Robert Grant Marshall (1876 – 1962) was a Scottish footballer who played as an

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, notably for Liverpool and Portsmouth. Marshall started his career in his native Scotland with

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. He left the club in 1897 to transfer to Liverpool, of the English First Division.Matthews (2006), pp. 178–9 Marshall struggled to establish himself as a regular at the club and, in 1899, transferred to Portsmouth. He went on to make 131 appearances, scoring 19 goals and helping the side win the

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in the 1901–02 season. He was unrelated to

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, who scored for Third Lanark in the 1889 Scottish Cup Final against

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*Matthews, Tony (2006) ''Who's Who of Liverpool'', Mainstream Publishing, 1876 births 1962 deaths Footballers from Edinburgh Scottish footballers Leith Athletic F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Association football outside forwards St Bernard's F.C. players Southern Football League players Scottish Football League players English Football League players {{Scotland-footy-forward-1870s-stub