| James Marshall |
 James Marshall was probably born in Scotland, although his place and date of birth remain unknown to us. * The goalkeeper joined Thistle in 1890, having most recently been with Rangers. He made his first known appearance on Saturday, 22nd February, 1890, in an 8-1 friendly win at home to Clyde. James kept his only known clean-sheet on Saturday, 5th March, 1892, in a 5-0 win at home to East Stirlingshire in the Scottish Alliance League. He played his last known game for the club on Saturday, 10th September, 1892, in a 2-1 win away to Cambuslang in the Scottish Alliance League, having appeared for the Thistle on at least 27 occasions. His club-list included Rangers and Partick Thistle. We don't know where or when James died. *
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| compiled from our All Games criteria. |
| # |  |
 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
05.03.1892 East Stirlingshire [h] W5-0 (Scottish Alliance - game 17) |
| James Marshall's clean-sheet ratio |
|---|
| 1/27 ← success rate → 3.7% |
| Thistle's clean-sheet ratio |
|---|
| 1610/6864 ← success rate → 23.5% |
| @ 20-Dec-2025 |
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