Frank Marsh (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frank Kitchener Marsh[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 June 1916||
Place of birth | Bolton, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 1978 (aged 61–62) | ||
Position(s) | Half-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Stafford Rangers | |||
1937–1938 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | (0) |
1938–1939 | Bolton Wanderers | 3 | (0) |
1939–1949 | Chester | 69 | (2) |
1949–1951 | Macclesfield Town | 77 | (12) |
Total | 149+ | (14+) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frank Kitchener Marsh (7 June 1916 – 1978) was an English footballer who played at half-back for Stafford Rangers, Crewe Alexandra, Bolton Wanderers, Chester, and Macclesfield Town.
Career
Marsh played for Stafford Rangers, Crewe Alexandra, Bolton Wanderers and Chester, also guesting for Lincoln City, Grimsby Town, Rochdale and Port Vale during the war.[1] After the war he made 69 Third Division North appearances for Frank Brown's Chester between in the 1946–47 and 1947–48 seasons, before leaving Sealand Road and moving on to Cheshire County League side Macclesfield Town in January 1949.[2] At Macclesfield he replaced James Quinn at right-half.[2] He moved to centre-half towards the end of the 1949–50 season, and only missed one match, scoring 10 goals. He was captain during the 1950–51 season.[2]
Career statistics
Source:[3]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Crewe Alexandra | 1937–38 | Third Division North | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bolton Wanderers | 1938–39 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Chester | 1945–46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
1946–47 | Third Division North | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
1947–48 | Third Division North | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
Total | 69 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 2 |
References
- ^ a b c d Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 184. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ a b c "Profile". silkmenarchives.org.uk/. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ Frank Marsh at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- Footballers from Bolton
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Stafford Rangers F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Chester City F.C. players
- Lincoln City F.C. wartime guest players
- Grimsby Town F.C. wartime guest players
- Rochdale A.F.C. wartime guest players
- Port Vale F.C. wartime guest players
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 1916 births
- 1978 deaths