Frank Marshall (footballer, born 1929)

Frank Marshall (26 January 1929 – August 2015) was an English professional football player and manager.

Frank Marshall
Personal information
Date of birth (1929-01-26)26 January 1929[1]
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Date of death August 2015 (2015-09) (aged 86)
Place of death Sweden
Position(s) Wing half
Youth career
Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1951 Scarborough
1951–1957 Rotherham United 117 (5)
1957–1959 Scunthorpe United 80 (0)
1959–1962 Doncaster Rovers 35 (0)
Total 232 (5)
Teams managed
1962 Doncaster Rovers (caretaker)
1974–1979 IS Halmia
1980–1981 Landskrona BoIS
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Marshall was born in Sheffield in 1929.[1] After playing youth football for Sheffield United and non-League football for Scarborough, he played in the Football League for Rotherham United, Scunthorpe United and Doncaster Rovers.[1][2][3]

While still a player, Marshall became caretaker manager of Doncaster Rovers between March and April 1962.[4] After retiring as a player, Marshall remained on the staff of Doncaster to act as a coach. Marshall later became assistant manager at Mansfield Town,[5] before moving to Sweden, where he managed IS Halmia from 1974 to 1979[6] and Landskrona BoIS between 1980 and 1981.

Marshall died in Sweden in August 2015 at the age of 86.[7]

References
  1. "Frank Marshall". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. "Frank Marshall". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  3. Frank Marshall at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. "List of Managers". doncasterrovers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. Shaw, Martin. "Profile of Kevin Bird's career at Mansfield Town". Stagsnet. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  6. "Halmia - från 1907 till nutid" [Halmia – from 1907 to now] (in Swedish). IS Halmia. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. "Frank Marshall". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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