Harry Marshall

Harry Marshall
Personal information
Full name	William Harry Marshall[1]
Date of birth	16 February 1905
Place of birth	Hucknall, England[1]
Date of death	9 March 1959 (aged 54)[1]
Place of death	Linby, England[1]
Position(s)	Inside-forward
Youth career
	Hucknall Primitives
	Bromley's Athletic
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

William Henry Marshall (16 February 1905 – 9 March 1959) was an English footballer who played at inside-forward. He scored 71 goals in 276 league appearances in the Football League, playing for Nottingham Forest, Southport, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Port Vale, Tottenham Hotspur, and Rochdale.

Playing career

Marshall played for Hucknall Primitives and Bromley's Athletic, before joining Nottingham Forest in 1923. Forest finished just one place above the First Division relegation zone in 1923–24, finishing ahead of Chelsea on goal average. They were then relegated in last place in 1924–25, and Marshall moved on to Southport of the Third Division North. He scored 27 goals in 54 league games for the "Sandgrounders", and was sold on to Wolverhampton Wanderers at the end of 1926–27. Wolves finished 16th in the Second Division in 1927–28 and 17th in 1928–29.

He signed with Port Vale for a sizeable outlay in March 1930.[1] He was initially a roaring success at Vale, scoring on his debut in a 2–0 win at Accrington Stanley on 15 March 1930, though only made three further appearances in 1929–30 as the club raced to the Third Division North title.[1] He regularly made the first team from October 1930, though scored just twice in 24 Second Division appearances in 1930–31.[1] He scored three goals in 29 games in 1931–32, including two against Potteries derby rivals Stoke City at The Old Recreation Ground.[1]

He was sold to league rivals Tottenham Hotspur in March 1932.[2] After leaving "Spurs" he played for Birmingham & District League clubs Kidderminster Harriers and Brierley Hill Alliance, before joining Third Division North side Rochdale in 1935. The club finished just one place and two points above the re-election zone in 1935–36 and were just three points above the (potential) drop zone in 1936–37. He later ended his career in Northern Ireland with Linfield.[3]

Statistics

Source:[4]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nottingham Forest	1923–24	First Division	7	2	0	0	0	0	7	2
	1924–25	First Division	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	1925–26	Second Division	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
	Total		19	3	0	0	0	0	19	3
Southport	1926–27	Third Division North	30	14	2	0	0	0	32	14
	1927–28	Third Division North	24	13	4	2	0	0	28	15
	Total		54	27	6	2	0	0	60	29
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1927–28	Second Division	11	3	0	0	0	0	11	3
	1928–29	Second Division	17	3	1	0	0	0	18	3
	1929–30	Second Division	24	7	1	0	0	0	25	7
	Total		52	13	2	0	0	0	54	13
Port Vale	1929–30	Third Division North	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
	1930–31	Second Division	24	2	0	0	0	0	24	2
	1931–32	Second Division	27	4	2	0	0	0	29	4
	Total		55	7	2	0	0	0	57	7
Tottenham Hotspur	1931–32	Second Division	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Rochdale	1935–36	Third Division North	31	9	0	0	0	0	31	9
	1936–37	Third Division North	34	7	1	0	0	0	35	7
	1937–38	Third Division North	30	6	1	0	1	0	32	6
	Total		95	22	2	0	1	0	98	22
Career total			276	72	12	2	1	0	289	74

Honours

Port Vale

Football League Third Division North champion: 1929–30[5]

References

Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 184. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite
Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 178. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
Harry Marshall at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
Kent, Jeff (1990). "From Glory to Despair (1929–1939)". The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 124–150. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.

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[kent-1] Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 184. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

[2] Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite

[Joyce-3] Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 178. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.

[4] Harry Marshall at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[Kent-5] Kent, Jeff (1990). "From Glory to Despair (1929–1939)". The Valiants' Years: The Story Of Port Vale. Witan Books. pp. 124–150. ISBN 0-9508981-4-7.