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{{Short description|English footballer and manager (1917–1998)}}
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'''John Gilmore Marshall''', known as '''Jack Marshall''', (born [[29 May]] [[1917]], [[Bolton]], Lancashire, died [[1 January]] [[1998]], [[Rotherham]], South Yorkshire), was a footballer and football manager, who played for [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]], and managed [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]], [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], [[Sheffield Wednesday]] and [[Bury F.C.|Bury]].
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|death_date = {{death date and age|1998|1|6|1917|5|29|df=y}}
|death_place = [[Burnley]], England
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|clubs1 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
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|managerclubs1 = [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]]
|manageryears2 = 1960–1967
|managerclubs2 = [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
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|managerclubs3 = [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]]
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'''John Gilmore Marshall''' (29 May 1917 – 6 January 1998) was an English football player and coach, who played for [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]], and managed [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]], [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]], [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] and [[Bury F.C.|Bury]].


==Playing career==
He managed [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] for seven years during which time "Jolly" Jack, a nickname given him by some of the players, led the team (nicknamed "Marshall's Misfits"), to the top of the old First Division. This feat that would not be repeated until the investment by [[Jack Walker]] in the 1990s.
Marshall was born in [[Bolton]], [[Lancashire]].<ref name="independent">{{Cite news |last=Ponting |first=Ivan |date=8 January 1998 |title=Obituary: Jack Marshall |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-jack-marshall-1137427.html |access-date=2023-04-11}}</ref><ref name="breedon managers">{{Cite book |last=Turner |first=Dennis |title=The Breedon book of football managers |date=1993 |publisher=Breedon Books |isbn=9781873626320 |location=Derby |pages=186 |oclc=1200280437}}</ref> He signed for [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] in 1936, where he played as a [[Full-back (association football)|full-back]], but his career was cut short by injury and he retired in 1948.<ref name="independent" /><ref name="breedon managers" />
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===Career===


==Managerial career==
====As a player====
Marshall became a coach at [[Bury A.F.C.|Bury]] in 1949, and held coaching roles at [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]], [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] and [[England national football B team|the England B team]], prior to taking on his first managerial role with [[Football League Third Division|Third Division]] club [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] in October 1958.<ref name="independent" /><ref name="breedon managers" /> In his first season at the club, Dale finished bottom of the Third Division and were relegated.<ref name="breedon managers" /> In the [[1959–60 Rochdale A.F.C. season|1959–60 season]], Rochdale finished 12th in the [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Season 1959-60 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1959-60.html |access-date=2023-04-11 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref>
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* [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] (1936–48)


Marshall was appointed manager of [[Football League First Division|First Division]] club [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] manager following the dismissal of [[Dally Duncan]], after 6 matches as the 1960–61 season as Rochdale wished to first appoint a replacement manager.<ref name="jackman">{{Cite book |last=Jackman |first=Mike |title=Blackburn Rovers : a complete record 1875-1990 |date=1990 |publisher=Breedon Books |isbn=0-907969-63-1 |location=Derby |pages=52–53 |oclc=24724096}}</ref><ref name="lancs telegraph">{{Cite web |date=6 January 1998 |title=Former Rovers manager dies, 80 |url=https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/6163341.former-rovers-manager-dies-80/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Lancashire Telegraph |language=en}}</ref> He was a popular manager at Blackburn with his side noted for their entertaining, attacking football.<ref name="independent" /><ref name="breedon managers" /> During his first two seasons in charge of the club, Marshall successfully changed multiple players' positions, leading to his team being nicknamed as "Marshall's Misfits"; full-back [[Fred Pickering]] became a [[centre-forward]], [[Keith Newton (footballer)|Keith Newton]] was moved to full-back and [[Andy McEvoy]] became an [[inside forward]], which, alongside new signings, provided the foundations for success at the club.<ref name="jackman" /><ref name="lancs telegraph" /> By the [[1963–64 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season|1963–64 season]], Marshall's Rovers side appeared to be genuine title contenders, leading the First Division table on Boxing Day 1963, though the sale of Pickering to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in March 1964 destabilised the team and they eventually finished 7th.<ref name="jackman" /><ref name="independent" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Season 1963-64 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/engpaul/FLA/1963-64.html |access-date=2023-04-11 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation}}</ref> The club struggled following the 1963–64 season and were relegated in 1966, with Marshall remaining as manager on a week-to-week basis.<ref name="jackman" /><ref name="lancs telegraph" /> The club appointed assistant [[Eddie Quigley]] in November 1966, who was given responsibility for coaching; Marshall resigned in February 1967, with Quigley appointed as his replacement.<ref name="jackman" />
====As a coach====
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* [[Bury F.C.|Bury]]
* [[Stoke City]]
* [[Sheffield Wednesday]] (1954–58)


He was appointed as assistant manager to [[Alan Brown (footballer, born 1914)|Alan Brown]] at Sheffield Wednesday later in 1967 before taking over as manager when Brown left in February 1968.<ref name="independent" /><ref name="breedon managers" /> Marshall left Wednesday after the 1968–69 season, and took over as Bury manager shortly after, but was sacked after just 7 games for financial reasons.<ref name="independent" /><ref name="breedon managers" /> He became club physiotherapist at Blackburn in 1970, a role he held up until his retirement from football in 1979.<ref name="independent" /><ref name="breedon managers" />
====As a manager====


==Death==
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* [[Rochdale A.F.C.|Rochdale]] (1958–60)
Marshall died at [[Rotherham General Hospital]] on 6 January 1998 following a short illness.<ref name="lancs telegraph" />
* [[Blackburn Rovers]] (1960–67)
* [[Sheffield Wednesday]] (1968–69)
* [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] (1969)


==Source==
==References==
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*{{cite news | title=Obituary: Jack Marshall | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19980108/ai_n9650257 | publisher=[[the Independent]] | date=[[1998-01-08]] | accessdate=2008-07-07 }}


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Latest revision as of 02:20, 2 November 2024

Jack Marshall
Personal information
Full name John Gilmore Marshall
Date of birth (1917-05-29)29 May 1917
Place of birth Bolton, England
Date of death 6 January 1998(1998-01-06) (aged 80)
Place of death Burnley, England
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1936–1948 Burnley 26 (0)
Total 26 (0)
Managerial career
1958–1960 Rochdale
1960–1967 Blackburn Rovers
1968–1969 Sheffield Wednesday
1969 Bury
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Gilmore Marshall (29 May 1917 – 6 January 1998) was an English football player and coach, who played for Burnley, and managed Rochdale, Blackburn Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday and Bury.

Playing career

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Marshall was born in Bolton, Lancashire.[1][2] He signed for Burnley in 1936, where he played as a full-back, but his career was cut short by injury and he retired in 1948.[1][2]

Managerial career

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Marshall became a coach at Bury in 1949, and held coaching roles at Stoke City, Sheffield Wednesday and the England B team, prior to taking on his first managerial role with Third Division club Rochdale in October 1958.[1][2] In his first season at the club, Dale finished bottom of the Third Division and were relegated.[2] In the 1959–60 season, Rochdale finished 12th in the Fourth Division.[3]

Marshall was appointed manager of First Division club Blackburn Rovers manager following the dismissal of Dally Duncan, after 6 matches as the 1960–61 season as Rochdale wished to first appoint a replacement manager.[4][5] He was a popular manager at Blackburn with his side noted for their entertaining, attacking football.[1][2] During his first two seasons in charge of the club, Marshall successfully changed multiple players' positions, leading to his team being nicknamed as "Marshall's Misfits"; full-back Fred Pickering became a centre-forward, Keith Newton was moved to full-back and Andy McEvoy became an inside forward, which, alongside new signings, provided the foundations for success at the club.[4][5] By the 1963–64 season, Marshall's Rovers side appeared to be genuine title contenders, leading the First Division table on Boxing Day 1963, though the sale of Pickering to Everton in March 1964 destabilised the team and they eventually finished 7th.[4][1][6] The club struggled following the 1963–64 season and were relegated in 1966, with Marshall remaining as manager on a week-to-week basis.[4][5] The club appointed assistant Eddie Quigley in November 1966, who was given responsibility for coaching; Marshall resigned in February 1967, with Quigley appointed as his replacement.[4]

He was appointed as assistant manager to Alan Brown at Sheffield Wednesday later in 1967 before taking over as manager when Brown left in February 1968.[1][2] Marshall left Wednesday after the 1968–69 season, and took over as Bury manager shortly after, but was sacked after just 7 games for financial reasons.[1][2] He became club physiotherapist at Blackburn in 1970, a role he held up until his retirement from football in 1979.[1][2]

Death

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Marshall died at Rotherham General Hospital on 6 January 1998 following a short illness.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Ponting, Ivan (8 January 1998). "Obituary: Jack Marshall". The Independent. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Turner, Dennis (1993). The Breedon book of football managers. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 186. ISBN 9781873626320. OCLC 1200280437.
  3. ^ "Season 1959-60". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e Jackman, Mike (1990). Blackburn Rovers : a complete record 1875-1990. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 52–53. ISBN 0-907969-63-1. OCLC 24724096.
  5. ^ a b c d "Former Rovers manager dies, 80". Lancashire Telegraph. 6 January 1998. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Season 1963-64". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
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