Mark Marshall

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

For those of a similar name, see Marc Marshall and Marcus Marshall (disambiguation).

Mark Marshall
Personal information
Full name Mark Anthony Marshall[1]
Date of birth (1987-05-05) 5 May 1987
Place of birth Manchester, Jamaica
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Northampton Town
Number 45
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)
2015–2017 Bradford City 73 (6)
2017–2019 Charlton Athletic 49 (2)
2019–2020 Gillingham 18 (0)
2020– Northampton Town 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:30, 20 March 2020 (UTC)

He began his career with non-league sides Carshalton Athletic, Grays Athletic and Eastleigh, before winning a move into the English 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, and went on to be named the club's Player of the Season for the 2016–17 campaign. He joined Charlton Athletic in June 2017 and after two seasons with the club he moved on to Gillingham in July 2019. He signed with Northampton Town in January 2020 and helped the club to win promotion out of League Two via the play-offs in 2020.

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.[3] He was loaned out to Eastleigh of the Conference South in January 2008, and joined the club permanently before the end of the month.[3]

Swindon Town

During the pre-season of 2008–09 he joined Swindon Town on trial,[4] but was originally not offered a deal as Town continued their pursuit of winger Kevin Betsy.[5] A subsequent loan offer from Bournemouth was rejected.[6] 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.[7][8][9] His debut for the "Robins" came in a 2–0 defeat away to Cheltenham Town on 16 August.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12] The loan was later extended into a second month after he impressed in his early appearances at Edgar Street.[13] 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.[14]

Barnet

Marshall joined Barnet as one of manager Mark Stimson's 14 new signings in July 2010.[15] 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".[16] 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.[17] Marshall was released by Barnet following the expiry of his contract in May 2012.[18][19]

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.[20][21] 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.[22] 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.[23]

Port Vale

In July 2014, Marshall signed for League One side Port Vale on a one-year deal.[24] He scored his first goal for the "Valiants" on 30 August, in a 2–1 defeat to Chesterfield at Vale Park.[25] 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.[26] 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".[27] He was voted as the Away Travel Player of the Year by the club's supporters.[28] 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".[29]

Bradford City

In July 2015, Marshall signed a two-year contract with League One side Bradford City.[30] He made 38 appearances across the 2015–16 campaign, but started just eight league games, and was an unused substitute as Bradford were beaten by Millwall in the play-off semi-finals.[31][32]

He was nominated for the EFL League One Player of the Month award for January 2017, which was won by Bury striker James Vaughan.[33] In April 2017 he was named Bradford City's Player of the Year for the 2016–17 season.[34] Manager Stuart McCall praised Marshall's consistency and versatility, saying that "he crosses and shoots equally as well with both feet" and "is one of the highest for assists in the league".[35] He helped the "Bantams" to reach the League One play-off final against Millwall at Wembley Stadium, and was described by the BBC as "particularly influential" in the match; he provided a goalscoring opportunity to Billy Clarke, but Clarke's shot was saved and Bradford lost the game 1–0.[36] Marshall was reported to have made 261 crosses and 285 completed dribbles in League One in 2016–17, ahead of any other player in the division.[37]

Charlton Athletic

On 17 June 2017, Marshall signed a two-year contract with League One club Charlton Athletic; "Addicks" manager Karl Robinson said he was "one of our main targets" alongside former Bradford teammate Billy Clarke.[37] However he missed much of the opening three months of the 2017–18 season after picking up an injury during pre-season.[38] He went on to score two goals in 31 games to help Charlton qualify for the play-offs under new manager Lee Bowyer.[39] However he did not feature in the play-offs as Charlton secured promotion with a 2–1 victory over Sunderland.[40] He was released by Charlton at the end of the 2018–19 season.[41]

Gillingham

After his release from Charlton, Marshall signed for Gillingham on 25 July 2019, shortly after the club's signing of Sheffield United winger Nathan Thomas fell through.[42] He made 23 appearances in the first half of the 2019–20 season, though started just three league games, before leaving the club upon the expiry of his contract on 23 January 2020; "Gills" manager Steve Evans said Marshall was "unlucky at times" and cited budget constrains for his decision not to offer Marshall a contract extension.[43]

Northampton Town

Marshall joined League Two side Northampton Town on a short-term deal on 25 January 2020.[44] Manager Keith Curle said he was please to bring in "a player with pace, trickery, a strong work ethic" despite "really strong competition" from other clubs.[45] The season was curtailed early due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England and Northampton went on to qualify for the play-offs; Marshall played as a 31st-minute substitute for Nicky Adams in the behind closed doors Wembley final as the "Cobblers" recorded a 4–0 victory over Exeter City to secure promotion into League One.[46]

Style of play

Marshall is known for his pace.[47] Former teammate Tom Pope stated that Marshall has "terrific self-belief" and will continue to try and beat his marker even if he is struggling to find success in the match.[48]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 June 2020
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grays Athletic 2007–08[49] Conference Premier 11020—2[lower-alpha 1]1151
Eastleigh (loan) 2007–08[50] Conference South 5300—2[lower-alpha 2]073
Eastleigh 2007–08[50] Conference South 10200—00102
Eastleigh total 15500—20175
Swindon Town 2008–09[51] League One 12010002[lower-alpha 3]0150
2009–10[52] League One 7000200090
Swindon Town total 190102020240
Hereford United (loan) 2009–10[52] League Two 8000002[lower-alpha 3]0100
Barnet 2010–11[53] League Two 46620101[lower-alpha 3]1507
2011–12[54] League Two 25120205[lower-alpha 3]2343
Barnet total 7174030638410
Coventry City 2013–14[55] League One 140000000140
Port Vale 2014–15[56] League One 46710101[lower-alpha 3]0497
Bradford City 2015–16[31] League One 31050101[lower-alpha 3]0380
2016–17[57] League One 42610106[lower-alpha 4]0506
Bradford City total 736602070886
Charlton Athletic 2017–18[58] League One 27121002[lower-alpha 3]0312
2018–19[59] League One 22131103[lower-alpha 5]0292
Charlton Athletic total 492521050604
Gillingham 2019–20[60] League One 18010103[lower-alpha 6]0230
Northampton Town 2019–20[60] League Two 7000001[lower-alpha 7]080
Career totals 3312720210031439233
  1. Appearances in Essex Senior Cup
  2. One appearance in FA Trophy, one in Hampshire Senior Cup
  3. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  4. Three appearances in EFL Trophy, three in play-offs
  5. Three appearances in the EFL Trophy
  6. Three appearances in the EFL Trophy
  7. One appearance in League Two play-offs

Honours

Northampton Town

Individual

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