Frank Marshall (footballer, born 1904)

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Frank Marshall
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

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.

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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 22. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  3. ^ "Brentford Player Dead. Frank Marshall Succumbs To Long Illness In Scotland". The Brentford & Chiswick Times. 20 July 1928.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ a b c d "Gillingham FC Career Details – Frank Marshall". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 369. ISBN 0951526200.
  7. ^ "Lodge-Shettleston-Saint-John 128". lodge-shettleston-saint-john-128.masonic-website.org. Retrieved 6 April 2023.


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