William Henry Marshall (16 February 1905 – 9 March 1959) was an English footballer who played at inside-forward. He scored 71 goals in 276 league appearances in the Football League, playing for Nottingham Forest, Southport, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Port Vale, Tottenham Hotspur, and Rochdale.
Career Marshall played for Hucknall Primitives and Bromley's Athletic before joining Nottingham Forest in 1923. Forest finished just one place above the First Division relegation zone in 1923–24, finishing ahead of Chelsea on goal average. They were then relegated in last place in 1924–25, and Marshall moved on to Southport of the Third Division North. He scored 27 goals in 54 league games for the "Sandgrounders" and was sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers at the end of 1926–27. Wolves finished 16th in the Second Division in 1927–28 and 17th in 1928–29.
He signed with Port Vale for a sizeable outlay in March 1930. He was initially a roaring success at Vale, scoring on his debut in a 2–0 win at Accrington Stanley on 15 March 1930, though only made three further appearances in 1929–30 as the club raced to the Third Division North title. He regularly made the first team from October 1930, though he scored just twice in 24 Second Division appearances in 1930–31. He scored three goals in 29 games in 1931–32, including two against Potteries derby rivals Stoke City at the Old Recreation Ground.
He was sold to league rivals Tottenham Hotspur in March 1932.Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 After leaving "Spurs" he played for Birmingham & District League clubs Kidderminster Harriers and Brierley Hill Alliance, before joining Third Division North side Rochdale in 1935. The club finished just one place and two points above the re-election zone in 1935–36 and were just three points above the (potential) drop zone in 1936–37. He later ended his career in Northern Ireland with Linfield.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupN/S CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNottingham Forest1923–24First Division7200—721924–25First Division9000—901925–26Second Division3100—31Total1930000193Southport1926–27Third Division North301420—32141927–28Third Division North241342—2815Total542762006029Wolverhampton Wanderers1927–28Second Division11300—1131928–29Second Division17310—1831929–30Second Division24710—257Total521320005413Port Vale1929–30Third Division North4100—411930–31Second Division24200—2421931–32Second Division27420—294Total5572000577Tottenham Hotspur1931–32Second Division1000—10Rochdale1935–36Third Division North31900003191936–37Third Division North34710003571937–38Third Division North3061010326Total952220109822Career total276721221028974
Honours Port Vale Football League Third Division North: 1929–30
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