John Edward Marsden (born 9 December 1992) is an English footballer. He has previously played in the

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for Shrewsbury Town, and had a nomadic career in

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Career

Marsden played youth team football with

Wrexham Wrexham ( ; cy, Wrecsam; ) is a city and the administrative centre of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It is located between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley, near the border with Cheshire in England. Historically in the count ...

and

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

, and was a prolific goal scorer for Liverpool Schoolboys at under-14 and under-15 levels. He joined Scottish club

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at the age of 16, signing a professional contract. He spent the 2010–11 season on loan to Hamilton Academical's youth team. Whilst at Celtic, Marsden suffered a broken foot, all but ending his chances of breaking into the first team, and was subsequently released. He moved on to

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

, playing on non-contract terms for their reserve side and scoring eight in 14 games. After a contract failed to materialise, however, he joined Welsh Premier League side

Aberystwyth Town Aberystwyth Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-Droed Tref Aberystwyth) is a Welsh semi-professional Association football, football team, currently playing in the Cymru Premier, the top tier of football in Wales. They are the only top flight men ...

and then Stockport Sports. After scoring 21 goals in 31 matches for Stockport Sports he earned a trial at

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

. His trial was successful and he signed a contract until the end of the 2012–13 season. Marsden failed to extend his stay at Stoke and joined Shrewsbury Town in July 2013 after a trial period. He made his professional debut in a goalless draw against Milton Keynes Dons on 3 August 2013, and appeared again in a League Cup defeat to

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

, but broke a bone in his foot early in the game, an injury which ruled him out for up to eight weeks. On 24 January 2014, Shrewsbury Town confirmed the departure of Marsden by mutual consent. On 4 August 2014 Marsden joined

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side Southport. He moved on loan to Lincoln City for the rest of the season on 12 February 2015. He then had a short spell at

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially kno ...

, making two appearances in August 2015 before joining Welsh side Colwyn Bay. Marsden joined Stockport County in January 2016. In July 2018 he joined

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921 Stalybridge Celtic ...

. He left the club in September 2018.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marsden, John Living people English men's footballers Men's association football forwards English Football League players Wrexham A.F.C. players Celtic F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Aberystwyth Town F.C. players Stockport Sports F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Southport F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players 1992 births Stockport County F.C. players Colwyn Bay F.C. players Telford United F.C. players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Footballers from Liverpool