BILL MARSHALL has officially joined Scarborough Athletic after leaving York City.

The young midfielder was released by York upon the conclusion of his contract, with fellow academy product Leon Gibson-Booth also leaving City.

Both youngsters impressed first-team manager Adam Hinshelwood at the back end of last season, and were rewarded with short-term contracts.

Their development continued in loan spells at Ossett United and Morpeth Town, where they both impressed.

Since their permanent departure, Gibson-Booth has gone on to join Morpeth on a permanent contract after his loan there, whilst Marshall was taken on trial by Jonathan Greening’s Scarborough.

Marshall appeared in Scarborough’s emphatic 10-1 County Cup victory over TIBS, even scoring from a free-kick.

He had been training under Greening for the past week, and has done enough to earn a permanent contract with the Seadogs, who currently find themselves in 16th position of the National League.

Marshall will now continue his development in a team that consists of Michael Duckworth and Ryan Whitley, with his debut potentially coming in tonight's match at home against Kidderminster Harriers (7.45pm).