What key details about ben seddon  can be extracted from the following bio?  Bio: ben seddon -lrb- born 5 february 1952 -rrb- is a footballer who played as a central defender in the football league for tranmere rovers . as a teenager , seddon represented bootle schoolboys who reached the w r williams memorial cup final , when his team played against the english trophy finalists liverpool at anfield in front of 1,561 spectators and won . upon leaving school , seddon signed for southport fc reserves and was an ever present in a team which played in then lancashire league/northern floodlit league for the a and b teams . playing in the team was a young team mate peter withe , who later went on to win the european cup playing for aston villa . in the 1971 -- 72 season , seddon joined formby , who then played in the cheshire league . he scored on his debut on 29 january 1972 , the only goal in a 5 -- 1 home defeat at the hands of a droylsden side whose striker , also called seddon , bagged a hat trick . at the end of the season he had so impressed the management that he became the fourth player on the books to be paid . early in the following season , despite his youth , he was promoted to club captain , running out as skipper for the first time on 9 september at sandbach ramblers . it was during his time at formby fc that former liverpool f.c. captain and the then manager of tranmere rovers , ron yeats offered seddon a professional contract . on 18 april 1973 at the age of 21 , seddon signed professional forms at tranmere rovers who were then playing in the old third division , with big ron at the time being quoted as saying `` i have searched as far afield as scotland for a new centre half and may have found my successor on my own doorstep , this lad has all the makings of a useful centre half . he is tall , very good in the air , and strong in a tackle . he has impressed me more than anyone else and i feel sure that he will develop into a first class player . '' in the team at that time were ronnie moore , steve coppell , ray mathias , mark palios but to name a few . seddon made his league...
- clubs is southport macclesfield town southport newton south liverpool formby tranmere rovers wigan athletic stafford rangers runcorn- caps is 54 1 7 334 53 57- position is central defender- years is 1972 1974 -- 1980 1980 -- 1982 1982 -- 1983 1983 -- -- 1984 1984 1984 1973 1973 -- 1974 1973 -- 1974- birth date is 5 february 1952- fullname is ben seddon- name is ben seddon- birth place is liverpool , england- goals is 7 0 1 49 7 2