John Martin (goalkeeper)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Galloway King Martin | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1999 | Airdrieonians | 658 | (1) |
| 1997-1998 | → Albion Rovers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Preston Athletic | ? | (?) |
| 2000–2002 | Cowdenbeath | 40 | (0) |
| Total | 701 | (1) | |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
John Martin (born 27 October 1958) is a former Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Airdrieonians for nineteen years and later spent one season with Cowdenbeath, achieving promotion in the 2000-01 season.[1]
Martin played in both the 1992 and 1995) Scottish Cup Finals for Airdrieonians and was the Kilnockie goalkeeper in the 2002 film A Shot at Glory. Martin often swung on the crossbar during games at the behest of supporters.
Opposition fans would often taunt him with chants of "scab" due to his reported strike breaking exploits during the miner's strike of 1983-84.[2][3]
References
- ↑ http://www.cowdenbeathfc.com/cooshed.php?act=viewHof&docId=66
- ↑ http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/special-reports/miners-strike/2009/03/07/legacy-of-fear-still-haunts-strikebreakers-86908-21178601/
- ↑ http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/in-heaven-with-thistle-girls-1.799780</r[[Alahttp://www.thefullwiki.org/Airdrieonians_F.C.
External links
- John Martin career at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- John Martin at Soccerbase
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