Michael Andrew Marsh (born 21 July 1969) is an English football coach and former professional player. Marsh came through the ranks at

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and was part of their 1992

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-winning side. He notably played in the

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for The Reds as well as

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and

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before a spell in

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with

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. He went on to play in the Football League with

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and then in Non-League with

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, Barrow,

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and

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. Marsh moved into management and had spells in charge of

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, Bradford Park Avenue and

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.He was a first-team coach at Liverpool between 2011 and 2015, working under Kenny Dalglish and

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, before joining

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as a coach in November 2015.
Huddersfield Town AFC. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 9 November 2015. He left in May 2016 to take up a coaching role with the England under-17s, and was an assistant coach at Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City between 2019 and 2021.

Playing career

Liverpool

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or full-back, he was spotted playing for his local side Kirkby Town by Liverpool reserve team coach

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, who advised manager Kenny Dalglish to sign the talented youngster, which he did on 21 August 1987. Marsh made his Liverpool debut on 1 March 1989 in the 2–0 win over

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, when he came on as a 58th-minute substitute for

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. Marsh graduated from the reserves and established himself as a first-team regular in the 1991–92 season. His first goal also came during this season, in one of the most memorable matches ever played at Anfield, on 6 November 1991 in a

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second round second leg tie against

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. The game saw Liverpool turn a 2–0 deficit from the first leg in France into a 3–2 aggregate win. Marsh's 29th-minute equaliser swung the game in Liverpool's favour. Marsh was an unused substitute in the

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and picked up a winners medal as Liverpool beat Sunderland 2–0. He continued to be a regular squad member in

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and began the 1993–94 season in style with a great curled goal in a 5–0 win at

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, but

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allowed him to leave within days of that goal when he joined

as a makeweight (along with David Burrows) in the deal that took

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to Anfield. Marsh had appeared 101 times for Liverpool and scored six goals.

West Ham United

Marsh signed for West Ham United on 17 September 1993 and made his debut the following day in the 2–0 win over

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at Ewood Park. Marsh's time at Upton Park was short-lived. He spent fifteen months at the club, during which he made 61 appearances, scoring twice.

Coventry City

signed Marsh for £450,000 on 30 December 1994 but he was soon on the move again after nineteen games and two goals in six months at

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Galatasaray

It was the manager who had allowed him to leave Liverpool, Graeme Souness, who wanted Marsh's signature. He got it for £500,000 on 26 June 1995, taking Marsh to Turkish side

. Marsh played three times in two and a half months for the team from

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before he was on the move yet again to

, whose newly installed manager was Marsh's ex-Liverpool teammate

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Southend United

Marsh signed for the Shrimpers on 3 September 1995 for £500,000. Marsh made his debut on 9 September 1995 in the 1–0 defeat to Sunderland at

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. Marsh had two good seasons at the

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club, appearing in seventy-five league games and scoring ten times. The second of these seasons saw Southend relegated to the

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, the third tier of English football. Things got worse for Marsh as he picked up a knee injury which ultimately and prematurely ended his professional career. He had played ninety seven times for Southend, scoring thirteen goals.

Barrow and Kidderminster Harriers

As part of the insurance payout Marsh received when he retired, he was required to never play league football again, so he spent the remainder of his playing career in non-league. The first non-league side he signed for was Barrow, where he stayed for six months before moving to the ambitious Midlands club

on 19 November 1999. Kidderminster were managed by former Liverpool teammate, and the man Marsh had replaced when making his debut,

. The Harriers were in the Conference looking to gain

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status for the first time in the club's history. They achieved their dream by the end of Marsh's first season for the club, but due to the terms of the insurance claim, Marsh could not follow Mølby and his teammates into league football and had to leave after 24 league appearances, in which he hit the net four times.

Southport

Marsh joined Conference side

on a free transfer on 18 May 2000 and spent just over a year there, playing 37 times and scoring seven times.

Boston United

On 9 June 2001, Marsh joined another ambitious Conference outfit, this time

, who paid Southport £15,000. Marsh's experience helped guide Boston to the Conference title, but once again he had to leave as he was not allowed to join his Boston teammates in league football. He played seven times for Boston, scoring once against Chester, but was a major influence within the Boston camp.

Accrington Stanley

Marsh's last move was to another ambitious club,

. Accrington won the Northern Premier League that season, thus gaining promotion to the Conference. Marsh ended his career after one season at the Crown Ground on 2 June 2003.

Coaching career

After retiring from playing, Marsh was on the coaching staff of Southport. In 2008,

appointed him as their first-team coach. He quit Northwich to become assistant manager at Bradford Park Avenue in November 2008. Later that month, he was appointed caretaker manager of Park Avenue after Dave Cameron resigned following a defeat against bottom-placed

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, he shared the role with goalkeeping coach Gary Stokes because he had commitments in Spain. Marsh is currently the head academy coach of Accrington & Rossendale College in East Lancashire. Marsh combines this role with his academy coaching job at Liverpool's under-16's and with his Master's football commitments. In May 2011 Liverpool announced he was to move up to coaching the under-18 side. Marsh moved up to first-team coach at

before his departure from the club was announced in June 2015. On 9 November 2015, Marsh joined

as a coach under new manager David Wagner. In March 2016, it was announced that Marsh would leave Huddersfield to take up a similar position with the

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. On 13 June 2019, Marsh was named assistant first-team coach to Steve Cooper at Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City. In December 2021, he returned to his North West roots to become the new first team coach to

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at Preston North End.https://www.pnefc.net/news/2021/december/mike-marsh-arrives-as-first-team-coach/, Mike Marsh arrives as First Team Coach, Preston North End FC, 7 December 2021

Honours

* 1991–92

with

* 1999-00

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with

* 2001–02

with

* 2002–03 Northern Premier League with

References

External links

LFChistory.net player profile
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Mike Marsh index at Sporting-heroes.net
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