Jack Martin (footballer, born 1882)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Martin | ||
Date of birth | 1882 | ||
Place of birth | South Shields, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Tyne Dock N.E.R. | |||
Kingston Villa | |||
South Shields | |||
1904–1906 | Lincoln City | 65 | (30) |
1906–1908 | Blackburn Rovers | 57 | (25) |
1908–1909 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 37 | (18) |
1909–1911 | Millwall Athletic | 70 | (24) |
1911–1912 | Hartlepools United | 17 | (8) |
New Seaham Gymnasium | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Martin (1882 – after 1911) was an English professional
Life and career
Martin was born in 1882 in South Shields, County Durham.[2] He played football for Tyne Dock N.E.R., from which he joined Wearside League club Kingston Villa ahead of the 1902–03 season.[3] He spent two seasons with the club,[4] and was selected for a Wearside League representative team in 1904,[5] before moving into the Football League with Lincoln City.[4]
He made his debut on 3 September 1904 in a 2–0 win away to Doncaster Rovers in the Second Division. In the following season, Martin was the club's leading scorer, with 20 goals from League and FA Cup games.[6] This earned him a transfer to the First Division with Blackburn Rovers. In his first season, he was Blackburn's leading scorer with 17 League goals from 36 games: at 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m) in height and not lightly built, he used his physical strengths well. In his second, he faced competition for the centre-forward position, and a poorer goal return left the player reportedly unhappy with both himself and the club.[1][7]
He spent the 1908–09 season with
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-873626-70-2.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Football. Association". Shields Daily Gazette. 5 September 1902. p. 3.
- ^ a b "Football. Kingston Villa man for Lincoln City". Shields Daily Gazette. 19 April 1904. p. 3.
- ^ "Football. To-morrow's matches". Shields Daily Gazette. 22 April 1904. p. 3.
- ^ "John Martin". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ^ "1906/07 & 1907 season". International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ "Jack Martin". In the Mad Crowd. John Phillips. Retrieved 2 December 2020.