Marley Watkins

Marley Watkins

Personal information
Full name	Marley Joseph Watkins[1]
Date of birth	17 October 1990 (1990-10-17) (age 21)
Place of birth	Lewisham, London, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Bath City
Number	18
Youth career
000?–2007	Swansea City
2007–2008	Cheltenham Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008–2011	Cheltenham Town	26	(1)
2010–2011	→ Bath City (loan)	22	(3)
2011–	Bath City	12	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:44, 16 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Marley Joseph Watkins (born 17 October 1990) is an English footballer who plays for Bath City, after signing permanently from Cheltenham Town in January 2011. He plays as a midfielder on the left or right wing.

Personal life

Born in London, Watkins grew up in Swansea. Through his parents, he also qualifies to play for Wales and France.^[2]

Career

Watkins started his career as a youth player at Swansea City but was released and instead joined Cheltenham Town in 2007. He made a few substitute appearances during Cheltenham's pre-season friendlies in the build up to the 2008–09 campaign. On 9 August 2008, he made his first senior appearance for the club, playing in the last ten minutes of the 4–2 defeat at Northampton Town, becoming Cheltenham Town's youngest player. He scored his first professional goal coming on as a substitute against Northampton in the 2009–10 season.

In September 2010, Watkins joined Conference National side Bath City on loan.^[3] Joined Bath City on a permanent basis in January 2011 after a successful loan spell.

Career statistics

As of 22 September 2010.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Cheltenham Town	2008–09	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
	2009–10	13	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	1
	2010–11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Subtotal	25	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	27	1
Bath City (loan)	2010–11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		25	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	27	1

References

1. ^ "Search births indexes 1837 - 2006". Findmypast.co.uk. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2010-09-25. 
2. ^ "Marley Watkins signs contract at Robins". Cheltenham Town F.C.. 2009-03-03. http://www.ctfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10434~1577368,00.html. Retrieved 2010-09-25. 
3. ^ "One in, one out at Bath City". The Bath Chronicle. 2010-09-23. http://www.thisisbath.co.uk/bathcitynews/Bath-City/article-2681564-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2010-09-23. 

External links

• Marley Watkins career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Marley Watkins
Alternative names
Short description	Footballer
Date of birth	17 October 1990
Place of birth	Lewisham, London, England
Date of death
Place of death