Francis Marshall (1904 – 14 July 1928) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford and Gillingham as an inside forward. He made over 100 appearances for the latter club.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Marshall[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1904[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Shettleston, Scotland[2] | ||
| Date of death | 14 July 1928 (aged 24)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward, right half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shawfield | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Shettleston | |||
| Rangers | 0 | (0) | |
| Falkirk | 15 | (4) | |
| 1924–1927 | Gillingham | 101 | (16) |
| 1927–1928 | Brentford | 21 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Marshall began his career in Scotland as a youth with Shawfield Juniors and progressed to play for hometown club Shettleston.[4] He had trial spells with Scottish league clubs Rangers, Falkirk and Partick Thistle, before moving to England to join Third Division South club Gillingham in 1924.[1] He flourished under Harry Curtis' management and made over 100 appearances for the Gills.[5] Curtis departed Priestfield in May 1926 to take over the manager's job at league rivals Brentford and Marshall followed in January 1927 for a £500 fee.[1] He took over as the team's right half for the remainder of the 1926–27 season and made 21 appearances.[6] He failed to make an appearance during the 1927–28 season due to illness.[1]
Personal life edit
Marshall was a freemason.[7] He returned to Glasgow for a summer holiday in 1927 and caught tuberculosis, from which he died in July 1928.[1]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gillingham | 1924–25[5] | Third Division South | 41 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 48 | 2 |
| 1925–26[5] | 39 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 6 | ||
| 1926–27[5] | 21 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 4 | ||
| Total | 101 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 114 | 20 | ||
| Brentford | 1926–27[6] | Third Division South | 21 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| Career total | 122 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 135 | 20 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ a b Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ "Brentford Player Dead. Frank Marshall Succumbs To Long Illness In Scotland". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 20 July 1928.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham. p. 197. ISBN 9781905891610. OCLC 841581272.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d "Gillingham FC Career Details – Frank Marshall". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 369. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Lodge-Shettleston-Saint-John 128". lodge-shettleston-saint-john-128.masonic-website.org. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
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