James Marshall (3 January 1908 – 27 December 1977) was a Scottish

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who played for Rangers, Arsenal, and the Scotland national side. He played as an

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Career

Club

Marshall was born in Avonbridge,

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and joined Rangers from

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in 1925. During his nine-year spell at Ibrox, he amassed five League championships and three

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, gaining his

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in October 1933, and it was a medical appointment in

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that caused him to leave Rangers and join Arsenal in July 1934. Marshall made his debut for the club on 17 September 1934 against

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in a 2–0 defeat. He also went on to score in Arsenal's 4–0 defeat of Manchester City in that season's Charity Shield. As so with Alex James,

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and

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keeping him out of the side, he only made four league appearances for Arsenal. He left Arsenal in March 1935, to move to

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for £5,000. Marshall spent two seasons there, where he scored 13 goals in 59 appearances. He eventually retired at the early age of 29. Marshall continued to practice medicine in London within the

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area. He died in 1977 at the age of sixty-nine.

International

Marshall won three

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caps, all of them against

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between 1932 and 1934, and all while playing for Rangers.

Honours

;Rangers *

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: 1926–27, 1928–29, 1929–30,

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, 1932–33, 1933–34 * Scottish FA Cup: 1929–30,The Cup Final , Rangers Win Replay at Hampden
The Glasgow Herald, 17 April 1930 1931–32, 1933–34 ;Arsenal * FA Charity Shield:

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 Nepal–Bihar earthquake strikes Nepal and Bihar with a maxi ...

References

;Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, James Scottish men's footballers Scotland men's international footballers Arsenal F.C. players Rangers F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players 1908 births 1977 deaths Men's association football inside forwards Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scottish Football League representative players Footballers from Falkirk (council area) Scottish Junior Football Association players Glasgow United F.C. players Place of death missing