Liam Marshall (born 9 May 1996) is an English

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footballer who plays as a er for the

Wigan Warriors The Wigan Warriors are a professional rugby league club in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Super League. Formed in 1872 as Wigan Football Club, Wigan was a founding member of the Rugby Football League, Northern Rugby ...

in the

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. He has spent time on loan from

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at the

Swinton Lions The Swinton Lions are a professional rugby league club based in Swinton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the Championship. The club has won the Championship six times and three Challenge Cups. Before 1996, the club was known s ...

in the

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Background

Marshall was born in

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Playing career

Swinton Lions

Marshall spent the 2016 season on loan at

side

. He made a number of impressive performances at the club, most notably scoring four tries in a 38–35 win against Halifax, and a hat trick in a 40–38 win against

Sheffield Eagles The Sheffield Eagles are a professional rugby league club that play in the Championship (rugby league), Betfred Championship. The club play their home games at the Olympic Legacy Park (OLP) on the former site of Don Valley Stadium, their forme ...

. He finished the year as the club's top try scorer with 20 tries in 22 appearances.

Wigan Warriors

He made his first team début on 3 March 2017, against

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. Marshall also scored four tries on just his second game for the Warriors in a 38–16 win at the

Warrington Wolves The Warrington Wolves are a professional rugby league club based in Warrington, England, that competes in the Super League. They play rugby at the Halliwell Jones Stadium, having moved there from Wilderspool in 2004. Founded as Warrington Z ...

on 9 March 2017. He played in the

2017 Challenge Cup Final The 2017 Challenge Cup Final was the 116th cup-deciding game of the rugby league 2017 Challenge Cup Season. It was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 26 August 2017, kick off 15:00. The final was contested by Hull F.C. and Wigan Warriors. The ...

defeat by

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. Marshall made 22 appearances for Wigan in the 2018 season and scored 17 tries, but his season was cut short by an

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injury in August 2018. He missed the club's

2018 Super League Grand Final The 2018 Super League Grand Final was the 21st official Grand Final and championship-deciding game of Super League XXIII. It was held at Old Trafford in Manchester on 13 October 2018, kick off 18.00. The final was contested by Warrington Wolves a ...

victory over

. Marshall played 23 games for Wigan in the 2019 season and scored 16 tries including Wigan's shock loss to

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in the semi-final. Marshall made 10 appearances for Wigan in the 2020 season, scoring six tries, but was ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering another serious knee injury in a match against

Castleford Tigers The Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England, that compete in the Super League, the top-level professional rugby league club competition in the Northern Hemisphere. The club have competed i ...

on 29 August 2020. As a result, he missed the club's Grand Final loss against St Helens In round 1 of the 2022 Super League season, Marshall scored two tries in a 24-10 victory over

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challeng ...

. On 28 May 2022, Marshall scored the winning try for Wigan in their

2022 Challenge Cup Final The 2022 Challenge Cup Final was the 121st final of rugby league's Challenge Cup knock-out competition, which was contested between Huddersfield Giants and Wigan Warriors. It took place on 28 May 2022 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Wigan won ...

victory over

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. In round 21, Marshall scored a

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in Wigan's 46-4 victory over

. In round 2 of the 2023 Super League season, Marshall scored four tries for Wigan in a 60–0 victory over

Wakefield Trinity Wakefield Trinity is a professional rugby league club in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England, that plays in the Super League. One of the original twenty-two clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895, between 1999 and 2016 the c ...

, a match in which he also scored his 100th career try for the club. The following week, Marshall scored a

in Wigan's 36–0 victory over Castleford.

References

External links

Wigan Warriors profileSL profileDream XIII: Lancashire
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Liam 1996 births Living people English rugby league players Rugby league players from Lancashire Rugby league wingers Swinton Lions players Wigan Warriors players