| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Marshall | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1858 | ||
| Place of birth | Withnell, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 April 1917 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Blackburn, England | ||
| Playing position | Outside-right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1878–1886 | Darwen | ||
| 1886 | Blackburn Olympic | ||
| National team | |||
| 1880–1881 | England | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Thomas Marshall (12 September 1858 – 29 April 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside-right for Darwen in the 1870s and 1880s and made two appearances for England, both against Wales.
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Marshall was born in the village of Withnell, approximately midway between Chorley, Blackburn and Darwen.[1] After playing junior football in Lancashire, he joined Darwen in 1878.[2] Described as "a speedy winger with an accurate passing ability",[1] he was selected for the second international match against Wales, played at Wrexham's Racecourse Ground on 15 March 1880. The match ended in a 3–2 victory for the English, with two goals from Francis Sparks and the other from Marshall's Darwen team-mate, Thomas Brindle[3] (although some sources credit this as an own goal by the Welsh goalkeeper, Harry Hibbott).[4]
Marshall retained his place for the next international, a return against Wales, played at Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn on 26 February 1881, where he lined up alongside another Darwen player, Thurston Rostron.[5] With a "lucky" goal from Jack Vaughan,[6] Wales secured their first victory over England at the third attempt.[7]
Marshall remained at Darwen until 1886, before retiring after a very short spell with Blackburn Olympic, where he was re-united with his former Darwen and England colleague, Thomas Brindle.[1]
By trade, Marshall worked in a cotton mill.[1] In the 1881 census, Marshall was listed as a cotton loomer, living in Duckworth Street, Darwen.[2] He died on 29 April 1917, aged 58.[2]