Frank Marshall (26 January 1929 – August 2015) was an English professional
football player and manager.
Life and career
Marshall was born in
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire a ...
in 1929.
[ After playing youth football for ]Sheffield United
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...
and non-League football for Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
People
* Scarborough (surname)
* Earl of Scarbrough
Places Australia
* Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth
* Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong
* Scarborough, Queensland, su ...
, he played in the Football League for Rotherham United
Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The club's colours were initially yellow and black, but changed to red and white around 1 ...
, Scunthorpe United and Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...
.
While still a player, Marshall became caretaker manager of Doncaster Rovers
Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...
between March and April 1962. After retiring as a player, Marshall remained on the staff of Doncaster to act as a coach. Marshall later became assistant manager at Mansfield Town
Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they play in a blue and ...
, before moving to Sweden, where he managed IS Halmia
IS Halmia is a football club, located in Halmstad, Sweden.
Background
IS Halmia was founded on 16 June 16, 1907 and currently plays in Division 2 Västra Götaland.
In early years, the club also played bandy. The first ever bandy game betwe ...
from 1974 to 1979 and Landskrona BoIS
Landskrona Boll och Idrottsällskap ( en, Landskrona Ball and Sports Society, locally referred to as BoIS) is a Sweden, Swedish professional Football club (association football), football club located in Landskrona, Scania, which currently pla ...
between 1980 and 1981.
Marshall died in Sweden in August 2015 at the age of 86.
References
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1929 births
2015 deaths
English footballers
Association football wing halves
Sheffield United F.C. players
Scarborough F.C. players
Rotherham United F.C. players
Scunthorpe United F.C. players
Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
English Football League players
English football managers
Doncaster Rovers F.C. managers
Landskrona BoIS managers
IS Halmia managers
English expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Sweden