Frank Marshall (footballer, born 1904)

Frank Marshall

Personal information
Full name	Francis Marshall[1]
Date of birth	1904[2]
Place of birth	Shettleston, Scotland[2]
Date of death	August 1928 (aged 23–24)[2]
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland[1]
Playing position	Inside forward, right half
Youth career
	Shawfield Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Shettleston
	Rangers
	Falkirk	15	(4)
1924–1927	Gillingham	101	(16)
1927–1928	Brentford	21	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Francis "Frank" Marshall (1904 – August 1928) was a Scottish football inside forward who played in the Football League for Brentford and Gillingham. He made over 100 appearances for the latter club.^[2]

Career

Marshall began his career in Scotland as a youth with Shawfield Juniors and progressed to play for hometown club Shettleston. He had three trial spells with Scottish league clubs Rangers, Falkirk and Partick Thistle, before moving to England to join Division Three South side Gillingham in 1924.^[1] He flourished under Harry Curtis' management, making over 100 appearances for the Gills. 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, making 21 appearances.^[3] He failed to make an appearance during the 1927–28 season due to illness.^[1]

Personal life

Marshall returned to Glasgow for a summer holiday in 1927 and caught tuberculosis, from which he died in August 1928.^[1]

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 Football Club History". brentfordfchistory.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2015.