John Marston (birth registered second ¼ 1948 – 13 March 2013) was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for

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, and at club level for Hemsworth Miners Welfare ARLFC,

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( Heritage № 756),

Bradford Northern The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is predomi ...

and

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, as a , i.e. number 3 or 4

Background

Jack Marston's birth was registered in

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district,

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, England, and he died aged 64 in St Gemma's Hospice,

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, England.

Playing career

County honours

Jack Marston represented

Player's No.6 Trophy Final appearances

Jack Marston played in

's 11-22 defeat by Halifax in the 1971-72 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1971-72 season at

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on Saturday 22 January 1972.

Club career

Jack Marston made his début for Wakefield Trinity (replacing Neil Fox who had been sold to

the previous day) in the 8-11 defeat by

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on Saturday 23 August 1969.

References

External links

Player statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
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Search for "Marston" at rugbyleagueproject.orgFond farewell to Jack the tenacious Trinity tacklerPhotograph 'Jackie Marston tries to break' at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph 'Jack Marston in the clear' at rlhp.co.uk
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