- Ben Herd
Infobox Football biography
playername = Ben Herd
fullname = Ben Herd
height = height|ft=5|in=9
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|06|21|df=y
cityofbirth =Welwyn
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Shrewsbury Town
clubnumber = 12
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = Watford
years = 2004–2005
2005–
clubs = Watford
Shrewsbury Town
caps(goals) = 000 (0)
122 (3)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 14:35, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate =Ben Herd (born
21 June 1985 inWelwyn ,Hertfordshire ) is an English footballer who currently plays for Shrewsbury Town. He is a fullback.Herd began his career as a trainee at Watford. He signed his first professional contract with the club, but was released a year later having never played a game for his local club.
In June 2005 Herd signed for Shrewsbury Town, following a recommendation from Herd's former Watford manager
Ray Lewington . He made his Shrewsbury début on6 August 2005 in a 1–0 defeat at home to Rochdale. He was almost ever-present for Shrewsbury in his first season with the club.In the 2006–07 season injuries restricted Herd to 31 league appearances. However he was a late inclusion in the Shrewsbury side for the League 2 playoff final at Wembley, after
Luke Jones picked up an injury in the warm-up. Shrewsbury went on to lose the game 3-1.In the 2007–08 season Herd was again almost ever-present, missing just one league match through suspension.
External links
Read Ben Herd's weekly column on Betting.Betfair where he discusses life at Shrewbury Town: http://betting.betfair.com/football/ben-herd/
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Persondata
NAME= Herd, Ben
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=1985-06-21
PLACE OF BIRTH=Welwyn ,England
DATE OF DEATH=
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