Norrie Martin
 Norrie Martin (1969) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Martin | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Ladybank, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 10 October 2013 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Prestwick, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dalry Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957 | Hamilton Academical | 0 | (0) |
| 1957–1958 | Dalry Thistle | (0) | |
| 1958–1970 | Rangers | 75 | (0) |
| 1970 | East Fife | 2 | (0) |
| 1970 | Queen of the South | 4 | (0) |
| 1970–1971 | Hamilton Academical | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 85 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Neil "Norrie" Martin (7 May 1939 - 10 October 2013) was a Scottish footballer best known for playing for Rangers.[1] He was a goalkeeper.[1]
Football career
He started his career at junior side Dalry Thistle and joined Hamilton Academical in 1957 but after a few months he moved back to Dalry.
A year later he joined Rangers, but Martin became the understudy to Billy Ritchie at Ibrox. He managed to make seventy-five league appearances for the club,[1] 110 in total, and was part of the 1965-66 Scottish Cup winning side.
Martin left Rangers to join East Fife in 1970 but only made two league appearances before leaving to join Queen of the South a few months later. In Dumfries he made four league appearances and then re-joined Hamilton for the rest of the 1970-71 season.
Post playing career
Upon retirement, Martin took over the family business - his father owned a hotel in Prestwick.[2]
Death
Martin died on 10 October 2013 at his home in Prestwick, Ayrshire after a short battle with lung cancer.[3]
References
- ^ a b c RANGERS : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
- ^ "Former Rangers goalie Norrie Martin dies in Prestwick". Edwin Lawrence. Daily Record. 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Gers Mourn Norrie Martin". Rangers.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-10-11.