Frank Martin (footballer, born 1887)

Frank Martin
Personal information
Full name Francis Martin[1]
Date of birth 3 January 1887
Place of birth Gateshead, England
Date of death 5 July 1967(1967-07-05) (aged 80)[2]
Place of death Grimsby, England
Playing position Left half, right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Gateshead Rodsley
1907–1910 Hull City 29 (1)
1911–1920 Grimsby Town 159 (1)
1921 Aberdare Athletic 10 (0)
Cleethorpes Town
Charlton's
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Francis "Frank" Martin (3 January 1887 – 5 July 1967) was an English professional football left half and right back who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town, Hull City and Aberdare Athletic.[1]

Personal life

Martin was married with two children and worked as a stonemason.[2] Martin served as a private with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[3] He was shot in the jaw near Beaumont-Hamel in April 1916 and remained in France until November 1916, before returning to Britain for recuperation and being medically discharged in August 1917.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Grimsby Town 1914–15[4] Second Division 19 0 1 0 20 0
Career total 19 0 1 0 20 0

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 197. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 "Grimsby Town Football Club". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Match fit and ready to fight for their country". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Grimsby Town Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 June 2017.


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