Ryan Price

Ryan Price (born 13 March 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Macclesfield Town.[2] He was on the books of Birmingham City, but without playing in the League, and played non-League football for Stafford Rangers, Macclesfield Town, Telford United, Tamworth and Hinckley United.

For the British racehorse trainer, see Ryan Price (trainer). For the American soccer player, see Ryan Price (soccer).

Ryan Price
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-03-13) 13 March 1970[1]
Place of birth Coven, Staffordshire, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
– Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1994 Stafford Rangers 246 (0)
1994–1996 Birmingham City 0 (0)
1996–1999 Macclesfield Town 159 (0)
1999–2001 Telford United 58 (0)
2001–2004 Stafford Rangers
2004–2005 Tamworth 42 (0)
2005–2006 Hinckley United 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Price was born in Coven, near Wolverhampton, and began his football career as a trainee with Bolton Wanderers.[1] He then joined Stafford Rangers, where he made 294 consecutive appearances beginning with his debut game in August 1988. After six seasons and 325 appearances,[3] he joined Second Division club Birmingham City in 1994 for an initial fee of £20,000.[4]

Price's time at Birmingham City was mostly spent as an understudy to first-choice goalkeeper Ian Bennett; his only first-team appearance came in the Associate Members' Cup in September 1994,[1] but he received a winners' medal in that competition as an unused substitute in the final.[5] Desire for regular football prompted a move to Macclesfield Town, where he was first choice for most of his four-year spell.[6] Price won the 1995–96 FA Trophy with Macclesfield,[5] and went on to change division in three consecutive seasons, winning consecutive promotions from the Football Conference and Third Division in 1996–97 and 1997–98 followed by relegation in 1998–99.[6]

Price joined Conference club Telford United in December 1999, where he spent nearly two years[7] before moving back to Stafford Rangers in November 2001 as player and community officer. He left Stafford for the second time in March 2004 to return to Conference football with Tamworth.[3][8]

Released by Tamworth at the end of the 2004–05 season,[9] Price signed for their local rivals Hinckley United, and made 18 appearances in all competitions before being released in September 2006.[10]

Price was capped six times for the England semi-professional representative team.[3]

Sources

Infobox stats

  • Stafford Rangers (Conference):[11]
  • Birmingham City, Telford United:[7]
  • Macclesfield Town:[6]
  • Tamworth:[12]
  • Hinckley United:[13]

References
  1. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  2. "Ryan Price". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  3. "Player Profile Ryan Price". NonLeague Daily. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  4. "Sporting Digest: Football". The Independent. 8 August 1994. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  5. Stoner, Colin (31 January 2004). "Omens look good for Price as Stafford relive their golden FA Trophy heyday". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 17 February 2010 – via NewsBank.
  6. "Manager and player profiles: PQ". The Silkmen Archives. Macclesfield Town F.C. and Geoffrey Knights. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  7. "Games played by Ryan Price in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  8. McLean, Dave (11 March 2004). "Ex-keeper says he was forced out". Staffordshire Newsletter. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  9. "Price: 'I'm sorry'". The Visitor. Morecambe. 27 April 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  10. "Ryan Price Past Player Profile". Hinckley United F.C. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  11. Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams. p. 619. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
  12. "Games played by Ryan Price in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  13. "Hinckley United Player Statistics Season 2005–2006". Hinckley United F.C. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
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