Harry "Nipper" Marsham (19 July 1890 – 31 December 1932) was a player for the Geelong Football Club and the Richmond Football Club in the VFL between 1909 and 1919.
Harry Marsham | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Henry Marsham (born Kendall) | ||
Nickname(s) | Nipper | ||
Date of birth | 19 July 1890 | ||
Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 31 December 1932 | (aged 42)||
Place of death | Geelong, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Chilwell (GDFA) | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Ruckman/Forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1908 | Chilwell (GDFA) | ||
1909–1915 | Geelong (VFL) | 93 (51) | |
1916 | Richmond (VFL) | 7 (4) | |
1917–1919 | Geelong (VFL) | 35 (12) | |
Total | 135 (67) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Family edit
The son of Rebecca Josephine Kendall (1869–1936),[1][2] Henry Kendall,[3] later known as Henry Marsham, was born at Carlton, Victoria on 19 July 1890.
He married Olive Gertrude Elizabeth McQueen (1893–1950) (later Mrs. Albert Payor Rapkins)[4] in 1915.[5] Their son, Alan Robert Marsham (1920–1990), also played with Geelong in the VFL.
Football edit
- "Harry was a well-built ruckman and key-position player. He was a strong mark and although not blessed with pace he had the stamina to ruck all day."[6]
Geelong (VFL) edit
Recruited from the Chilwell Football Club in the Geelong District Football Association (GDFA), he played as a ruckman and forward for Geelong for seven seasons.
Richmond (VFL) edit
When Geelong were unable to compete in 1916 due to World War I, he crossed to Richmond, and played in 7 matches (including the Semi-Final against Carlton, at the MCG, on 19 August 1916), and scored 4 goals.[6]
Geelong (VFL) edit
Marsham returned to Geelong for the 1917 season and captained the club that year.[7] He retired at the end of the 1919 season.
Death edit
He died at his South Geelong residence on 31 December 1932.[8][9][10]
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.6512/1890: marriage to Arthur Edwin Marsham (1867–1958).
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.19837/1936.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.20837/1890.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.13411/1937.
- ^ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration no.16844/1950.
- ^ a b Hogan (1996), p. 133.
- ^ Geelong Football Club Honour Roll Archived 16 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Deaths; Marsham, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 31 December 1932), p.15.
- ^ Death of Former Footballer, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 31 December 1932), p.5.
- ^ H. Marsham Gone: Great League Ruckman, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 4 January 1933), p.11.
References edit
- Hogan P: The Tigers of Old: A complete History of Every Player to Represent the Richmond Football Club between 1908 and 1996, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
External links edit
- Harry Marsham's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Harry Marsham at AustralianFootball.com