Dave Martin (footballer, born 1963)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Martin | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | East Ham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Millwall | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1984 | Millwall | 140 | (6) |
| 1984–1986 | Wimbledon | 35 | (3) |
| 1986–1993 | Southend United | 221 | (19) |
| 1992 | → Colchester United (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 1993–1995 | Bristol City | 38 | (1) |
| 1995 | → Northampton Town (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Gillingham | 31 | (1) |
| 1996 | Leyton Orient | 8 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Northampton Town | 9 | (0) |
| 1997 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| England youth | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Martin[1] (born 25 April 1963) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Martin was born on 25 April 1963 in
the Football League before joining Southend United on 23 August 1986.[2][3] His time at Southend saw him make 267 appearances and score 26 goals and secure promotion on four occasions in the 1986–87, 1989–90 and 1990–91 seasons.[2][3]
He signed for
loaned out to Northampton Town on 13 February 1995, where he made seven appearances and scored one goal.[2] He finished his career at City with 45 appearances and one goal before being signed by Gillingham on 4 August 1995 by manager Tony Pulis and was subsequently named as the club captain.[2][3] He finished the 1995–96 season by gaining promotion to the Second Division and left on 30 July 1996 to join Leyton Orient.[2][3] He left after making 10 appearances on 11 October to join Northampton, who loaned him out to Brighton & Hove Albion on 27 March 1997 and made one appearance.[2] He retired in May 1998 after making nine appearances for Northampton.[2][4]
Honours
Club
- FA Youth Cup Winner (1): 1978–79
- Football League Third Division Runner-up (1): 1990–91
- Football ConferenceWinner (1): 1991–92
- FA Trophy Winner (1): 1991–92
- Football League Division ThreeRunner-up (1): 1995–96
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "David Martin". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Dave Martin". Gillingham F.C. 24 September 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ^ "Northampton Town : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ^ "FA Youth Cup Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- ^ "Tier Three (League One) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- ^ "Conference Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- ^ "FA Trophy Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- ^ "Tier Four (League Two) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
External links
- Dave Martin at Soccerbase
