John Gilmore Marshall (29 May 1917 – 6 January 1998) was an English football player and coach, who played for

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2001 population of 73,021. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Bru ...

, and managed

Rochdale Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...

Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...

Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday Football Club is a professional association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1867 as an offshoot of ...

and

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Playing career

Marshall was born in

Bolton Bolton (, locally ) is a large town in Greater Manchester in North West England, formerly a part of Lancashire. A former mill town, Bolton has been a production centre for textiles since Flemish people, Flemish weavers settled in the area i ...

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. He signed for

in 1936, where he played as a full-back, but his career was cut short by injury and he retired in 1948.

Managerial career

Marshall became a coach at

in 1949, and held coaching roles at

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

and the England B team, prior to taking on his first managerial role with Third Division club

in October 1958. In his first season at the club, Dale finished bottom of the Third Division and were relegated. In the 1959–60 season, Rochdale finished 12th in the

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. Marshall was appointed manager of First Division club

manager following the dismissal of

Dally Duncan Douglas "Dally" Duncan (14 October 1909 – 2 January 1990) was a Scottish football player and manager. A left-winger, Duncan joined Hull City from Aberdeen Richmond in 1928 and spent his entire professional career in English football. He joined ...

, after 6 matches as the 1960–61 season as Rochdale wished to first appoint a replacement manager. He was a popular manager at Blackburn with his side noted for their entertaining, attacking football. During his first two seasons in charge of the club, Marshall successfully changed multiple players' positions, leading to his team being nicknamed as "Marshall's Misfits"; full-back

Fred Pickering Frederick Pickering (19 January 1941 – 9 February 2019) was an English professional footballer. He played as a forward. Career Domestic career Pickering began his career with his hometown club, Blackburn Rovers, in 1959, signing professio ...

became a

centre-forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

, Keith Newton was moved to full-back and

Andy McEvoy Andy McEvoy (15 July 1938 – 7 May 1994 in Bray) was an Irish professional football player. A native of Dublin, Andy McEvoy played for Bray Wanderers before joining Blackburn Rovers in October 1956. He marked his English First Division debut ...

became an

inside forward Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

, which, alongside new signings, provided the foundations for success at the club. By the 1963–64 season, Marshall's Rovers side appeared to be genuine title contenders, leading the First Division table on Boxing Day 1963, though the sale of Pickering to Everton in March 1964 destabilised the team and they eventually finished 7th. The club struggled following the 1963–64 season and were relegated in 1966, with Marshall remaining as manager on a week-to-week basis. The club appointed assistant

Eddie Quigley Edward Quigley (13 July 1921 – 18 April 1997) was an English football player and manager. He was born in Bury, Lancashire, the son of Edward and Martha (née Rowley) Quigley. He scored 179 goals from 337 appearances in the Football League ...

in November 1966, who was given responsibility for coaching; Marshall resigned in February 1967, with Quigley appointed as his replacement. He was appointed as assistant manager to Alan Brown at Sheffield Wednesday later in 1967 before taking over as manager when Brown left in February 1968. Marshall left Wednesday after the 1968–69 season, and took over as Bury manager shortly after, but was sacked after just 7 games for financial reasons. He became club physiotherapist at Blackburn in 1970, a role he held up until his retirement from football in 1979.

Death

Marshall died at Rotherham General Hospital on 6 January 1998 following a short illness.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Jack 1917 births 1998 deaths English men's footballers Footballers from Bolton Men's association football fullbacks Burnley F.C. players English football managers Blackburn Rovers F.C. managers Sheffield Wednesday F.C. managers Rochdale A.F.C. managers Bury F.C. managers Bury F.C. non-playing staff Stoke City F.C. non-playing staff Sheffield Wednesday F.C. non-playing staff