Harry Marsham

Harry "Nipper" Marsham (19 July 1890 – 31 December 1932)^[1] was a player for Geelong and Richmond in the VFL between 1909 and 1919.

Harry Marsham
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(1932-12-31) (aged 42)
Place of death	Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s)	Chilwell
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s)	Ruckman/Forward
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1909–1915	Geelong	093 (51)
1916	Richmond	007 0(4)
1917–1919	Geelong	035 (12)
Total		135 (67)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919.
Career highlights
Geelong Captain 1917 Three times state representative
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family edit

His son, Alan Marsham, also played with Geelong.

He played as a ruckman and forward^[1] for Geelong for seven seasons.

When Geelong were unable to compete in 1916 due to World War I, he crossed to Richmond.

Marsham returned to Geelong for the 1917 season and captained the club that year.^[2] He retired at the end of the 1919 season.

He died at his South Geelong residence on 31 December 1932.^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Harry Marsham - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
^ Geelong Football Club Honour Roll 16 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Deaths; Marsham, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 31 December 1932), p.15.
^ Death of Former Footballer, The (Malbourne) Herald, (Saturday, 31 December 1932), p.5.
^ H. Marsham Gone: Great League Ruckman, The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 4 January 1933), p.11.

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