Liam Marshall

Liam Marshall is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.

Liam Marshall
Personal information
Full nameLiam Marshall
Born (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996
Lancashire, England
Height5 ft 10 in (1.79 m)
Weight13 st 8 lb (86 kg)
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Wigan Warriors 80 63 10 0 272
2016(loan) → Swinton Lions 22 20 0 0 80
Total 102 83 10 0 352
As of 15 March 2021
Source: [1][2]

He has spent time on loan from Wigan at the Swinton Lions in the Championship.

Background

Marshall was born in Lancashire, England.

Playing career

2016

Loaned out to the Swinton Lions for the year, Marshall made an immediate impact establishing himself as the form winger in the Championship, and finished the year as the leading try scorer in the competition.

2017

He made his first team début on 3 March 2017, against Leigh.[3] Marshall also scored four tries on just his second game for the Warriors in a 38-16 win at the Warrington Wolves on 9 March 2017 and has already reached 10 tries in just 9 appearances for Wigan as of 24 April 2017.

He played in the 2017 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium.[4]

2018

Marshall made 22 appearances for Wigan in the 2018 season and scored 17 tries but missed the clubs 2018 Super League Grand Final victory over Warrington due to injury.[5]

2019

Marshall played 23 games for Wigan in the 2019 season and scored 16 tries including Wigan's shock loss to Salford in the semi-final.[6]

2020

Marshall made only nine appearances for Wigan in the 2020 season scoring six tries and missed the clubs grand final loss against St Helens R.F.C..[7][8]

2021 & 2022

In round 1 of the 2022 Super League season, Marshall scored two tries in a 24-10 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers.[9]

References
  1. "Players". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. Rugby League Project
  3. "Wigan Warriors v Leigh Centurions - Rugby League". BBC Sport. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. "Hull FC 18-14 Wigan recap as the Black and Whites claim back-to-back Challenge Cup triumphs". Mirror. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  5. "Super League Grand Final: Wigan claim fifth title with victory over Warrington". BBC Sport. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  6. Unwin, Will (12 October 2019). "St Helens 23–6 Salford Red Devils: Super League Grand Final – as it happened". The Guardian.
  7. "Super League Grand Final: Wigan 4-8 St Helens". BBC Sport.
  8. "St Helens v Wigan Warriors". BBC Sport. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  9. "Wigan Warriors start their Super League campaign with a 24-10 win away to Hull KR". www.wigantoday.net.
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