Cliff Marshall

Cliff Marshall
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-11-04)4 November 1955
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death 24 November 2021(2021-11-24) (aged 66)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1976 Everton 7 (0)
1976 Miami Toros 16 (5)
1976–1977 Southport 13 (0)
1977–1978 Winsford
International career
1971 England Schoolboys 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cliff Marshall (4 November 1955 – 24 November 2021) was an English professional footballer. Marshall began his career at Everton but found first-team opportunities limited. He joined the Miami Toros of the North American Soccer League in 1976, but returned to England to sign for Southport later that year.

He is often described as the first black Everton player, though sociologist Mark Christian notes that he was preceded by Mike Trebilcock, who may not have been recognised as such "due to his ambiguous black mixed heritage".[1]

Marshall died on 24 November 2021, at the age of 66.[2][3]

  1. ^ Christian, Mark (2011). "Mixing up the game: Social and historical contours of black mixed heritage players in British football". In Burdsey, Daniel (ed.). Race, Ethnicity and Football: Persisting Debates and Emergent Issues. Abingdon: Routledge. pp. 131–144. ISBN 9780415882057.
  2. ^ Cliff Marshall Passes Away
  3. ^ Cliff Marshall 1955–2021