Frank Marshall (26 January 1929 – August 2015) was an English professional football player and manager.

Life and career

Marshall was born in

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire a ...

in 1929. After playing youth football for

Sheffield United Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history of cutlery production. The team have played home games at ...

and non-League football for

Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to: People * Scarborough (surname) * Earl of Scarbrough Places Australia * Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth * Scarborough, New South Wales, suburb of Wollongong * Scarborough, Queensland, su ...

, he played in the Football League for

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The club's colours were initially yellow and black, but changed to red and white around 1 ...

, Scunthorpe United and

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...

. While still a player, Marshall became caretaker manager of

between March and April 1962. After retiring as a player, Marshall remained on the staff of Doncaster to act as a coach. Marshall later became assistant manager at

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they play in a blue and ...

, before moving to Sweden, where he managed

IS Halmia IS Halmia is a football club, located in Halmstad, Sweden. Background IS Halmia was founded on 16 June 16, 1907 and currently plays in Division 2 Västra Götaland. In early years, the club also played bandy. The first ever bandy game betwe ...

from 1974 to 1979 and

Landskrona BoIS Landskrona Boll och Idrottsällskap ( en, Landskrona Ball and Sports Society, locally referred to as BoIS) is a Sweden, Swedish professional Football club (association football), football club located in Landskrona, Scania, which currently pla ...

between 1980 and 1981. Marshall died in Sweden in August 2015 at the age of 86.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Frank 1929 births 2015 deaths English footballers Association football wing halves Sheffield United F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players English Football League players English football managers Doncaster Rovers F.C. managers Landskrona BoIS managers IS Halmia managers English expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Sweden