Jack Martin (footballer, born 1882)

John Martin (1882 – after 1911) 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.[1]

Jack Martin
Personal information
Full name John Martin
Date of birth 1882
Place of birth South Shields, England
Playing 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)
1908–1909 Brighton & Hove Albion 37 (18)
1909–1911 Millwall Athletic
1911–1912 Hartlepools United 17 (8)
New Seaham Gymnasium
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Martin was born in South Shields, and played for his home-town club before moving into the Football League with Lincoln City.[1] 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.[2] 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 Brighton & Hove Albion, where he scored 18 goals from 37 Southern League appearances. He then played for Millwall Athletic, where he led the Lions in scoring in the 1909–10 and 1910–11 seasons,[4] before returning to the north-east to spend the 1911–12 season with Hartlepools United in the North Eastern League.[5]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. "John Martin". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  3. "1906/07 & 1907 season". International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  4. Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  5. "Jack Martin". PoolStats. Retrieved 7 April 2010.


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