Roger Preece

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Roger Preece
Personal information
Full name Roger Preece
Date of birth June 9, 1969 (1969-06-09) (age 39)
Place of birth    Much Wenlock, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Midfielder/Full back
Club information
Current club Gap Queens Park (club coach)
Youth clubs
1985–1986 Coventry City
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1986–1990
1990–1996
1996–1997
1997
1997–1999
2000–2003
2003–2004		 Wrexham
Chester City
Southport
Telford United
Shrewsbury Town
Telford United
Newtown		 111 0(12)
170 0 (4)
0 9 00(0)
0 800 (1)
052 0 (3)
032 0 (1)
0 1 00(0)   
Teams managed
2003–2006 Newtown

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 22/1/2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Roger Preece (born 9 June 1969, Much Wenlock) was an English professional footballer who mainly played as a midfielder. He played in The Football League for three clubs and has also played and managed in non-league football.

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[edit] Playing and Coaching Career

Preece began his playing days as an apprentice with Coventry City, but in August 1986 he moved to Wrexham. He made more than 100 Football League appearances over the next four years but suffered from a poor disciplinary record, as he was sent off five times [1]. In the summer of 1990 he was released by Wrexham and switched to local rivals Chester City, who were a division higher in the Football League Third Division. He began his Chester days at full back but went on to make his greatest mark as a midfielder [2].

He helped Chester win promotion from Division Three in 1993–94, with Preece scoring in the promotion clincher against Hereford United on 23 April 1994 [3]. He was named player of the season the following campaign [4]. Unfortunately, Preece was to play just one more game for the club as a clattering tackle from Hartlepool United’s Mick Tait [5] on the opening day of 1995–96 ruled him out of action for the remainder of the season. He eventually left the club in October 1996 after failing to recover [6], spending the remainder of the season with GM Vauxhall Conference sides Southport and Telford United.

In June 1997 Preece returned to The Football League as player-coach with Shrewsbury Town [7]. In 2000 he teamed up again with boss Jake King at Telford United, where the pair worked together until Preece became Newtown manager in June 2003 [8]. He remained in charge until October 2006, leaving after a 6–0 loss to Rhyl [9]. He is now a coach with Wrexham based side Gap Queens Park [10], as well as with Wrexham’s centre of excellence [11],

[edit] Honours

Chester City

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, p.108. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  2. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, p.108. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  3. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, p.117. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  4. ^ Club Records: Player of the Season. chester-city.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
  5. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, p.121. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  6. ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997, p.122. ISBN 1-874427-52-6. 
  7. ^ Jolly Roger. chester-city.co.uk (see 27 June). Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
  8. ^ "Newtown appoint Preece", BBC Sport, 2003-06-04. Retrieved on 2008-01-22. 
  9. ^ "Welsh Premier Roundup", BBC Wales, 2006-10-23. Retrieved on 2008-01-22. 
  10. ^ First team coaching staff. gapqueensparkfc.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
  11. ^ Centre of excellence – the story to date. Wrexham FC official website. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.