Cliff Marshall

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

RIP .
He must've put up with terrible stuff back then.
Thoughts with his family.
Wonder if him and Howard Gayle spoke about playing football with a constant background of abuse and was it worth it.
Both strong lads putting up with that crap.

 

[Joey66]

Sad news r I p

 

[parkendkev]

R.I.P. Cliff

 

[LEONARD]

Black footballers of that generation had to put up with terrible abuse.

Looking back on the 1970's and 1980's it was grim on the terraces.

Hooliganism, the NF trying to poison young minds, and fans massed behind fences.

Considering what players like Cliff had to put up with, seems moaning about VAR is petty in comparison.

 

[blueloon]

Sad news. I remember travelling to work in a van for my first job around about ‘71 and there was always a daily paper where I read the Everton bit on the way in . One day there was a large article on him and a great deal of excitement being generated about his potential as hed recently signed for us. RIP.

 

[dublinbluenose]

It must have taken some balls to be a black player back in the 70's given the abuse they had to put up with.

Massive amount of respect for him.

RIP

 

[Groucho]

Never lost a game that he played in

 

[Eggs]

....he played for Liverpool Schoolboys the year before me so our paths crossed a bit. A few old teammates of mine are on that Everton team photo on the previous page & I recall Cliff Marshall went to Sefton Park school on Smithdown Road.

Talented footballer who will be part of Everton’s history but so sad to hear of his passing.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

RIP

 

[Somerset Blue]

RIP Cliff Marshall, like others have said I witnessed first hand the abuse that black players received in those days and it was truly awful and shameful. It took a brave man to stand it.

 

[Joey66]

R I P our first local black player -

 

[tommye]

Met him a few times over the years around where I grew up.
Lovely man who always stopped to talk Everton and football.

RIP Cliff
Deepest sympathies to his family and friends

 

[Bluebonic]

Sad news that

 

[anjelikaferrett]

Very sad. RIP Cliff

 

[Ufotone]

Very sad RIP