Henry Martin (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 December 1891 | ||
Place of birth | Selston, Nottinghamshire, England | ||
Date of death | 31 December 1974 | (aged 83)||
Place of death | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Outside left | ||
Youth career | |||
Sutton Junction | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1912–1922 | Sunderland | 213 | (23) |
1922–1925 | Nottingham Forest | 107 | (13) |
1925–1930 | Rochdale | 93 | (18) |
International career | |||
1914 | England | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1933–1935 | Mansfield Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Henry Martin (5 December 1891 – 1974) was an English professional
Playing career
Sunderland
Martin was born at Selston, Nottinghamshire and played his youth football with Sutton Junction F.C., based in Sutton-in-Ashfield.[2] He joined Sunderland as a professional in January 1912 and made rapid progress with the club.
His debut came at Anfield on 5 April 1912 when he scored in a 2–1 defeat by Liverpool.[3] The following day he was on the scoresheet again in a 4–0 victory over Everton. The other three goals were scored by George Holley.[4]
He was ever-present in 1912–13 helping Sunderland to win the
The following year he made his debut for
His football career was then interrupted by the
After the war he played for another three seasons for Sunderland, rarely missing a match before moving to his native county to join Nottingham Forest on a permanent basis. In his Sunderland career he played a total of 230 first team matches with 22 goals.
Nottingham Forest
He joined Forest in May 1922 and remained with the club for three seasons (again rarely missing a match) as they struggled at the lower end of the
Rochdale
In 1925 he dropped down to the
Coaching and management career
In 1929 he had been appointed trainer with Rochdale where he remained until 1933.
In December 1933, he was appointed manager at
He then joined Swindon Town as a trainer where he remained until the 1950s.[2]
Honours
- 1912–13
- 1913
References
- ^ Trentsider (21 August 1922). "Few big transfers in the First Division of the Football League. Nottingham Forest". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ ISBN 1-905009-63-1.
- ^ "Liverpool 2 Sunderland 1, 5 April 1912 (Match summary)". Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
- ^ "Sunderland 4 Everton 0, 6 April 1912 (Match summary)". Archived from the original on 8 April 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
- ^ Sunderland 7 Liverpool 0, 7 December 1912 (Match summary) Archived 7 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "englandstats.com | 117 - England 0-3 Ireland, Saturday, 14th February 1914". www.englandstats.com. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Archive news from The Northern Echo". thenorthernecho.co.uk. 11 June 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "England - War-Time/Victory Internationals - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Part Five - The Football League at last (1930 - 1939)". stagsnet.net. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
External links
- Henry Martin at Englandstats.com
- England profile
- Full details of Sunderland career