Christopher Marsh (born 14 January 1970 in

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, West Midlands) is an English former professional

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best known for his time playing in the

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for

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Career

Marsh grew up in Sedgley and was a pupil at Queen Victoria Primary School and then

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. He began his footballing career as a trainee with

in 1986, joining the club on leaving school, and went on to make 470 appearances in thirteen seasons. He helped the club to promotion in 1995 and 1999. He played primarily as a fullback but, due to his versatility, played in virtually every position on the field for Walsall. In January 2001, feeling that he had gone stale, he requested a transfer and joined

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in March 2001 for a transfer fee of £30,000. After only six months at Wycombe, he joined

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for a fee of £10,000 on a two-year contract, saying, ''"It has been a strange experience for me. I went to Wycombe last March but they have changed their system and I have been a victim of that.

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said he wanted me to stay but orthampton manager Kevin Wilson was a big factor in my decision."'' He made 43 appearances for Northampton in two seasons that were interrupted by an

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problem that ruled him out for over three months in 2002. After Northampton were relegated at the end of the 2002–03 season, he was released by the club ''"Released players Chris Marsh and Richard Hope will also start with Marco Gabbiadini on the bench. ..."'' and retired from the game.

Honours

Walsall *

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runner-up: 1994–95 *

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runner-up: 1998–99

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marsh, Chris English footballers Association football fullbacks Northampton Town F.C. players Walsall F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players People from Sedgley Living people 1970 births Coventry City F.C. non-playing staff