Mark Marshall

Mark Marshall

Personal information
Full name	Mark Anthony Marshall[1]
Date of birth	5 May 1987
Place of birth	Manchester, Jamaica
Height	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current team	Bradford City
Number	7
Youth career
000?–2005	Carshalton Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2007	Carshalton Athletic
2007–2008	Grays Athletic	11	(0)
2007–2008	→ Eastleigh (loan)	5	(3)
2008	Eastleigh	10	(2)
2008–2010	Swindon Town	19	(0)
2009	→ Hereford United (loan)	8	(0)
2010–2012	Barnet	71	(7)
2014	Coventry City	14	(0)
2014–2015	Port Vale	46	(7)
2015–	Bradford City	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:16, 18 August 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Mark Anthony Marshall (born 5 May 1987) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a winger for League One club Bradford City.

He began his career with non-league sides Carshalton Athletic, Grays Athletic and Eastleigh, before winning a move into the Football League with Swindon Town in August 2008. He was loaned out to Hereford United in September 2009, before he joined Barnet in July 2010. He was a first team regular for the club before he received a two-year ban from football after he was found to have the stimulant Methylhexanamine in his system following a routine drug test on Boxing Day 2011. He returned to the game with Coventry City in February 2014, and signed with Port Vale in July 2014. A year later he switched clubs to Bradford City.

Playing career

Early career

Marshall's early career saw him come through the ranks at Isthmian League side Carshalton Athletic before he joined Conference Premier club Grays Athletic for the 2007–08 season after unsuccessful trials with Premier League club Reading and League One side Yeovil Town.^[2] He was loaned out to Eastleigh of the Conference South in January 2008, and joined the club permanently before the end of the month.^[2]

Swindon Town

During the pre-season of 2008–09 he joined Swindon Town on trial,^[3] but was originally not offered a deal as Town continued their pursuit of winger Kevin Betsy.^[4] A subsequent loan offer from Bournemouth was rejected.^[5] However, Swindon's move for Betsy failed as the player joined League One rivals Southend United and Marshall finally joined Swindon in early August 2008 on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.^[6][7][8] His debut for the "Robins" came in a 2–0 defeat away to Cheltenham Town on 16 August.^[9] He continued to make a number of cameo appearances from the substitute bench under manager Maurice Malpas, but his involvement with the first team ended at the same time as Malpas' departure in November 2008. New manager Danny Wilson accepted an offer from Bournemouth to take the winger on a one-month loan in January 2009, but Marshall rejected the move.^[10] He later made a few substitute appearances as the season drew to a close. Marshall's first season at Swindon saw him make 15 appearances in all competition, all but one as a substitute.

In September 2009, Marshall joined League Two side Hereford United on a one-month loan.^[11] The loan was later extended into a second month after he impressed in his early appearances at Edgar Street.^[12] He played a total of ten games for the "Bulls" He was released by Swindon in May 2010 after struggling for a first team place under manager Danny Wilson.^[13]

Barnet

Marshall joined Barnet as one of manager Mark Stimson's 14 new signings in July 2010.^[14] He played all 46 of the "Bees" League Two games of the 2010–11 campaign, contributing six league goals to help the club to stay one point above the relegation zone by the end of the season.

He remained a key player at Underhill for new manager Lawrie Sanchez during the first half of the 2011–12 season. However Marshall tested positive for the stimulant Methylhexanamine following a routine drug test on Boxing Day 2011 when Barnet lost 3–0 at Dagenham & Redbridge; he claimed "to have unwittingly taken a banned substance in a supplement".^[15] The Football Association later confirmed Marshall would serve a two-year ban from all football activity, which started from the date of his provisional ban on 20 January 2012.^[16] Marshall was released by Barnet following the expiry of his contract in May 2012.^[17][18]

Coventry City

Following the expiry of his ban, Marshall was signed by Coventry City on a short-term contract in February 2014 after impressing manager Steven Pressley on trial.^[19][20] He made his first competitive appearance in two years on 4 February, coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute for Carl Baker in a 2–1 win over Bristol City at Ashton Gate Stadium.^[21] In total he made 14 League One appearances during the 2013–14 season, but despite being popular with fans he was not offered a fresh contract in the summer by manager Steven Pressley.^[22]

Port Vale

In July 2014, Marshall signed for League One side Port Vale on a one-year deal.^[23] He scored his first goal for the "Valiants" on 30 August, in a 2–1 defeat to Chesterfield at Vale Park.^[24] He scored his third goal for the club on 1 November, and also set up the winning goal in a 2–1 victory at Colchester United, and was named on that week's Football League Team of the Week.^[25] He scored seven goals in 49 appearances in the 2014–15 campaign, and it was reported in The Sentinel that his "combination of skill, pace and work rate made him a favourite among supporters".^[26] He was voted as the Away Travel Player of the Year by the club's supporters.^[27] He left the club after he rejected the offer of a new contract in the summer, a decision that chairman Norman Smurthwaite described as "silly".^[28]

Bradford City

In July 2015, Marshall signed a two-year contract with League One side Bradford City.^[29]

Style of play

Marshall is known for his pace.^[30]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 August 2015.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Grays Athletic	2007–08[31]	Conference Premier	11	0	2	0	—		2[lower-alpha 1]	1	15	1
Eastleigh (loan)	2007–08[32]	Conference South	5	3	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	7	3
Eastleigh	2007–08[32]	Conference South	10	2	0	0	—		0	0	10	2
	Total		15	5	0	0	—		2	0	17	5
Swindon Town	2008–09[33]	League One	12	0	1	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	15	0
	2009–10[34]	League One	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		19	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	24	0
Hereford United (loan)	2009–10[34]	League Two	8	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	10	0
Barnet	2010–11[35]	League Two	46	6	2	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	1	50	7
	2011–12[36]	League Two	25	1	2	0	2	0	5[lower-alpha 3]	2	34	3
	Total		71	7	4	0	3	0	6	3	84	10
Coventry City	2013–14[37]	League One	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Port Vale	2014–15[38]	League One	46	7	1	0	1	0	1	0	49	7
Bradford City	2015–16[39]	League One	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
Career totals			187	19	8	0	7	0	15	4	217	23

1. Appearances in Essex Senior Cup
2. One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Hampshire Senior Cup
3. Appearances in Football League Trophy

References

1. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Mainstream Publishing. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
2. "Profile: Mark Marshall, #17 (Released - January 2008)". graysath-online.com. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
3. "Manchester United starlet invited for Town trial". Swindon Advertiser. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
4. "Marshall will make his mark". Swindon Advertiser. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
5. "Cherries bid for Marshall fails". BBC Sport. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
6. "Marshall signs for Town". Swindon Advertiser. 13 August 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
7. "Baird backing Town new boy Marshall to deliver on league stage". Swindon Advertiser. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
8. "Swindon sign Eastleigh's Marshall". BBC Sport. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
9. "Cheltenham 2–0 Swindon". BBC Sport. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
10. "Marshall rejects Bournemouth loan move". Swindon Advertiser. 30 January 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
11. "Hereford bring in three on loan". BBC Sport. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
12. "Hereford pair extend loan deals". BBC Sport. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
13. "Swindon Town release Kurt Hammonds and Mark Marshall". BBC Sport. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
14. "Barnet boss Mark Stimson moves for Mark Marshall". BBC Sport. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
15. "Barnet's Mark Marshall suspended after failed drug test". BBC Sport. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
16. "Barnet winger Mark Marshall gets two-year ban for failed drugs test". BBC Sport. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
17. "McLeod, Brill lead Bees exodus". Sky Sports. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
18. "Izale McLeod among seven players released by Barnet". BBC Sport. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
19. "Mark Marshall: Coventry City sign midfielder following drugs ban". BBC Sport. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
20. "Sky Blues seal Marshall deal". Coventry City FC. 3 February 2014.
21. Connoll, Nick (4 February 2014). "Sky Blues lead with first half double". ccfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
22. McCartney, Aidan (2 July 2014). "Coventry City winger Mark Marshall signs for Port Vale". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
23. "Mark Marshall: Port Vale sign Coventry City winger". BBC Sport. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
24. "Port Vale 1 - 2 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
25. "Mark Marshall makes Football League team of the week". The Sentinel. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.
26. Baggaley, Mike (3 May 2015). "Port Vale 1-2 Fleetwood: Star man and player ratings". The Sentinel. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
27. Baggaley, Mike (3 May 2015). "Michael O'Connor dominates Vale's awards night". The Sentinel. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
28. "Norman Smurthwaite says 'silly' Mark Marshall was offered great deal at Vale". The Sentinel. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
29. Sharpe, Rich (13 July 2015). "Mark Marshall signs for Bradford City after turning down Valiants". The Sentinel. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
30. "Swindon sign up Eastleigh flying winger Marshall". Bristol Post. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
31. "Games played by Mark Marshall in 2007/2008". Grays Athletic F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
32. "Games played by Mark Marshall in 2007/2008 for Eastleigh". Eastleigh F.C. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
33. "Games played by Mark Marshall in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
34. "Games played by Mark Marshall in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
35. "Games played by Mark Marshall in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
36. "Games played by Mark Marshall in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
37. "Games played by Mark Marshall in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
38. "Games played by Mark Marshall in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
39. "Games played by Mark Marshall in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 June 2014.

External links

• Mark Marshall career statistics at Soccerbase