Ben Thatcher

Ben Thatcher
Personal information
Full name Benjamin David Thatcher[1]
Date of birth (1975-11-30) 30 November 1975 (age 48)[1]
Place of birth Swindon, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
000?–1992 Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Millwall 90 (1)
1996–2000 Wimbledon 86 (0)
2000–2003 Tottenham Hotspur 36 (0)
2003–2004 Leicester City 29 (1)
2004–2007 Manchester City 47 (0)
2007–2008 Charlton Athletic 22 (0)
2008–2010 Ipswich Town 20 (0)
Total 330 (2)
International career
1995–1997 England U21 4 (0)
2004–2005 Wales 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benjamin David Thatcher (born 30 November 1975) is a former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

He played for a number of English clubs, and has featured in more than 300 English league games, all of which were in the top two leagues in the country, notably spending time in the Premier League with Wimbledon, Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City and Manchester City. He also played for Millwall, Charlton Athletic and Ipswich Town. He represented England's under-21 national team on four occasions, but chose to represent the senior Wales national team, for whom he earned seven caps.

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 414. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.