Marwood Godfrey Marchant (18 June 1922 – 28 June 1972) was a Welsh professional

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who scored 22 goals from 52 appearances in

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, playing as an

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for Cardiff City and

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Career

Marchant was playing non-league football for Milford United before signing for Cardiff City in 1950. He scored six goals during the 1950–51 season, including a brace and a single goal in 8–0 and 7–1 thrashings of Welsh league sides Barry Town and Bangor City in the opening rounds of the

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and the only goal of the

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match against Swansea Town on 24 March 1951. However, he struggled to oust more established forwards such as

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from the starting line-up. Prior to the introduction of loan deals, Cardiff had a working relationship with

to transfer players needing Football League experience to the

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-based club in exchange for first rights on any players Cardiff wished to sign from Torquay and, the following year, Marchant was sent to the ''Gulls''. He spent two years at

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, averaging nearly a goal every other game but left the club in 1953 and returned to non-league football with Pembroke Borough.

References

1922 births 1972 deaths Welsh men's footballers Men's association football inside forwards Cardiff City F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players English Football League players Sportspeople from Milford Haven Pembroke Borough A.F.C. players Milford United F.C. players {{Wales-footy-forward-stub