Paul Marshall (footballer)
Encyclopedia
Paul Anthony Marshall is an English footballer who plays for Football League One
side Rochdale
.
Beginning his career with Manchester City
, after several years in the youth ranks he turned professional with the club in 2008. He enjoyed loan spells with Blackpool
, Port Vale
, and Aberdeen
; before transferring to Walsall
for the 2010–11 season. After leaving Walsall he signed with Rochdale.
In the 2006–07 season, he made his debut for the club's reserve side
in the Premier Reserve League North, scoring four goals in eight starts. He also scored the final goal as City beat Manchester United
3–1 in the final of the Manchester Senior Cup
.
In the 2008–09 season, he was given the squad number 46 and became a regular in the reserves. After scoring for the reserves and being named "Man of the Match" in their 3–0 victory over Newcastle United Reserves
, on 29 January 2009 he signed for Championship
club Blackpool
on loan, initially for one month until 28 February, with the possibility of extending it until the end of the season. Blackpool's assistant manager, Steve Thompson
, said of Marshall: "We have been watching Paul for a few weeks now and every time we have seen him play he has impressed us. He has a sweet left foot and has an excellent range of passing, he has a presence in midfield and I'm sure he will do well for us."
Marshall said of the move: "Playing in the Championship will be good experience for me because it will also show Mark Hughes
that I can do it in this league. If I do well here, he may think that I will be good enough for the Premiership when I go back." His debut for the "Seasiders" on 31 January against Crystal Palace
at Selhurst Park
lasted just five minutes, after goalkeeper Paul Rachubka
was sent off three minutes into the match. Marshall was then brought off in a tactical substitution so that Matthew Gilks
could replace Rachubka in goal. His second appearance was as an 82 minute substitute against Crystal Palace
on 7 February, after which he returned to Manchester.
In March 2009, Marshall was sent out on loan to Port Vale
, and made his debut the following day in the goalless draw at Bournemouth
. He scored his first senior goal on 28 March, with a long range free kick
in a 2–1 reverse at Chesterfield
.
Marshall joined Scottish team Aberdeen
on loan on 2 January 2010 and made his Scottish debut in a 1–0 win over Dundee United
on the same day, claiming the assist for Charlie Mulgrew's goal. He returned to Manchester after a further eight appearances for the club.
He signed with Walsall
in June 2010, after friend Clayton McDonald
recommended the "Saddlers". After 22 appearances he was released from the club twelve months later, as was McDonald.
In July 2011, he had a trial spell at Rochdale
, and impressed enough to earn an extended stay at the club.
team for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
in Egypt
.
|2008–09||Manchester City
||Premier League||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|2008–09||Blackpool
||Championship
||2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|2008–09
||Port Vale
||League Two
||13||1||0||0||0||0||13||1
|-
|2009–10||Manchester City
||Premier League||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|-
|2009–10||Aberdeen
||Scottish Premier League
||9||0||1||0||0||0||10||0
|-
|-
|2010–11
||Walsall
||League One
||18||1||2||0||1||0||22||1
|-
|2011–12||Rochdale
||League One
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
33||2||2||0||1||0||37||2
9||0||1||0||0||0||10||0
42||2||3||0||1||0||47||2
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
side Rochdale
Rochdale A.F.C.
Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...
.
Beginning his career with Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
, after several years in the youth ranks he turned professional with the club in 2008. He enjoyed loan spells with Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
, Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
, and Aberdeen
Aberdeen F.C.
Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
; before transferring to Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
for the 2010–11 season. After leaving Walsall he signed with Rochdale.
Playing career
Marshall is a product of the Manchester City Youth Academy, which he joined when he was 11 years old.In the 2006–07 season, he made his debut for the club's reserve side
Manchester City F.C. Reserves and Academy
Manchester City is represented at Reserve level by the Elite Development Squad, also referred to as just the Elite Squad, or EDS, a predominantly 'Under-21' side that replaced the previous Reserve team in a move to focus on youth development post-academy...
in the Premier Reserve League North, scoring four goals in eight starts. He also scored the final goal as City beat Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
3–1 in the final of the Manchester Senior Cup
Manchester Senior Cup
The Manchester FA Senior Cup is an annual football tournament held between the clubs of the Manchester Football Association which was first played in 1885...
.
In the 2008–09 season, he was given the squad number 46 and became a regular in the reserves. After scoring for the reserves and being named "Man of the Match" in their 3–0 victory over Newcastle United Reserves
Newcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy
Newcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy are the reserve and academy teams for the Premier League club Newcastle United.The reserve team plays in the Premier Reserve League North. It also participates in the Northumberland Senior Cup each season...
, on 29 January 2009 he signed for Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
club Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
on loan, initially for one month until 28 February, with the possibility of extending it until the end of the season. Blackpool's assistant manager, Steve Thompson
Steve Thompson (footballer born 1964)
Steven James "Steve" Thompson is a retired English footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant manager at Blackpool.-Playing career:...
, said of Marshall: "We have been watching Paul for a few weeks now and every time we have seen him play he has impressed us. He has a sweet left foot and has an excellent range of passing, he has a presence in midfield and I'm sure he will do well for us."
Marshall said of the move: "Playing in the Championship will be good experience for me because it will also show Mark Hughes
Mark Hughes
Leslie Mark Hughes, OBE , is a former Welsh international footballer. As an international footballer, he made 72 appearances and scored 16 goals....
that I can do it in this league. If I do well here, he may think that I will be good enough for the Premiership when I go back." His debut for the "Seasiders" on 31 January against Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
at Selhurst Park
Selhurst Park
Selhurst Park is an English football stadium located in the London suburb of South Norwood in the Borough of Croydon. It is the current home ground of Crystal Palace Football Club. Its present capacity is 26,309.-History:...
lasted just five minutes, after goalkeeper Paul Rachubka
Paul Rachubka
Paul Stephen Rachubka is an American-English professional Association football goalkeeper who plays for Leeds United after joining the club from Blackpool ....
was sent off three minutes into the match. Marshall was then brought off in a tactical substitution so that Matthew Gilks
Matthew Gilks
Matthew "Matt" Gilks is a football goalkeeper who plays for Blackpool. He previously played for Rochdale for seven years before moving to Norwich City in 2007. He stayed one season with the Canaries without making a first-team appearance...
could replace Rachubka in goal. His second appearance was as an 82 minute substitute against Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
on 7 February, after which he returned to Manchester.
In March 2009, Marshall was sent out on loan to Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
, and made his debut the following day in the goalless draw at Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth
A.F.C. Bournemouth is an English football club currently playing in Football League One. The club plays at Dean Court in Kings Park, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset and have been in existence since 1899....
. He scored his first senior goal on 28 March, with a long range free kick
Direct free kick
A direct free kick is a method of restarting play in a game of association football following a foul. Unlike an indirect free kick, a goal may be scored directly against the opposing side without the ball having first touched another player.-Award:...
in a 2–1 reverse at Chesterfield
Chesterfield F.C.
Chesterfield Football Club is an English football club based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. The club currently plays in Football League One, the third tier of English football. Despite being the fourth oldest Football League club in England, they have spent most of their existence in the lower...
.
Marshall joined Scottish team Aberdeen
Aberdeen F.C.
Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
on loan on 2 January 2010 and made his Scottish debut in a 1–0 win over Dundee United
Dundee United F.C.
Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...
on the same day, claiming the assist for Charlie Mulgrew's goal. He returned to Manchester after a further eight appearances for the club.
He signed with Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
in June 2010, after friend Clayton McDonald
Clayton McDonald
Clayton Rodney McDonald is an English football defender who plays for League Two side Port Vale. He is the son of former professional Rod McDonald, and brother to another footballer also called Rod McDonald....
recommended the "Saddlers". After 22 appearances he was released from the club twelve months later, as was McDonald.
In July 2011, he had a trial spell at Rochdale
Rochdale A.F.C.
Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...
, and impressed enough to earn an extended stay at the club.
International career
Although born in England, Marshall has represented Ireland under 19's. He was called up to the England under-20England national under-20 football team
- Round of 16 :-Friendlies:-Latest squad:The following players were named in the squad for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup running from 29 July to the 20 August 2011.-Recent call-ups:...
team for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia...
in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
.
Statistics
|-|2008–09||Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
||Premier League||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|2008–09||Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
||Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
||2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|2008–09
2008–09 Port Vale F.C. season
The 2008–09 season was Port Vale's ninety-seventh season of football in the Football League, and first season in League Two, following their relegation from League One. After a poor start to the season manager Lee Sinnott was sacked in September, and was replaced by Dean Glover. Despite a brief...
||Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
||League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||13||1||0||0||0||0||13||1
|-
|2009–10||Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
||Premier League||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|-
|2009–10||Aberdeen
Aberdeen F.C.
Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...
||Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
||9||0||1||0||0||0||10||0
|-
|-
|2010–11
2010–11 Walsall F.C. season
-Npower League One:-FA Cup:-Carling Cup:-Johnstone Paint Trophy:...
||Walsall
Walsall F.C.
Walsall Football Club are an English association football club based in Walsall, West Midlands. They currently play in League One. The club was founded in 1888 as Walsall Town Swifts, an amalgamation of Walsall Town F.C. and Walsall Swifts F.C. The club was one of the founder members of the Second...
||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||18||1||2||0||1||0||22||1
|-
|2011–12||Rochdale
Rochdale A.F.C.
Rochdale Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. They play their home matches at Spotland Stadium. Formed in 1907, they were accepted into the Football League in 1921...
||League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
33||2||2||0||1||0||37||2
9||0||1||0||0||0||10||0
42||2||3||0||1||0||47||2