Roger Preece
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roger Preece | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Much Wenlock, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gap Queens Park (club coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Coventry City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1990 | Wrexham | 111 | (12) |
| 1990–1996 | Chester City | 170 | (4) |
| 1996–1997 | Southport | 9 | (0) |
| 1997 | Telford United | 8 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | Shrewsbury Town | 52 | (3) |
| 2000–2003 | Telford United | 32 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Newtown | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2006 | Newtown | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22/1/2008. | |||
Roger Preece (born 9 June 1968, Much Wenlock, Shropshire) was an English professional footballer who mainly played as a Midfielderbut could also play as a full back. He played in The Football League for three clubs and has also played and managed in non–league football.
Playing and coaching career
Preece began his playing career as an apprentice with Coventry City, but in August 1986 he moved to Wrexham. He made more than 100 Football League appearances over the next four years but had from a poor disciplinary record, as he was sent off five times.[1] In summer 1990, he was released by Wrexham and moved to local rivals Chester City, which was a division higher in the Football League Third Division. He began at Chester as a full back but went on to make his greatest mark as a Midfielder.[1]
He helped Chester win promotion from Division Three in 1993–94, scoring in the promotion decider against Hereford United on 23 April 1994.[2] He was named player of the season the following year.[3] Unfortunately, Preece played just one more game for the club as a tackle from Hartlepool United's Mick Tait[4] on the opening day of the 1995–96 season ruled him out of action for the remainder of the season. He left the club in October 1996 after failing to recover,[5] spending the remainder of the season with GM Vauxhall Conference sides Southport and Telford United.
In June 1997, Preece returned to The Football League as player–coach with Shrewsbury Town.[6] In 2000, he teamed up again with manager Jake King at Telford United, where they worked together until Preece became Newtown manager in June 2003.[7] He remained in charge until October 2006, leaving after a 6–0 loss to Rhyl.[8]
Preece is now a coach with the Wrexham based side Gap Queens Park,[9] as well as with Wrexham's centre of excellence.[10]
Honours
Chester City
- Football League Division Three runners-up: 1993–94.
- Player of the Season: 1994–95
Bibliography
- Sumner, Chas (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City F.C. 1885-1997. Yore Publications. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.
References
- 1 2 Sumner (1997), p.108
- ↑ Sumner (1997), p.117
- ↑ "Club Records: Player of the Season". chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
- ↑ Sumner (1997), p.121
- ↑ Sumner (1997), p.122
- ↑ "Jolly Roger". chester-city.co.uk (see 27 June). Retrieved 22 January 2008.
- ↑ "Newtown appoint Preece". BBC Sport. 4 June 2003. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
- ↑ "Welsh Premier Roundup". BBC Wales. 23 October 2006. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
- ↑ "First team coaching staff". gapqueensparkfc.com. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
- ↑ "Centre of excellence – the story to date". Wrexham FC. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
External links
- Roger Preece at Soccerbase
- Chester City 'What Happened To…?' article (2002)
- Welsh Premier career statistics