Players - Bobby Marshall

Bobby Marshall
Birthdate: 1876
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Other clubs: Leith Athletic (1894-97), Portsmouth (1899-1904), Brighton & Hove Albion (1904-05), St Bernard's (1905-)
Signed from: Leith Athletic
Signed for LFC: 01.05.1897
Liverpool debut: 04.09.1897
Last appearance: 05.11.1898
Debut goal: 23.10.1897
Last goal: 23.10.1897
Contract expiry: 1899
Win ratio: 42.86% W:9 D:3 L:9
Games/goals ratio: 10.5
League games / goals: 20 / 2
Total games / goals: 21 / 2

Player Profile

The Scotsman started the 1897/98 season on the right wing and played in the opening 16 fixtures before losing his place to Fred Geary. He only made two more appearances before the end of the season. He featured in three games in the 1898/99 season and was berated for "slow movements and aimless passing" in a 2-1 win over Everton in September 1898. The "rasping shots" of which Marshall was capable of were sadly missing. Marshall scored twice for Liverpool, both goals coming in a 4-2 home win over Derby County on 23 October 1897. Liverpool had been 2-0 up at half-time but with the scores at 3-2 Marshall put the result beyond any doubt near the end with a beautiful header. Marshall moved south to Portsmouth where he was a firm fixture for a few years winning the Southern league in 1901/02.
Appearances per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 20 1 0 0 0 21
1897-1898 17 1 0 0 0 18
1898-1899 3 0 0 0 0 3
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
Apps Minutes Opponent
3 270 Everton
2 180 Wolves
2 180 Nottingham Forest
2 180 Stoke City
2 180 Preston North End
1 90 Blackburn Rovers
1 90 Sheffield United
1 90 Derby
1 90 Sunderland
1 90 Aston Villa
1 90 Newcastle United
1 90 Bolton Wanderers
1 90 WBA
1 90 Sheffield Wednesday
1 90 Hucknall St Johns
Total Venue
12 Away
9 Home
Total Competition
20 League
1 FA Cup
Total W D L Win % Manager
21 9 3 9 42.9% Tom Watson
Goals per season
Season League FA LC Europe Other Total
Totals 2 0 0 0 0 2
1897-1898 2 0 0 0 0 2
1898-1899 0 0 0 0 0 0
A more detailed look at the player's goalscoring
Total Opponent
2 Derby
Total Competition
2 League
Total Goal minute period
1 46-60 minutes
1 76-90 minutes
Total Goal origin
2 Open play
Milestone Appearances
# Date Against Stadium Competition
1 04.09.1897 Stoke Victoria Ground League
Milestone Goals
# Minute Date Against Stadium Competition
1 50 23.10.1897 Derby Anfield League
Other Clubs
Club Season Club rank League apps League goals Total apps Total goals
Leith Athletic 1894-1897 Scotland 2 + 1 26 2 26 2
Portsmouth 1899-1904 Southern League 1 131 19 131 19
Brighton & Hove Albion 1904-1905 Southern League 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A
St Bernard's 1905- Scotland N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total 157 21 157 21