Marcus Joseph Lewis Marshall (born 7 October 1989) is an English professional

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who plays as a winger for Eastwood CFC He has previously played for

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 ...

where he came through the club's youth academy but only made one

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appearance. He also went on to play professionally for

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Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that in the 2022–23 season will compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system, following the victory in ...

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and Lincoln City. He has since played in Non-League football with

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, Coalville Town,

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, Basford United,

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and

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Career

Blackburn Rovers

Marshall was a youth product of

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side

. He was added to the club's first team squad in August 2008 ahead of the 2008–09 season. On 27 August 2008

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handed him his

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debut when he came on as a 76th-minute substitute for

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in a 4–1 victory over

in the 1st Round of the

. The game would be Marshall's only outing for the Blackburn first team and he spent the rest of the campaign in the reserves.

Rotherham United

On 23 January 2010, Marshall was signed on a month's emergency

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. On 30 June, Marshall became a

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when it was confirmed he would not be offered a new contract by Blackburn. He agreed to join Rotherham permanently on 1 July. Marshall scored his first career goal in Rotherham's 4–1

First Round defeat to

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. His first competitive league goal eventually came in a 2–2 draw with

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on 23 November 2010. He joined fellow

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side

on a one-month emergency loan in January 2012, scoring on his debut against

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, and was released by Rotherham in May 2012.

Bury

On 3 July 2012, Marshall joined

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club

Loan to Grimsby Town

In November 2012, he joined

on an initial one-month loan. Having impressed during his loan spell, Grimsby joint-managers Rob Scott and

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admitted their intentions to extend Marshall's stay at

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. On 31 December 2012, Marshall extended his loan deal until the end of the 2012–13 season. On 21 January 2013, Bury recalled Marshall from his loan spell, amidst speculation of a bid from rivals

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which if confirmed would make him the second Grimsby loanee to be poached by Luton during the 2013 January transfer window. Grimsby joint-manager Rob Scott said of the matter ''"We're fighting to keep Marcus but the offer that Luton have put in is ridiculous really. The amount of money that they've offered for him when he's out contract at the end of the season is ridiculous, but that's their business."'' On 24 January 2013 it was revealed that despite Bury and Luton agreeing a fee, Marshall had rejected a move to Luton paving the way to a potential return to Grimsby. On 25 January 2013 Marshall re-signed for Grimsby on loan for the remainder of the season. On 29 January 2013, less than a week after rejecting Luton he scored the third goal against them in Grimsby's 3–0

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quarter final victory. At the end of the season Marshall returned to Bury with Grimsby manager

quoting: ''"the club could still move for the player on a permanent deal, while also admitting that Marshall's performances had dipped towards the end of the season."''

Morecambe

On 19 June 2013 Marshall signed a two-year deal with

Loan to Lincoln City

Having endured a difficult first season at Morecambe, Marshall was made available for transfer and was loaned out to Lincoln City for the entire 2014–15 season.

Return to Grimsby Town

On 29 June 2015, Marshall signed for

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side

on a one-year deal. Marshall played in Grimsby's play-off campaign but was an unused substitute in the 3–1 victory over

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in the

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, seeing Grimsby

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after a six-year absence from

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. Following promotion to the

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, Marshall was released when his contract expired at the end of the season having only made 16 league appearances throughout the season.

Non-League

Following his release from Grimsby, Marshall signed a one-year deal for

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side

. Marshall signed for Coalville Town on loan on 24 March 2017. On 19 June 2017 Marshall signed with

. He joined

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on 23 December 2017. He returned to

at the completion of the loan period. On 13 June 2018 he joined

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. On 27 March 2020, Marshall joined Basford United for an undisclosed fee. On 17 January 2022, he returned to Northern Premier League Premier Division rivals Matlock Town for an undisclosed fee along with Terry Hawkridge. On 22 March 2022, Marshall signed a short-term contract with

side

that would expire at the end of the 2021–22 season. Marshall was released at the end of the 2021–22 season. Marshall signed for

in May 2022 ahead of the 2022–23 season. Following a loan spells back at Basford, Marshall signed for Eastwood CFC for the 2023–24 season.

Career statistics

Honours

;Grimsby Town *

: Runners-up,

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: play-off winners 2015–16

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Marcus 1989 births Living people Footballers from Hammersmith English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Bury F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Coalville Town F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players Hyde United F.C. players Matlock Town F.C. players Basford United F.C. players AFC Telford United players Mickleover F.C. players Eastwood C.F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players