	3	7	0
	All	121	14	21	3
Boston United	2005-06	14	0	5	1
Grimsby Town	2005-06	15	2	0	0
Career totals (Football League Only)		160	16	28	4

[edit] References and notes

[edit] External links

• Grimsby Town player profile
• Ben Futcher career stats at Soccerbase
• Profile at UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database

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