Alan Robert Marsham (6 August 1920 – 7 April 1990) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Alan Marsham
Personal information
Full name Alan Robert Marsham
Date of birth (1920-08-06)6 August 1920
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 7 April 1990(1990-04-07) (aged 69)
Place of death Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s) Sea Scouts
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1939–1940, 1945–1946 Geelong 24 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of former Geelong footballer Harry "Nipper" Marsham (1890-1932)[2] and Olive Gertrude Elizabeth Marsham, nee McQueen (1893–1950), Alan Robert Marsham was born in Geelong on 6 August 1920.

Alan Marsham married Marie Elaine Dawson in 1943.

Education

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He attended Geelong College.[3]

Williamstown (VFA)

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In 1941 he transferred to the VFA club Williamstown.

Notes

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References

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  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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