William Marshall (field hockey)
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| Born |
26 September 1985 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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| Greenock | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2013 | Kelburne | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Sheffield | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2024 | Surbiton | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2019 | Scotland | 177 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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William Marshall (born 26 September 1985)[1] is a Scottish former field hockey player who has represented Scotland at three Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Marshall was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, and was educated at Ardgowan Primary and Glasgow School of Sport at Bellahouston Academy.[2] He studied at the University of West of Scotland.[3]
Marshall played club hockey for Kelburne Hockey Club in the Scottish Hockey Premiership and made his Scotland debut in 2006 in the Celtic Cup against Ireland and scored his first goal against Egypt.[3] He played for Scotland during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi[4] and won a bronze medal with the team at the 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Vinnytsia, Ukraine[5]
After a year with Sheffield Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League, he signed for Surbiton Hockey Club, around the same time that he was in the Scotland team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. He went on to win the league title with Surbiton during the 2016–17 season.[6] He won a gold medal with Scotland at the 2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Glasgow.[7]
Marshall participated in his third Commonwealth Games, when part of the Scotland team that took part in the Commonwealth Games hockey tournament[8] at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.[9]
He retired from international hockey in February 2019.[3][10]
References
- ^ "SCO v ENG (Test Match) (M)". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ "William Marshall profile". Scottish Hockey. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "William Marshall retires from international hockey". Scottish Hockey. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "HOCKEY: Kelburne stars dominate Commonwealth Games selection squad". Daily Record. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
- ^ "Michael Bremner retires from international hockey". Scottish Hockey. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Great Britain hockey international talks confident game ahead of new Surbiton season". South West Londoner. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "EuroHockey Championship 2017: Scotland beat Wales in final". BBC Sport. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Gold Coast 2018 hockey squads announced". Scottish Hockey. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "XXI Commonwealth Games (M) Scotland". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Local legend retires after Commonwealth Games glories". IGreenock Telegraph. 1 March 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2025.