*Indicates unconfirmed information. Figures in brackets after English team names indicate all appearances made and goals scored in competitive matches for Football League clubs from 1888 onwards. For Scottish League clubs the figures show details of all competitive appearances and goals scored from 1946/47 onwards.
John Marsh
Appearances: 11 Goals: 6
Date / Year of birth: 5th February 1932
Position: Striker
Season of first appearance: 1956/57
Season of last appearance: 1956/57
Also played for: Chelmsford City, Folkestone Town, Tottenham Hotspur (0) and Clacton Town
Centre-forward who started his career with amateur club Neville United before linking up with Chelmsford in the summer of 1952. John scored ten goals in 33 Southern League appearances for City during the 1952/53 campaign but found his first team opportunities limited in the next two seasons and he was released in May 1955.
John joined Folkestone for the start of the 1955/56 campaign and then had a spell with Tottenham at the beginning of 1956/57.
He scored nine goals for Spurs' 'A' team before joining Margate in October 1956.
John scored on his Margate debut, getting an 87th minute equaliser to secure a 1-1 home draw with Snowdown in the Kent League on 27.10.56, and went on to score a total of six goals in 11 first team appearances. His tally included two goals in a 5-2 win over Gillingham Reserves at Hartsdown Park on 24.11.56 and on 17.11.56 John scored as Margate beat Dunstable 3-1 at Hartsdown Park in the FA Cup 1st Round. He also played in a 4-0 defeat at Millwall in the 2nd Round on 8.12.56.
In January 1957 John left the club to join Clacton of the Eastern Counties League.
He went back to Chelmsford in the summer of 1957 but only made 11 more appearances there before being released. In total he'd scored 18 goals from 60 appearances for City during his two spells with the club.
|
SEASON (CLUB) |
FULL (MAX) |
SUB |
GLS |
|
FAC |
KSC |
KLC |
KSS |
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|
1956/57 (MFC) |
11 (47) |
N/A |
6 |
KENT LEAGUE DIVISION ONE (8TH OF 17) |
2R |
1R |
SF |
SF |
|
Played and
scored in FA Cup 1st Round (17.11.56 - beat Dunstable 3-1 at
home). Played in FA Cup 2nd Round (08.12.56 - lost 4-0 at Millwall). | |||||||||