Ben Marshall

Ben Marshall is an English professional footballer who plays for West Lancashire Division One side Stoneclough. He began his career as a youth player with Manchester United before joining Crewe Alexandra in 2003. He went professional in 2009, with Stoke City, but struggled to break into the first team and went on loan to four clubs. In 2012, he made permanent transfer on deadline day to Leicester City. After only one season with Leicester, he moved to Blackburn Rovers in 2013. After 3½ seasons with Blackburn, he signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers on 31 January 2017.

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Summary Ben MarshallBen Marshall is an English professional footballer who plays for West Lancashire Division One side Stoneclough. He began his career as a youth player with Manchester United before joining Crewe Alexandra in 2003. He went professional in 2009, with Stoke City, but struggled to break into the first team and went on loan to four clubs. In 2012, he made permanent transfer on deadline day to Leicester City. After only one season with Leicester, he moved to Blackburn Rovers in 2013. After 3½ seasons with Blackburn, he signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers on 31 January 2017. Marshall was reunited with his former manager Paul Lambert, who had managed him at Blackburn during the 2015–16 season.

He made his debut for Wolves on 4 February 2017 in a 2–1 loss against Burton Albion at the Pirelli Stadium, coming off the bench in the 80th minute. On 19 January 2017, Marshall signed for fellow Championship side Wolves for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £1.1m. Marshall made his first start for the club in a 1–0 home defeat by Wigan on 1 February. He has been linked with a move away from Wolves in the summer of 2018. He is currently on loan at League One side Carlisle United until the end of the season. Marshall won the Football League Trophy with United, playing 23 minutes of the final against Brentford before being injured by Adam Reed.