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Harry Marsham
Personal information
Full name Henry Marsham (born Kendall)
Nickname(s) Nipper
Date of birth 19 July 1890
Place of birth Carlton, Victoria
Date of death 31 December 1932(1932-12-31) (aged 42)
Place of death Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s) Chilwell
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman/Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1909–1915 Geelong 093 (51)
1916 Richmond 007 0(4)
1917–1919 Geelong 035 (12)
Total 135 (67)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919.
Career highlights
  • Geelong Captain 1917
  • Three times state representative
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Harry "Nipper" Marsham (19 July 1890 – 31 December 1932)[1] was a player for Geelong and Richmond in the VFL between 1909 and 1919. He played as a ruckman and forward[1] for Geelong for seven seasons and, when Geelong were unable to compete in 1916 due to World War I, he crossed to Richmond. Marsham returned to Geelong for the 1917 season and captained the club that year.[2] He retired at the end of the 1919 season.

Family

His son, Alan Marsham, also played with Geelong.

Death

He died at his South Geelong residence on 31 December 1932.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Harry Marsham - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  2. ^ Geelong Football Club Honour Roll Archived 16 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Deaths; Marsham, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 31 December 1932), p.15.
  4. ^ Death of Former Footballer, The (Malbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 31 December 1932), p.5.