Ray Martin (association footballer)

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Ray Martin
Personal information
Full name	Raymond B. Martin
Date of birth	January 23, 1945 (1945-01-23) (age 63)
Place of birth	Wolverhampton, England
Playing position	Full-back
Youth clubs
1960–1961 1961–1962	Aston Villa Birmingham City
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1962–1976 1975 1976–1977 1979	Birmingham City → Portland Timbers (loan) Portland Timbers Minnesota Kicks	333 00(1) 016 00(0) 046 00(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Raymond B. Martin (born January 23, 1945 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire) is a former English professional footballer who played as a full-back. He spent all his professional career in England with Birmingham City, where he became the club captain, and won the Player of the Year award two years running in 1969–70 and 1970–71. The club awarded him a testimonial match against Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1971. He later moved to the United States, initially playing for Portland Timbers and Minnesota Kicks in the NASL, and then coaching at Oregon State University.

[edit] Honours

• Football League Second Division promotion 1972.

[edit] References

Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2. 

Portland Timbers Fan Page. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.

Persondata
NAME	Martin, Raymond B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1945-01-27
PLACE OF BIRTH	Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH