Eddie Marsh (footballer)

Eddie Marsh

Personal information
Full name	Wilson Edmund Marsh
Date of birth	14 December 1927
Place of birth	Dundee, Scotland
Date of death	18 April 2010 (aged 82)
Place of death	Cheshire, England
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949–1950	Erith & Belvedere	?	(?)
1950–1957	Charlton Athletic	26	(0)
1957–1959	Luton Town	2	(0)
1959–1962	Torquay United	61	(0)
1962–1963	Bideford	?	(?)
Total		89	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Wilson Edmund Marsh (1927–2010), born in Dundee, Scotland, 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]

References

1. "Former keeper Eddie Marsh dies age 82". This is South Devon. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

External links

• Eddie Marsh's Career