Ben Herd

Watford

Born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, Herd began his career as a trainee at Watford. He signed his first professional contract with the Championship club in March 2003, but was released two years later, having never played a game for the club.

Shrewsbury Town

In June 2005, Herd signed for League Two club Shrewsbury Town, following a recommendation from Herd's former Watford manager Ray Lewington. He made his Shrewsbury début on 6 August in a 1–0 defeat at home to Rochdale. He was almost ever-present for Shrewsbury in his first season with the club.

In the 2006–07 season injuries restricted Herd to 31 league appearances. However, he was a late inclusion in the Shrewsbury side for the League Two play-off final at Wembley, after Luke Jones picked up an injury in the warm-up; Shrewsbury lost the game 3–1. He signed a fresh two-year contract at the end of the season. In the 2007–08 season, Herd was again almost ever-present, missing only one league match through suspension. The 2008–09 season started well for Herd, but a suspension meant that he was replaced by Darren Moss. Moss maintained a rich vein of form, resulting in Herd making only five further appearances after mid-November; he was released at the season's end.

Aldershot Town

After receiving interest from numerous clubs, Herd signed a two-year contract with League Two side Aldershot Town in July 2009, to his great relief. He was voted Aldershot Town's player of the season in…

In May 2019 Herd was named as the new manager of Hertford Town. Herd also regularly plays for Hertford - making over 200 appearances for the club.

In the summer of 2009, Herd helped to coach Shropshire youngsters, along with teammates David Edwards, Gavin Cowan, Stuart Whitehead and Ben Davies.