Samuel Marsh (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Westhoughton, England | ||
| Date of death | Not known | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Daisy Hill | |||
| Hindley | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ????–1902 | Atherton Church House | ? | (?) |
| 1902–1912 | Bolton Wanderers | 185 | (72) |
| 1912–1913 | Bury | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samuel "Sam" Marsh[1] was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers as a forward. A long-serving player for the club, he scored 81 goals in 201 appearances.[2]
Football career
Marsh was born in Westhoughton, 4 miles (6 km) southwest of Bolton, Lancashire.[3] After playing his youth football with Daisy Hill and Hindley, he joined Atherton Church House before signing as a professional for Bolton Wanderers in 1902.[3]
He was the top scorer in the Football League Second Division during the 1904–05 season, with 27 goals.[4] At the end of the 1911–12 season, he switched to Bury.[1] In his ten years with Bolton, Marsh made a total of 201 first-team appearances, scoring 81 goals.[2]
After only one season at Bury, in which he played three league matches, Marsh retired.[3]
References
- ^ a b "1900–1910". Bolton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Overall Appearances/Goals Record –; M". Bolton Wanderers Statistics. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 177. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Ross, James M. "English League Leading Goalscorers Football League Div 1 & 2 Leading Goalscorers 1889–1915". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 November 2013.