| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 March 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Coven, Staffordshire, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1988–1994 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 1994–1996 | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Macclesfield Town[A] | 100 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Telford United | 58 | (0) |
| 2001–2004 | Stafford Rangers | ||
| 2004–2005 | Tamworth | 42 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Hinckley United | 15 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ryan Price (born 13 March 1970 in Wolverhampton)[1] is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Macclesfield Town.[2] He was on the books of Birmingham City, but without playing in the League, and played non-League football for Stafford Rangers, Telford United, Tamworth and Hinckley United.
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Price was born in Coven, near Wolverhampton, and began his football career as a trainee with Bolton Wanderers.[1] He then joined Stafford Rangers, where he made 294 consecutive appearances beginning with his debut game in August 1988. After six seasons and 325 appearances,[3] he joined Division Two club Birmingham City in 1994 for an initial fee of £20,000.[4]
Price's time at Birmingham City was mostly spent as an understudy to first-choice goalkeeper Ian Bennett; his only first-team appearance came in the Football League Trophy in September 1994,[1] but he received a winners' medal in that competition as an unused substitute in the final.[5] Desire for regular football prompted a move to Macclesfield Town, where he was first choice for more than three years. Price changed division in three consecutive seasons with the Silkmen, winning consecutive promotions from the Football Conference and Division Three in 1996–97 and 1997–98, followed by relegation in 1998–99.
Price joined Conference club Telford United in December 1999, where he spent nearly two years[6] before a move back to Stafford Rangers in November 2001 as both player and community officer. He left Stafford for the second time in March 2004 when he went back to Conference football with Tamworth.[7]
Released by Tamworth at the end of the 2004–05 season,[8] Price signed for their local rivals Hinckley United. He made 18 appearances in all competitions before being released in September 2006.[9][10]
Price has been capped by England at semi-professional level six times.[3]
A. ^ The Macclesfield figures are for the Football League only; they exclude their time in the Conference.