Background
Price was born in Coven, near Wolverhampton, and began his football career as a trainee with Bolton Wanderers.
Price was born in Coven, near Wolverhampton, and began his football career as a trainee with Bolton Wanderers.
He was on the books of Birmingham City, but without playing in the League, and played non-League football for Stafford Rangers, Telford United, Tamworth and Hinckley United. He then joined Stafford Rangers, where he made 294 consecutive appearances beginning with his debut game in August 1988. After six seasons and 325 appearances, he joined Division Two club Birmingham City in 1994 for an initial fee of £20,000.
Price was an unused substitute for all the promotion campaign of 65 appearances Desire for regular football prompted a move to Macclesfield Town, where he was first choice for more than five years.
Voted in the conference team of the year 2 years consecutively in 1996-1997 and 1997-1998, and Match magazine player of the month in 1998. Price changed division in three consecutive seasons with the Silkmen, winning consecutive promotions from the Football Conference and Division Three in 1996-1997 and 1997-1998, followed by relegation in 1998-1999.
Price joined Conference club Telford United in December 1999, where he spent nearly two and a half years before a move back to Stafford Rangers in November 2001 as both player and community officer He left Stafford for the second time in March 2004 when he went back to Conference football with Tamworth.
He made 18 appearances in all competitions before being released in September 2006.
Price has been capped by England at semi-professional level six times. Price was the first player to represent England whilst a semi professional and then play in the football league before returning to the semi professional level after 5 years as a professional and gain a further 3 England caps "this has not been replicated since".