Ben Sedgemore (born 5 August 1975 in

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) is an English retired

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Career

He previously played for

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they play in a blue and ...

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Peterborough have a long-standing ...

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was wound-up after a High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially known as Macclesfield F.C., the club was formed in 1874 ...

, Lincoln City,

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and

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They compete in EFL League one , the 3rd tier of the English football league system. The club is based at the Abbey Stadium on Ne ...

, and signed for

Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Ke ...

in November 2006. In January 2006 he joined Conference South side

Havant & Waterlooville Havant & Waterlooville Football Club is a professional football club based in Havant, Hampshire, England. The club participates in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football, after relegation from the National League in the ...

initially on loan as cover for

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's injury-hit side, making his debut in the 2–1 away defeat to

Basingstoke Town Basingstoke Town Football Club is a football club based in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. The club are currently members of the and play at the Winklebury Sports Complex. Their motto, 'Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum', means 'Never a step backward' ...

on 13 January 2007. He remained with the Hawks until the end of the season, making 20 starts and three substitute appearances in their

Football Conference South The National League South, formerly Conference South, is one of the second divisions of the National League in England, immediately below the top division National League. Along with National League North, it is in the second level of the Na ...

campaign. In the summer of 2007 he linked up with his ex-Canvey Island manager Jeff King at

Chelmsford City Chelmsford City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Chelmsford, Essex, England. Currently members of they play at the Melbourne Stadium. History Chelmsford Chelmsford Football Club was established in 1878 by members of ...

but departed in October. In December 2007, he linked up with King's Lynn and helped them to win promotion. In January 2009, Sedgemore was released by King's Lynn. His next port of call was a brief three-month stay with

Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. The club is known ...

before signing for Stamford. He retired at the end of the 2010–11 season. By the time Ben had finished football, he had secured a BSc in Psycology and Law and a Masters from Loughborough University in Fiancé, Marketing And Management (as well as a host of coaching qualifications). After football, Ben moved into event management - becoming CEO of a global event management company for 7 years. After 11 years in events, he moved to MM Flowers as Head of Commercial. His arrival coincided with significant growth for the company, as they assumed the status as the largest supplier of cut flowers in the UK Market within his first four years at the Company.

References

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Lincoln City F.C. Official Archive ProfileHavant & Waterlooville Official Web-site ProfilePFA interview on degree studies, May 2004Discusses role on PFA Management Committee, early 2007Unofficial Ben Sedgemore Profile
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sedgemore, Ben 1975 births Footballers from Wolverhampton Living people English footballers Northampton Town F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Canvey Island F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players King's Lynn F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Stamford A.F.C. players Alumni of Loughborough University Association football midfielders