Liam Marshall

Liam Marshall
Personal information
Full nameLiam Marshall
Born (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 28)
Standish, Wigan, Greater Manchester, 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 170 143 10 0 616
2016(loan) → Swinton Lions 22 20 0 0 80
Total 192 163 10 0 696
Source: [1][2]
As of 6 April 2023

Liam Marshall (born 9 May 1996) is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a winger for the Wigan Warriors in the Super League.

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

Background

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Marshall was born in Lancashire, England.

Playing career

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Swinton Lions (loan)

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Marshall spent the 2016 season on loan at Championship side Swinton Lions. He made a number of impressive performances at the club, most notably scoring four tries in a 38–35 win against Halifax,[3] and a hat trick in a 40–38 win against Sheffield Eagles.[4] He finished the year as the club's top try scorer with 20 tries in 22 appearances.[5]

Wigan Warriors

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He made his first team début on 3 March 2017, against Leigh.[6] 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.[7] He played in the 2017 Challenge Cup Final defeat by Hull F.C. at Wembley Stadium.[8]

Marshall made 22 appearances for Wigan in the 2018 season and scored 17 tries, but his season was cut short by an anterior cruciate ligament injury in August 2018.[9] He missed the club's 2018 Super League Grand Final victory over Warrington Wolves.[10]

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.[11]

Marshall made 10 appearances for Wigan in the 2020 season, scoring six tries, but was ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering another serious knee injury in a match against Castleford Tigers on 29 August 2020.[12] As a result, he missed the club's Grand Final loss against St Helens[13]

In round 1 of the 2022 Super League season, Marshall scored two tries in a 24-10 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers.[14] On 28 May 2022, Marshall scored the winning try for Wigan in their 2022 Challenge Cup Final victory over Huddersfield.[15] In round 21, Marshall scored a hat-trick in Wigan's 46-4 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers.[16]

In round 2 of the 2023 Super League season, Marshall scored four tries for Wigan in a 60–0 victory over Wakefield Trinity,[17] a match in which he also scored his 100th career try for the club.[18] The following week, Marshall scored a hat-trick in Wigan's 36–0 victory over Castleford.[19] On 14 October 2023, Marshall played in Wigan's 2023 Super League Grand Final victory over the Catalans Dragons scoring the only try of the match.[20]

In round 1 of the 2024 Super League season, Marshall scored two tries in Wigan's 32-4 victory over Castleford.[21] On 24 February 2024, Marshall played in Wigan's 2024 World Club Challenge final victory over Penrith.[22] On 1 March 2024, Marshall scored a hat-trick in Wigan's 30-16 victory over Huddersfield.[23] On 8 June 2024, Marshall played in Wigan's 2024 Challenge Cup final victory over Warrington.[24] Marshall signed a new four-year contract with Wigan in August 2024.[25] Marshall made the Super League Dream Team for the 2024 Super League season.[26] On 12 October 2024, Marshall played in Wigan's 9-2 2024 Super League grand final victory over Hull Kingston Rovers.[27]

Honours

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Wigan Warriors

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Player Summary: Liam Marshall". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  2. ^ Rugby League Project
  3. ^ "Halifax 35 Swinton Lions 38 - Liam Marshall denies Halifax victory with winning try". Yorkshire Post. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Sheffield Eagles 38 Swinton 40: Winning run ends for crisis club Eagles". The Star. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Swinton Lions - 2016". Rugby League Records. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Wigan Warriors v Leigh Centurions - Rugby League". BBC Sport. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Marshall's four tries lead Wigan to victory". rugby-league.com. Rugby Football League. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "Marshall suffers injury in Wigan Warriors' victory at Catalans". Wigan Today. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Super League Grand Final: Wigan claim fifth title with victory over Warrington". BBC Sport. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  11. ^ Unwin, Will (12 October 2019). "St Helens 23–6 Salford Red Devils: Super League Grand Final – as it happened". The Guardian.
  12. ^ "Liam Marshall: Wigan Warriors winger out for 9-12 months with knee injury". BBC Sport. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Super League Grand Final: Wigan 4-8 St Helens". BBC Sport.
  14. ^ "Wigan Warriors start their Super League campaign with a 24-10 win away to Hull KR". www.wigantoday.net.
  15. ^ "Challenge Cup final: Huddersfield Giants 14-16 Wigan Warriors". www.bbc.co.uk. 26 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Super League: Bevan French and Liam Marshall star for Wigan Warriors in 46-4 win over Hull KR". www.skysports.com.
  17. ^ "Wigan Warriors 60-0 Wakefield Trinity: Liam Marshall scores four tries as Wigan run riot against Wakefield". www.skysports.com.
  18. ^ "Liam Marshall reflects on his 100th try for Wigan Warriors". Wigan Today. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  19. ^ "Key talking points from Wigan Warriors' win over Castleford Tigers as Liam Marshall stakes England claim". www.examinerlive.co.uk.
  20. ^ Bower, Aaron (14 October 2023). "Wigan Warriors crowned Super League champions after downing Dragons". The Observer.
  21. ^ "Super League: Castleford Tigers 4-32 Wigan Warriors - Reigning champions begin with hard-earned win". www.bbc.co.uk.
  22. ^ "World Club Challenge: Wigan Warriors 16-12 Penrith Panthers - Cherry and Whites crowned world champions for fifth time". www.bbc.co.uk.
  23. ^ "Wigan Warriors 30-16 Huddersfield Giants: Liam Marshall scores hat-trick in hosts' win". www.bbc.co.uk.
  24. ^ "Wigan beat Warrington to win Challenge Cup". www.bbc.co.uk.
  25. ^ https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2024/08/02/marshall-signs-new-four-year-deal/ [bare URL]
  26. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/articles/c78de9v0q21o
  27. ^ "Wigan v Hull KR: Super League Grand Final 2024 – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
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