Jack Martin (footballer, born 1882)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Martin | ||
| Date of birth | 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | South Shields, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| – | Tyne Dock | ||
| – | Kingston Villa | ||
| – | South Shields | ||
| 1904–1906 | Lincoln City | 65 | (30) |
| 1906–1908 | Blackburn Rovers | 55 | (27) |
| 1908–19xx | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| 19xx–1911 | Millwall Athletic | ||
| 1911–1912 | Hartlepools United | 17 | (8) |
| – | New Seaham Gymnasium | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
John "Jack" Martin (1882 – after 1909)[1] was an English professional footballer who scored 57 goals from 120 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre forward for Lincoln City and Blackburn Rovers.[2]
Martin was born in South Shields, and played for his home-town club before moving into the Football League with Lincoln City.[2] 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.[1] 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, but a poorer return the next season left the player "unhappy with himself and the 'Rovers'",[3] and he moved to Southern League club Brighton & Hove Albion. He later played for Millwall Athletic,[2] before returning to the north-east to spend the 1911–12 season with Hartlepools United in the North Eastern League.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "John Martin". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 7 April 2010. Access individual season statistics via Season Stats dropdown menu.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 178. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ↑ "1906/07 & 1907 season". International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). Retrieved 7 April 2010.
- ↑ "Jack Martin". PoolStats. Retrieved 7 April 2010.