Frank Marshall (footballer, born 1904)

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.

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

Career

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

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
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
  1. 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. 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. "Gillingham FC Career Details – Frank Marshall". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. 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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