Billy Marsden Explained

Billy Marsden
Fullname:William Marsden[1]
Birth Date:10 November 1901
Birth Place:Silksworth, England
Death Place:Sheffield, England
Position:Left half
Clubs1:Silksworth Colliery
Clubs2:Ryhope
Years3:1920–1924
Clubs3:Sunderland
Caps3:3
Goals3:2
Years4:1924–1930
Clubs4:Sheffield Wednesday
Caps4:205
Goals4:9
Totalcaps:208
Totalgoals:11
Nationalyears1:1929–1930
Nationalteam1:England
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1931−1934
Managerclubs1:HBS
Manageryears2:1935
Managerclubs2:HBS
Manageryears3:1935−1938
Managerclubs3:Be Quick 1887
Manageryears4:1938−1939
Managerclubs4:Hermes-DVS
Manageryears5:1939−1940
Managerclubs5:HBS
Manageryears6:1944−1946
Managerclubs6:Doncaster Rovers
Manageryears7:1953–1954
Managerclubs7:Worksop Town

William Marsden (10 November 1901 – 19 September 1983) was an English international footballer, who played as a left half, and later managed Doncaster Rovers.

Early and personal life

Marsen was born in Silksworth, the fourth of five children.[1] His father was a coal mine hewer.[1]

He was married with one daughter.[1]

Playing career

Marsden began his career with Silksworth Colliery and Ryhope.[1] He signed for Sunderland in October 1920,[1] and scored 2 goals in 3 games for them.[2] He moved to Sheffield Wednesday in May 1924,[1] scoring 9 goals in 205 league games for them,[3] before retiring in May 1930 after receiving a spinal injury whilst playing for England.[1] He played for Sheffield Wednesday's reserves at the start of the 1930–31 season, but was injured again and was left unconscious.[1]

He earned three caps for England between 1929 and 1930.

Coaching career

Before World War Two, he was a coach in the Netherlands.[4] In December 1931 he became manager of HBS,[1] [5] leaving in July 1934.[1] He then was a trainer at Gateshead, but left the club in December of that year after not being made manager as he had been promised.[1] He then returned to HBC, moving on to Be Quick 1887 by March 1935.[1] [6] He also managed Hermes-DVS.[1] [7]

He was appointed manager of Doncaster Rovers in August 1944 for the Wartime League, and was replaced by Jackie Bestall in March 1946 as Rovers prepared for the resumption the post war Football League in Division 3 North.[8]

He was manager of Worksop Town for a season from May 1953.[1]

Later life and death

He later became a publican in Sheffield, including at The Robin Hood Inn, The White Lion and the Crosspool Tavern.[1] He died in Sheffield on 19 September 1983, aged 81.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: England Players - Billy Marsden. www.englandfootballonline.com.
  2. Web site: Sunderland AFC - Statistics, History and Records - from TheStatCat. www.thestatcat.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Profile. Sheffield Wednesday Archive.
  4. Book: Steve Hutton, Graham Curry and Peter Goodman. Sheffield Football Club - Celebrating 150 Years of History of the Worlds Oldest Football Club. 2007. At Heart Ltd. 978-1845471743. 73.
  5. Web site: Bill Marsden weer naar H.B.S. terug. www.kranten.kb.nl. 12 December 2015.
  6. Web site: Marsden naar be quick. www.delpher.nl. 12 December 2015.
  7. Web site: Billy Marsden naar Hermes- D.V.S.. www.delpher.nl. 12 December 2015.
  8. Web site: Bill Marsden. https://archive.today/20130216085555/http://www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/history-173.html. dead. 16 February 2013. League Managers Association. 6 January 2013.