Southport Marsh joined Conference side Southport on a free transfer on 18 May 2000 and spent just over a year there, playing 37 times and scoring seven times. Boston United On 9 June 2001, Marsh joined another ambitious Conference outfit, this time Boston United, who paid Southport £15,000. Marsh's experience helped guide Boston to the Conference title, but once again he had to leave as he was not allowed to join his Boston teammates in league football. He played seven times for Boston, scoring once against Chester, but was a major influence within the Boston camp. Accrington Stanley Marsh's last move was to another ambitious club, Accrington Stanley. Accrington won the Northern Premier League that season, thus gaining promotion to the Conference. Marsh ended his career after one season at the Crown Ground on 2 June 2003. Coaching career After retiring from playing, Marsh was on the coaching staff of Southport. In 2008, Northwich Victoria appointed him as their first-team coach. He quit Northwich to become assistant manager at Bradford Park Avenue in November 2008. Later that month, he was appointed caretaker manager of Park Avenue after Dave Cameron resigned following a defeat against bottom-placed Witton Albion, he shared the role with goalkeeping coach Gary Stokes because he had commitments in Spain. Marsh is currently the head academy coach of Accrington & Rossendale College in East Lancashire. Marsh combines this role with his academy coaching job at Liverpool's under-16's and with his Master's football commitments. In May 2011 Liverpool announced he was to move up to coaching the under-18 side. Marsh moved up to first-team coach at Liverpool before his departure from the club was announced in June 2015. On 9 November 2015, Marsh joined Huddersfield Town as a coach under new manager David Wagner. In March 2016, it was announced that Marsh would leave Huddersfield to take up a similar position with the England national under-17 football team. On 13 June 2019, Marsh was named assistant first-team coach to Steve Cooper at Swansea City. In December 2021, he returned to his North West roots to become the new first team coach to Ryan Lowe at Preston North End. Honours 1991–92 FA Cup with Liverpool 1999-00 Football Conference with Kidderminster Harriers 2001–02 Football Conference with Boston United 2002–03 Northern Premier League with Accrington Stanley References External links LFChistory.net player profile Mike Marsh index at Sporting-heroes.net 1969 births Living people English