Mick Martyn (rugby league)
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| Full name | Michael Martyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Mick | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
January→March 1936 (age 80–81) Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael "Mick" Martyn (birth registered January→March 1936 (age 80–81) in Leigh, Lancashire[1]) is a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, and 1960s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leigh, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.
Playing career
International honours
Mick Martyn won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1958 against Australia, and in 1959 against Australia.[2]
County Cup Final appearances
Mick Martyn played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in Leigh's 4-15 defeat by St. Helens in the 1963 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Saturday 26 October 1963.
Testimonial match
Mick Martyn's testimonial match at Leigh took place in 1963.
Genealogical information
Mick Martyn is the elder brother of the rugby league footballer Tommy Martyn, and the uncle of the rugby league footballer Tommy Martyn.[3]
References
- ↑ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Leigh RLFC Past Players Association dinner". thisislancashire.co.uk. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2012.