Christopher Marron (7 February 1925 – June 1986) was an English professional footballer. A centre forward, he scored 70 goals in 163 matches in the

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, and also holds the record for the most goals in an

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match, having scored ten in a preliminary round match in September 1947.

Career

Born in

Jarrow Jarrow ( or ) is a town in South Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is situated on the south bank of the River Tyne, about from the east coast. It is home to the southern portal of the ...

,Chris Marron
Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database Marron was playing for

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club

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when he scored ten goals in a

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match against Radcliffe Welfare United in the

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, a record for the competition.Jackson's 10 goals add up to a record
''The Daily Telegraph'', 3 September 2002 The record was equalled by Paul Jackson of

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in 2002 when they beat

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17–1. Shortly afterwards Marron signed for

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. He made his debut on 11 October 1947 in a 0–0 draw against

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and went on to play 108 league games for the club,Chesterfield players with 100 or more Football League appearances
CFC HistoryAll Chesterfield's league and cup results
CFC History scoring 44 goals. The club were relegated to the

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at the end of the 1951–52 season, with Marron's last game for the club coming on 26 April 1952, a 2–2 draw with

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. Marron subsequently signed for Chesterfield's local rivals

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they play in a blue and y ...

. He was top scorer in his first season at the club, scoring 16 times. He also played in goal in a game against Barrow after the team's goalkeeper broke his wrist; during the match Marron saved a penalty.STAGS DOWN THE YEARS: Marron top scores as 1952/53 season ends with fixture congestion
The Chad, 18 August 2016 By the end of the following season he had scored 25 goals in 53 matches. He then left to join

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for the 1954–55 season. However, he only played two league matches for his new club before leaving to become player-manager of

Heanor Town Heanor Town Football Club is a football club based in Heanor, Derbyshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Town Ground. History The club was established in 1883 in a meeting at the Rays Arms Hotel.

, then playing in the

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.The Central Alliance 1947–1962
Non-League Matters Marron lived in Mansfield until his death in 1986.

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References

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