Willie Marshall (Scottish footballer)

Willie Marshall
Personal information
Full name William Forsyth Marshall[1]
Date of birth (1933-05-09)9 May 1933
Place of birth Rutherglen, Scotland
Date of death December 2021(2021-12-00) (aged 88)
Place of death Derbyshire, England
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Rutherglen Glencairn
1957–1959 Bradford City 33 (16)
1959–1960 Swindon Town 30 (12)
Chesterfield
Total 63 (28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Forsyth Marshall (9 May 1933 – December 2021) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a centre forward.

Career

Born in Rutherglen, Marshall joined Bradford City from Rutherglen Glencairn in January 1957.[2] He made 33 league appearances for the club, scoring 16 goals; he also played in 1 FA Cup match, scoring 3 goals.[3] He left the club in February 1959 to join Swindon Town,[2] for whom he made 30 league appearances (scoring 1 goal), as well as 1 League Cup game, before moving to Chesterfield.[4]

Death

Marshall died in Derbyshire, England in December 2021, at the age of 88.[1]

Sources

  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903-1988. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

References

  1. ^ a b "Willie Marshall". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b Frost, p. 402
  3. ^ Frost, p. 385
  4. ^ "Profile". Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2019.


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