Eddie Marsh (footballer) explained

Eddie Marsh
Fullname:Wilson Edmund Marsh
Birth Date:14 December 1927
Birth Place:Dundee, Scotland
Death Place:Cheshire, England
Years1:1949–1950
Caps1:?
Goals1:?
Years2:1950–1957
Clubs2:Charlton Athletic
Caps2:26
Goals2:0
Years3:1957–1959
Clubs3:Luton Town
Caps3:2
Goals3:0
Years4:1959–1962
Clubs4:Torquay United
Caps4:61
Goals4:0
Years5:1962–1963
Clubs5:Bideford
Caps5:?
Goals5:?
Totalcaps:89
Totalgoals:0

Wilson Edmund Marsh (14 December 1927 – 18 April 2010) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League.

Marsh was born in Scotland, however he grew up in South London. He signed for Charlton Athletic from Erith & Belvedere in 1950 as a back-up for the Addicks first choice goalkeeper at the time Sam Bartram. He found first team opportunities limited at The Valley and moved on to Luton Town in 1956, and later on to Torquay United in 1959. In the 1959–60 season he was part of Torquay's first ever promotion squad making 20 appearances under Eric Webber, as United were promoted to the Third Division. Over the next three seasons he competed with Mervyn Gill for the number one spot at Plainmoor, making 64 league and cup appearances. After a short spell at Bideford he retired from the game to become a representative for a paint company.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former keeper Eddie Marsh dies age 82 . This is South Devon . 15 April 2010 . 5 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402234406/http://www.thisissouthdevon.co.uk/keeper-Eddie-Marsh-dies-aged-82/story-11694253-detail/story.html . 2 April 2012.