William George Marks (9 April 1915 – 22 January 1998) was an English association football player, who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Figheldean, Wiltshire, Marks started his career at local club Salisbury Corinthians [1] before joining Arsenal as an amateur in March 1936; he turned professional two months later.
Once war was over and football resumed, Marks was deemed too old for Arsenal and sold for £5,000 in August 1946 to Blackburn Rovers - at the time a record fee for a keeper.
Despite spending ten years with Arsenal, thanks to the war Marks had only two official League appearances to his name.
He went on to be a coach with Reading for two years before quitting the game entirely, and becoming a local government officer in his native Wiltshire.