Ben Herd

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Ben Herd
Personal information
Full name	Ben Herd
Date of birth	21 June 1985 (1985-06-21) (age 22)
Place of birth	Welwyn, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Shrewsbury Town
Number	12
Youth clubs
	Watford
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004–2005 2005–	Watford Shrewsbury Town	000 (0) 122 (3)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:35, 25 May 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Ben Herd (born 21 June 1985 in Welwyn, 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 on 6 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.

[edit] External links

• Ben Herd career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e Shrewsbury Town F.C. – current squad 1 Garner • 2 Moss • 5 Kempson • 6 Hunt • 7 Pugh • 8 Langmead • 9 Hibbert • 10 Constable • 12 Herd • 14 Davies • 17 Humphrey • 18 Leslie • 19 Madjo • 21 Bevan • 23 Tierney • 28 McIntyre • 33 Meredith • –– Hindmarch • –– Murray • Manager: Simpson

Persondata
NAME	Herd, Ben
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1985-06-21
PLACE OF BIRTH	Welwyn, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH