1. Benjamin Paul Futcher was born on 20 February 1981 and is an English football coach and former professional footballer, he works for the Football Association as a youth coach developer.
19 Facts About Ben Futcher
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Ben Futcher has played for Oldham Athletic, Stalybridge Celtic, Doncaster Rovers, Boston United, Grimsby Town, Peterborough United, Bury, Oxford United, Mansfield Town, AFC Telford United, Macclesfield Town and FC Halifax Town.
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Ben Futcher is the son of former professional footballer, defender Paul Futcher.
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Ben Futcher was assistant manager of Mansfield Town, following his then-manager at Swindon Town, David Flitcroft, who was appointed to Mansfield Town on 1 March 2018, until the contracts of both were terminated 14 May 2019.
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Ben Futcher struggled to grasp first team opportunities at Boundary Park and in August 2001 was made available for a loan transfer to gain experience.
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Ben Futcher linked up with Stalybridge Celtic, the club being managed by his father Paul, where he spent three months on loan, making 17 appearances and scoring once.
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Ben Futcher went on to play in ten games for the Celtic, before joining fellow Conference side Doncaster Rovers.
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On 12 January 2006, Ben Futcher called time on his Boston career, and moved onto yet another Lincolnshire club.
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Ben Futcher found it rather hard to break into the Grimsby side and often had to play second fiddle to Justin Whittle and Rob Jones.
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The Mariners however failed to earn promotion, losing to Cheltenham Town in the final, thus meaning Ben Futcher had now been on the losing team in a League Two play-off final, 3 times in the past 4 seasons.
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Ben Futcher then went and signed a contract with Peterborough United.
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Ben Futcher linked up with Keith Alexander, but United achieved nothing that season, and with the installation of Darren Ferguson as manager, following Alexander's departure, Ben Futcher left at the end of that season.
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On 11 November 2010 Ben Futcher signed for fellow Football League Two side Oxford United on loan.
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Ben Futcher returned to Bury on 4 January 2011 having played six games during his eight-week loan period.
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Ben Futcher assisted Peter Shirtliff as joint-caretaker manager before the appointment of Kevin Blackwell.
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In June 2015 Ben Futcher was made Assistant Manager to David Flitcroft after Chris Brass was made Head of Football Operations.
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On 9 August 2024, Ben Futcher stepped up to take interim charge of the England U21 squad following Lee Carsley's own interim appointment with the senior side.
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Ben Futcher is studying part-time for a bachelor's degree in Sports Performance at the University of Salford.
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In January 2011 Ben Futcher was rocked by the death of close friend and former Lincoln and Macclesfield teammate Richard Butcher, in September 2012 he still claimed he is still affected by the passing of Butcher.