Ian Paul Marshall (born 20 March 1966) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker and defender from 1984 until 2002. He notably played in the

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with

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic be ...

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

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and Bolton Wanderers, as well as playing in the Football League for Everton and Blackpool.

Playing career

Marshall made his name playing as a defender and striker for

but started his career as an apprentice with hometown club Everton. After four years he signed for Oldham for £200,000 and scored nearly 50 goals in almost 200 appearances before joining

in 1993 for £750,000. At

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he scored 38 times in just over 90 appearances, including five times in his first five games, a feat that has not been repeated since in the Premier League, before being sold to

for £800,000 in 1996. He played for the Foxes for four seasons, notching up 26 goals in 61 games. He left on a free transfer to Bolton Wanderers. While at Leicester, Marshall was

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for their victory in the

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but was part of the 2000 League Cup winning team, coming on as a substitute in the final. In April 1999 he also scored a memorable last minute winner against boyhood club

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. After helping the Wanderers to the

he went on loan to Blackpool before making the move to

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permanent in January 2002. He scored once for Blackpool, in a 2–1 defeat to Huddersfield Town in February 2002. He captained the side for their victory in the final of the

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at the Millennium Stadium on 12 March 2002. "I was carrying an injury and wasn't 100% fit, but I had decided to call it a day and I wanted to finish on a high, which I did. It was a great day, and night come to think of it, and it will be one I will never forget."

Coaching career

He retired from professional football in May 2002. He moved to Canada in 2005, where, in 2012, he was running the Ian Marshall Soccer Academy. In 2016, Marshall was back in Leicester, working as a host at the

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Honours

;Everton * FA Charity Shield:

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(shared),

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;Leicester City *

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: 1999–00, runner-up: 1998–99 ;Blackpool *

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: 2001-02 ;Oldham Athletic * Football League Division Two: 1990-91 ;Bolton Wanderers * Football League Division One (Play Off Winners): 2000-01

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Ian 1966 births Living people English footballers Everton F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Premier League players Footballers from Liverpool Association football forwards Association football defenders English Football League players