Jack Marshall

John Gilmore Marshall (29 May 1917 – 6 January 1998) was an English football player and coach, who played for Burnley, and managed Rochdale, Blackburn Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday and Bury.

Playing career Marshall was born in Bolton, Lancashire. He signed for Burnley in 1936, where he played as a full-back, but his career was cut short by injury and he retired in 1948.

Marshall was appointed manager of First Division club Blackburn Rovers manager following the dismissal of Dally Duncan, after 6 matches as the 1960–61 season as Rochdale wished to first appoint a replacement manager. He was a popular manager at Blackburn with his side noted for their entertaining, attacking football. The club struggled following the 1963–64 season and were relegated in 1966, with Marshall remaining as manager on a week-to-week basis. The club appointed assistant Eddie Quigley in November 1966, who was given responsibility for coaching; Marshall resigned in February 1967, with Quigley appointed as his replacement.

He was appointed as assistant manager to Alan Brown at Sheffield Wednesday later in 1967 before taking over as manager when Brown left in February 1968. Marshall left Wednesday after the 1968–69 season, and took over as Bury manager shortly after, but was sacked after just 7 games for financial reasons. He became club physiotherapist at Blackburn in 1970, a role he held up until his retirement from football in 1979.

Death Marshall died at Rotherham General Hospital on 6 January 1998 following a short illness.