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词条 Ben Thatcher
释义

  1. Career

     Millwall  Wimbledon  Tottenham Hotspur  Leicester City  Manchester City  Charlton Athletic  Ipswich Town 

  2. International career

  3. Statistics

  4. Honours

  5. References

  6. External links

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| caption = Thatcher during his Millwall days
| fullname = Benjamin David Thatcher[1]
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}[1]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1975|11|30}}[1]
| birth_place = Swindon, England
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Left back
| youthyears1 = {{0|000}}?–1992
| youthclubs1 = Millwall
| years1 = 1992–1996
| years2 = 1996–2000
| years3 = 2000–2003
| years4 = 2003–2004
| years5 = 2004–2007
| years6 = 2007–2008
| years7 = 2008–2010
| clubs1 = Millwall
| clubs2 = Wimbledon
| clubs3 = Tottenham Hotspur
| clubs4 = Leicester City
| clubs5 = Manchester City
| clubs6 = Charlton Athletic
| clubs7 = Ipswich Town
| caps1 = 90 | goals1 = 1
| caps2 = 86 | goals2 = 0
| caps3 = 36 | goals3 = 0
| caps4 = 29 | goals4 = 1
| caps5 = 47 | goals5 = 0
| caps6 = 22 | goals6 = 0
| caps7 = 20 | goals7 = 0
| totalcaps = 330 | totalgoals = 2
| nationalyears1 = 1995–1997
| nationalyears2 = 2004–2005
| nationalteam1 = England U21
| nationalteam2 = Wales
| nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 18:20, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 18:20,03 September 2009 (UTC)
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Benjamin David Thatcher (born 30 November 1975 in Swindon, Wiltshire) is a former footballer. He played for a number of English clubs, and has featured in more than 300 English league games from his position as a left-sided defender, all of which were in the top two leagues in the country.

He represented England's under-21 national team on four occasions, but chose to represent the Wales national team in his senior years, for whom he earned seven caps.

Career

As a youth, Thatcher played Sunday League football for various amateur teams in London, before attending the Football Association (FA)'s School of Excellence at Lilleshall.[2]

Millwall

Upon graduation, he signed his first professional contract with Millwall, making his debut in the 1993–94 season at the age of 18.The following season, he established himself in the Millwall first team, and scored his first goal as a professional. He made more than 100 appearances for Millwall, and won their Player of the Year award for the 1995–96 season.[3]

Wimbledon

In the 1996 close season, he was transferred to Wimbledon F.C. for a fee of more than £1.8million - making him Wimbledon's first million-pound signing and doubling the club's previous record fee which had been paid for Efan Ekoku three years earlier.[4]

In his first season at Wimbledon, Thatcher made only nine appearances, but played more regularly in subsequent seasons. He was banned for two matches in January 2000 for elbowing Nicky Summerbee of Sunderland to the head in the build-up to a goal;[5] the incident was missed by the referee but action was taken by the governing body following a video review.[6] After Wimbledon's relegation from the Premiership at the end of the 1999–2000 season, Thatcher moved to Tottenham Hotspur.

Tottenham Hotspur

Thatcher cost Tottenham Hotspur a fee of around £5 million in the Summer of 2000. A few months after the transfer, Spurs manager George Graham was sacked, and Thatcher featured less frequently under successor Glenn Hoddle, though he was a member of the Spurs team for the 2002 League Cup final.

Leicester City

He subsequently moved to Leicester City in a £300,000 transfer deal in the summer 2003,[7] immediately proceeding to attack Glenn Hoddle's style of management.[8]

After a single season at Leicester, Thatcher once again found himself in the arms of a relegated club, and moved to Manchester City. He scored once in the league for Leicester, in a 4–4 draw with his former club Spurs.[9]

Manchester City

His move to Manchester City cost around £100,000. His Manchester City debut came on the opening day of the 2004–05 season against Fulham. He was initially the first choice left-back at Manchester City, but a combination of injuries and the emergence of Stephen Jordan limited him to 21 appearances in his first season for the club. In January 2005 Thatcher nearly joined Fulham for a fee of £500,000 after a series of burglaries unsettled his family, but the move fell through.[7][10] His second Manchester City season followed a similar pattern to the first, with most of his 19 starts coming in the first half of the season.

Thatcher gained notoriety on 23 August 2006, in a game between Manchester City and Portsmouth. Whilst challenging with Pedro Mendes for a loose ball Thatcher viciously and intentionally led with his elbow, knocking Mendes into the advertising hoardings rendering him unconscious. Mendes required oxygen at pitchside and suffered a seizure while being transferred to hospital, where he spent the night. Mendes was discharged from hospital the next day, but remained under medical supervision.[11] Thatcher was not sent off by referee Dermot Gallagher but given just a yellow card, but he was investigated by the FA as a result of the challenge. He was disciplined and his barrister, Rupert Bowers, read a written apology following the hearing.[12] Greater Manchester Police noted receipt of many "statements of complaint" and also chose to investigate the matter.[13] On 30 August, Manchester City announced that Thatcher would be banned for six matches, two of which would be suspended, and fined six weeks' wages for the challenge.[14] This punishment is separate from the sanctions made by the FA, who suspended Thatcher for eight matches, with a further fifteen game suspended ban for two years.[15] Mendes shook hands with Thatcher pre-match when they next faced one another in January 2007,[16][17] despite claiming beforehand that he would not do so.[18]

Thatcher also faced possible action from Lancashire Police over a clash with ex-Blackburn Rovers player Ralph Welch during a reserve game at Ewood Park in February 2006.[19]

Charlton Athletic

He signed for Charlton Athletic on 11 January 2007 for a reported fee of £500,000, which could rise to £750,000 depending on appearances.[20] He played his first match for Charlton Athletic on 23 January 2007 against Middlesbrough;

[21] the team were relegated from the Premier League at the end of the season.

Ipswich Town

Thatcher joined Ipswich Town on 14 August 2008 on a one-year contract with an option to extend it for a further year.[22] His contract was terminated by Roy Keane on 26 February 2010,[23] due to his refusal to move closer to the club.

International career

During his time at Wimbledon, Thatcher played for the England under-21 team four times.[24] However, in 2004 he opted to play for Wales, for whom he qualifies due to his Welsh grandmother.[25] His debut international performance came against Hungary, in a 2–1 victory in March 2004, and by October 2004 he had earned seven caps for Wales.

In October 2004, John Toshack was appointed new Welsh national team coach, but Thatcher did not play any games under Toshack, due to suspensions and injuries. Thatcher did not play Wales' 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against England and Poland in early September 2005 on grounds of injury, while playing full-time three days later when Manchester City met cross-city rivals Manchester United. This angered Toshack, and Thatcher was categorically left out of the Welsh national team in September 2005.[26]

Statistics

{{updated|19 April 2009}}
Club Performance
ClubSeasonLeague[27]FA CupLeague CupEuropeOthers[28]Total
AppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoalsAppGoals
Millwall F.C.1993–948010000010100
1994–9540140400000481
1995–9642020200000460
Subtotal 90 1 7 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 104 1
Wimbledon F.C.1996–97900000000090
1997–9826030300000320
1998–9931020700000400
1999–200020000200000220
Subtotal 86 0 5 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 103 0
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.2000–0112000300000150
2001–0212020300000170
2002–0312010100000140
Subtotal 36 0 3 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 46 0
Leicester City F.C.2003–0429100000000291
Subtotal 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 1
Manchester City F.C.2004–0518010200000210
2005–0618000100000190
2006–0711000000000110
Subtotal 47 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 51 0
Charlton Athletic F.C.2006–0711000000000110
2007–0811000000000110
Subtotal 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0
Ipswich Town F.C.2008–0920010200000230
Subtotal 20 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 0
Career total330217030000103782

Honours

  • League Cup
    • 2001–02 runners-up, with Tottenham Hotspur

References

1. ^{{Cite book | editor-first = Barry J. | editor-last = Hugman | title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004 | year = 2003 | publisher = Queen Anne Press | isbn = 1-85291-651-6 | page = 414}}
2. ^{{cite news | title=Profile:Ben Thatcher | work=Match programme, Manchester City v Birmingham City | publisher=Manchester City FC | page=29 |date=17 December 2005}}
3. ^{{cite web | title=Ben Thatcher | url=http://www.millwall-history.co.uk/BenThatcher.htm | work=The Millwall History Files | accessdate=3 October 2006}}
4. ^[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-pounds-26m-bowyer-signs-for-leeds-1327284.html Football: £2.6m Bowyer signs for Leeds]
5. ^{{cite web|title=Ben Thatcher of Wimbledon Nicky Summerbee of Sunderland |url=https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/ben-thatcher-of-wimbledon-elbows-nicky-summerbee-of-news-photo/1207440#jan-2000-ben-thatcher-of-wimbledon-elbows-nicky-summerbee-of-during-picture-id1207440|publisher=Allsport / Getty Images |date=3 January 2000|accessdate=11 September 2018}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Thatcher banned for two matches|url=https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2000/jan/12/newsstory.sport5|work=The Guardian |date=12 January 2000|accessdate=11 September 2018}}
7. ^{{cite web | title=Player Profile : Ben Thatcher | url=http://www.4thegame.com/club/manchester-city-fc/player-profile/1028/benthatcher.html | work=4thegame | publisher=Fast Web Media Ltd | accessdate=1 September 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050404010926/http://www.4thegame.com/club/manchester-city-fc/player-profile/1028/benthatcher.html |archivedate=2005-04-04}}
8. ^{{cite web | title=Thatcher snipes at Hoddle | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/3085895.stm | work=BBC Sport | publisher=BBC |date=2003-07-22 | accessdate=1 October 2006}}
9. ^{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/3496755.stm|title=Tottenham 4-4 Leicester|publisher=BBC |date=22 February 2004 |accessdate=4 September 2009}}
10. ^{{cite news|title=Thatcher not joining|url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/news/2005/january/25/thatcher-not-joining|publisher=Fulham Official Website|date=25 January 2005|accessdate=11 April 2014}}
11. ^{{cite web | author=James Ducker | title=Thatcher could face police investigation | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,6751-2326867,00.html | work=Times Online | publisher=Times Newspapers Ltd |date=2006-08-24 | accessdate=24 August 2006 | location=London}}
12. ^{{cite web|title=Thatcher receives eight-match ban |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2006/SPORT/football/09/12/england.thatcher/index.html |work=CNN |date=12 September 2006|accessdate=11 September 2018}}
13. ^{{cite web|title=Police, FA investigate Thatcher 'tackle' |url=http://www.setanta.com/portal/article/football::england?open&articleid=3851efc889b34dc9802571d40040b7e9 |work=Setanta Sports |publisher=Setanta |date=2006-08-24 |accessdate=24 August 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060908042921/http://www.setanta.com/portal/article/football%3A%3Aengland?open&articleid=3851efc889b34dc9802571d40040b7e9 |archivedate= 8 September 2006 |deadurl=yes |df= }}
14. ^{{cite web | title=Man City hand Thatcher ban & fine | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/5300184.stm | work=BBC Sport | publisher=BBC |date=2006-08-30 | accessdate=30 August 2006| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20060902183826/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/5300184.stm| archivedate= 2 September 2006 | deadurl= no}}
15. ^{{cite web | title=Thatcher banned for eight matches | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/5339964.stm | work=BBC Sport | publisher=BBC |date=2006-09-12 | accessdate=12 August 2006}}
16. ^{{cite web|title=Charlton shock Portsmouth with late winner|url=https://amp.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/soccer/charlton-shock-portsmouth-with-late-winner-294314.html|work=Irish Examiner |date=20 January 2007|accessdate=11 September 2018}}
17. ^{{cite web|title=Soccer - FA Barclays Premiership - Portsmouth v Charlton Athletic - Fratton Park |url=https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/portsmouths-miguel-pedro-mendes-and-charltons-ben-thatcher-news-photo/662198154#portsmouths-miguel-pedro-mendes-and-charltons-ben-thatcher-shake-picture-id662198154|publisher=EMPICS / Getty Images |date=20 January 2007|accessdate=11 September 2018}}
18. ^{{cite web|title=Thatcher? He doesn't exist, says Mendes|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/thatcher-he-doesnt-exist-says-mendes-7255795.html|work=Evening Standard |date=18 January 2007|accessdate=11 September 2018}}
19. ^{{cite web | title=Thatcher faces second elbow probe | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/5323024.stm | work=BBC Sport | publisher=BBC |date=2006-09-07 | accessdate=2 October 2006}}
20. ^{{cite web | title=Thatcher completes Charlton move | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6251225.stm | work=BBC Sport | publisher=BBC |date=2007-01-11 | accessdate=11 January 2007| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070113104345/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/6251225.stm| archivedate= 13 January 2007 | deadurl= no}}
21. ^{{cite web|title=Tactical Formation|work=Football-Lineups.com|url=http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3154.php | accessdate=20 January 2007| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070218022013/http://www.football-lineups.com/wiki/_match3154.php| archivedate= 18 February 2007 | deadurl= no}}
22. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.greenun24.co.uk/content/greenun/sport/football/championship/ipswich-town/story.aspx?brand=EADOnline&category=IpswichTownFC&tBrand=GreenUnOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=IPED14%20Aug%202008%2011%3A44%3A23%3A390 |title=Thatcher deal finally done |accessdate=2008-08-14 |date=2008-08-14 |publisher=Green 'Un |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316153652/http://www.greenun24.co.uk/content/greenun/sport/football/championship/ipswich-town/story.aspx?brand=EADOnline&category=IpswichTownFC&tBrand=GreenUnOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=IPED14%20Aug%202008%2011%3A44%3A23%3A390 |archivedate=16 March 2009 |df=dmy }}
23. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.itfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10272~1978647,00.html |title=Thatcher leaves Town |publisher=Ipswich Town F.C. |date=2010-02-26 |accessdate=2010-02-28 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301075940/http://www.itfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10272~1978647%2C00.html |archivedate= 1 March 2010 |df=dmy }}
24. ^{{cite web|title=Ben Thatcher |work=ESPN Soccernet |publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/profile?id=8150& |accessdate=24 August 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318072200/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/profile?id=8150& |archivedate=18 March 2009 |df=dmy }}
25. ^{{cite web | title=Margetson earns Wales call | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/wales/3519734.stm | work=BBC Sport | publisher=BBC |date=2004-03-17 | accessdate=24 August 2006}}
26. ^{{cite web | title=Toshack slates Thatcher's desire | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4295500.stm | work=BBC Sport | publisher=BBC |date=2005-09-29 | accessdate=23 September 2006}}
27. ^Includes Football League (1993–94 – 1995–96 & 2007–08 – ) and Premier League matches (1996–97 – 2006–07)
28. ^Includes Play-Off, Football League Trophy and FA Community Shield matches

External links

  • {{Soccerbase}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927065030/http://www.charlton-athletic.co.uk/playerdisplay.ink?skip=29&season=2006%2F2007 Official Charlton Athletic F.C. profile]
  • Official Manchester City F.C. profile
  • [https://archive.is/20121223112439/http://www.lcfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10274~6037,00.html Official Leicester City F.C. profile]
  • BBC profile
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