Benjamin Redwood Sedgemore (born 5 August 1975) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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. He played professionally for

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Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1897 as Mans ...

Peterborough United Peterborough United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The team compete in League One, the third level of the English football league system. Peterborough United formed in ...

, Macclesfield Town, Lincoln City,

Cambridge United Cambridge United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Cambridge, England. They currently compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed the U’s, the club h ...

and

Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town F.C., Ket ...

. He played at non-league level for

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, Havant & Waterlooville, Chelmsford City,

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Boston United Boston United Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Boston, Lincolnshire, England. The club participates in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. The club is known as 'the ...

and Stamford.

Career

He previously played for

, Macclesfield Town, Lincoln City,

and

, and signed for

in November 2006. In January 2006 he joined

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side Havant & Waterlooville initially on loan as cover for

Ian Baird Ian James Baird (born 1 April 1964) is an English former professional footballer whose most notable spells were as a Leeds United player. During his first period at the club he spent a season as captain. He won a player of the year award in h ...

's injury-hit side, making his debut in the 2–1 away defeat to Basingstoke Town on 13 January 2007. He remained with the Hawks until the end of the season, making 20 starts and three substitute appearances in their

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campaign. In the summer of 2007 he linked up with his ex-Canvey Island manager Jeff King at Chelmsford City but departed in October. In December 2007, he linked up with

and helped them to win promotion. In January 2009, Sedgemore was released by

. His next port of call was a brief three-month stay with

before signing for Stamford. He retired at the end of the 2010–11 season.

Personal life

By the time Sedgemore had retired from professional football, he had secured a BSc in Psychology and Law and a Masters from Loughborough University in Fiancé, Marketing And Management (as well as a host of coaching qualifications). He later moved into event management – becoming CEO of a global event management company for 7 years. After 11 years in events, he moved to MM Flowers as Head of Commercial. His arrival coincided with significant growth for the company, as they assumed the status as the largest supplier of cut flowers in the UK Market within his first four years at the Company.

References

External links

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Lincoln City F.C. Official Archive ProfileHavant & Waterlooville Official Web-site ProfilePFA interview on degree studies, May 2004Discusses role on PFA Management Committee, early 2007Unofficial Ben Sedgemore Profile
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sedgemore, Ben 1975 births Footballers from Wolverhampton Living people English men's footballers Northampton Town F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Peterborough United F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Canvey Island F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Rushden & Diamonds F.C. players Havant & Waterlooville F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players King's Lynn F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Stamford A.F.C. players Alumni of Loughborough University Men's association football midfielders English Football League players