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Jack Martin
Personal information
Full name John Martin
Date of birth 1882
Place of birth South Shields, England
Position(s) 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
*Club domestic league appearances and 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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 178. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ "1906/07 & 1907 season". International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Jack Martin". PoolStats. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
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