Christy Martin (footballer)

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Christy Martin
Personal information
Full name Christopher D. Martin
Date of birth
Place of birth    Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland
Playing position Outside-Right
Youth clubs
19xx-19xx St. Anthony's
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1924-1928
1928-1929
1929-1931
1931-1932		 Bo'ness
Falkirk
Brooklyn Wanderers
Bo'ness

1 (0)   
National team2
1925
1927		 Ireland (IFA)
Irish Free State (FAI)		 1 (0)
1 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of January 22 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of January 22 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Christy Martin is a former Irish footballer who played in the Scottish League with both Bo'ness and Falkirk. Martin was also a dual international and played for both Ireland teams - the IFA XI and the FAI XI.

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[edit] Club Career

Martin first came to prominence as a goalscorer with Bo'ness, scoring 34 goals during the 1924-25 season. His 29 goals during the in 1926-27 season helped Bo'ness win the Scottish Second Division title and gain promotion to the First Division. The Saturday before he made his debut for the FAI XI, he scored a hat-trick for Bo'ness against Clydebank. [1] Bo'ness lasted just a single season in the First Division. With Martin limited to just 7 goals from 37 games, they finished 19th and were relegated back to Second Division. Martin also briefly played with Falkirk and had a spell with Brooklyn Wanderers, playing only one game,[2] in the American Soccer League before returning to finish career at Bo'ness.

[edit] Irish international

When Martin began his international career in 1925 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Martin, played for both teams.

[edit] IFA XI

Martin made his one and only appearances for the IFA XI on February 28 1925 in a 3-0 defeat against Scotland at Windsor Park. [3]

[edit] FAI XI

Martin made his only appearance for the FAI XI on April 23 1927 in a 2-1 defeat against Italy B at Lansdowne Road. [4] He was the first player from a Scottish League club to play for an FAI XI.

[edit] Honours

Bo'ness F.C.

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Boys In Green - The FAI International Story (1997): Sean Ryan [1]
  2. ^ Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback), The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4). 
  3. ^ Scotland international results
  4. ^ Irish Free State stats

[edit] External Links

Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats