Mike Marsh

Liverpool

A midfielder or full-back, he was spotted playing for his local side Kirkby Town by Liverpool reserve team coach Phil Thompson, who advised manager Kenny Dalglish to sign the talented youngster, which he did on 21 August 1987. Marsh made his Liverpool debut on 1 March 1989 in the 2–0 win over Charlton Athletic at Anfield, when he came on as a 58th-minute substitute for Jan Mølby. Marsh graduated from the reserves and established himself as a first-team regular in the 1991–92 season. His first goal also came during this season, in one of the most memorable matches ever played at Anfield, on 6 November 1991 in a UEFA Cup second round second leg tie against Auxerre. The game saw Liverpool turn a 2–0 deficit from the first leg in France into a 3–2 aggregate win. Marsh's 29th-minute equaliser swung the game in Liverpool's favour. Marsh was an unused substitute in the 1992 FA Cup Final and picked up a winners medal as Liverpool beat Sunderland 2–0. He continued to be a regular squad member in 1992–93 and began the 1993–94 season in style with a great curled goal in a 5–0 win at Swindon Town, but Graeme Souness allowed him to leave within days of that goal when he joined West Ham United as a makeweight (along with David Burrows) in the deal that took Julian Dicks to Anfield. Marsh had appeared 101 times for Liverpool and scored six goals.

West Ham United

Marsh signed for West Ham United on 17 September 1993 and made his debut the following day in the 2–0…

After retiring from playing, Marsh was on the coaching staff of Southport. In 2008, Northwich Victoria appointed him as their first-team coach. He quit Northwich to become assistant manager at Bradford Park Avenue in November 2008. Later that month, he was appointed caretaker manager of Park Avenue after Dave Cameron resigned following a defeat against bottom-placed Witton Albion, he shared the role with goalkeeping coach Gary Stokes because he had commitments in Spain. Marsh was the head academy coach of Accrington & Rossendale College in East Lancashire. Marsh combined this role with his academy coaching job at Liverpool's under-16's and with his Master's football commitments. In May 2011, Liverpool announced that he was to move up to coaching the under-18 side. Marsh moved up to first-team coach at Liverpool before his departure from the club was announced in June 2015. On 9 November 2015, Marsh joined Huddersfield Town as a coach under new manager David Wagner. In March 2016, it was announced that Marsh would leave Huddersfield to take up a similar position with the England under-17's. On 13 June 2019, Marsh was named assistant first-team coach to Steve Cooper at Swansea City. In December 2021, he returned to his North West roots to become the new first team coach to Ryan Lowe at Preston North End. Following Lowe's departure, in August 2024, Marsh was placed on interim charge of Preston. After a 3–0 away defeat by Swansea City on 17 August, Marsh announced that he did…

Liverpool

FA Cup: 1991–92 Kidderminster Harriers

Football Conference: 1999–2000 Boston United

Football Conference: 2001–02 Accrington Stanley

Northern Premier League: 2002–03