Colin Ian Marrison (born 23 September 1985) is an English former professional
footballer
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.
Marrison was a striker who notably played in the
Football League
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for
Bury, whilst on loan from
Sheffield United
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history ...
. He also played at Non-League level for
Hinckley United,
Leigh RMI
Leigh Genesis Football Club, formerly known as Horwich RMI (Railway Mechanics Institute) and Leigh RMI, is an English amateur association football club that currently plays in the South Lancashire Counties Football League. The semi-professional ...
,
Tamworth,
Gainsborough Trinity
Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a Association football, football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the English Football League, Football League i ...
,
Retford United
Retford United Football Club (also known as 'The Badgers') are an English football club based at Cannon Park in Retford, Nottinghamshire. They currently play in the .
History
The club was founded in 1987 by Retfordian Brian Jackson to give t ...
,
Matlock Town
Matlock Town Football Club is a association football, football club based in Matlock, Derbyshire, Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Nicknamed 'the Gladiators', they are currently members of the and play at Causeway Lane.
History
The club was esta ...
,
Stocksbridge Park Steels,
Belper Town and
Handsworth Parramore.
Playing career
Marrison is a powerfully built but mobile
centre-forward
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. He made two appearances for
Sheffield United
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. The club competes in the Championship, the second tier of English football. They are nicknamed "the Blades" due to Sheffield's history ...
in season 2005–06, both in the
League Cup against
Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team currently competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1886, the club were inaugur ...
and
Reading
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For educators and researchers, reading is a multifacete ...
respectively.
He went out on loan to
Bury on 12 January 2006 where he made 16
Football League Two
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appearances for the Shakers.
Marrison has also had loan spells at
non-League
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sides
Leigh RMI
Leigh Genesis Football Club, formerly known as Horwich RMI (Railway Mechanics Institute) and Leigh RMI, is an English amateur association football club that currently plays in the South Lancashire Counties Football League. The semi-professional ...
and
Hinckley United.
In season 2006–07, he has been a regular in United's Reserves 'B'. He has made one appearance for the first team as a
substitute in a
League Cup tie with Bury at
Bramall Lane
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The stadium was originally a cricket ground, built on a road named after the Bramall ...
on 19 September 2006.
In March 2007, he joined
Conference North
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side
Hinckley United on loan until the end of the season. He has now joined Hinckley United on a permanent one-year contract after being released by Sheffield United shortly after Neil Warnock's departure.
He signed for Tamworth in January 2008 where he went on to score five goals in 12 starts for the Lambs, before signing for
Gainsborough Trinity
Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a Association football, football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the English Football League, Football League i ...
.
In March 2009, Marrison went on loan from Gainsborough Trinity to
Northern Premier League
The Northern Premier League is an English Association football, football league that was founded in 1968. Together with the Isthmian League and the Southern Football League, Southern League it forms levels seven and eight of the English footba ...
side Retford United where he made a scoring debut against Spalding United on 28 March, then followed that up with another goal in his second game, again playing against Spalding United on 31 March.
In July 2009, Marrison signed for Retford United on a permanent basis.
In June 2010, he moved from Retford to fellow Northern Premier League side
Matlock Town
Matlock Town Football Club is a association football, football club based in Matlock, Derbyshire, Matlock, Derbyshire, England. Nicknamed 'the Gladiators', they are currently members of the and play at Causeway Lane.
History
The club was esta ...
. Marrison later played for
Belper Town and
Handsworth Parramore where he left in 2016.
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marrison, Colin
1985 births
Living people
English men's footballers
Sheffield United F.C. players
Hinckley United F.C. players
Leigh Genesis F.C. players
Bury F.C. players
Tamworth F.C. players
Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players
Retford United F.C. players
Footballers from Sheffield
Belper Town F.C. players
Stocksbridge Park Steels F.C. players
Matlock Town F.C. players
Northern Premier League players
Men's association football forwards
English Football League players
21st-century English sportsmen