Dave Martin (footballer, born 1985)

For other persons named David Martin, see David Martin (disambiguation).
Dave Martin
Personal information
Full name David John Martin[1]
Date of birth (1985-06-03) 3 June 1985[1]
Place of birth Erith, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Whitehawk
Youth career
Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004–2005 Slade Green 66 (14)
2005–2007 Dartford 68 (14)
2007–2008 Crystal Palace 14 (0)
2008–2010 Millwall 78 (9)
2010 → Derby County (loan) 11 (1)
2010–2012 Derby County 2 (0)
2011 → Notts County (loan) 10 (0)
2011 → Walsall (loan) 4 (0)
2012–2013 Southend United 31 (4)
2013–2015 Luton Town 23 (3)
2013–2014 → Dartford (loan) 9 (0)
2014 → Bristol Rovers (loan) 15 (0)
2015 Stevenage 10 (1)
2015– Whitehawk

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:08, 13 August 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (goals)

David John "Dave" Martin (born 3 June 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Whitehawk. He plays as a left winger.

Football career

Early career

Martin was spotted at the age of 10 by Brighton & Hove Albion before moving to South East London based Slade Green and then Dartford. Martin's time at Dartford proved productive, scoring 14 goals in 68 appearances and attracting the attention of Championship club Crystal Palace, who he joined for £25,000 in January 2007.[2] Martin made his debut for Crystal Palace as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Southend United at Roots Hall on in February 2007 but only spent a year at Selhurst Park, where a thigh strain and managerial changes meant he was restricted to just 14 appearances, primarily as substitute, before making the switch to Millwall for an initial fee of £50,000, rising to £100,000 depending on appearances.[3]

Millwall

Martin made his Millwall debut in the 2–0 defeat away to Nottingham Forest on 9 February 2008, before scoring a goal in each of his next two games – a 2–1 victory over Southend United and a 3–0 win over Port Vale and finishing the season with 11 appearances and two goals. Martin's first full season at Millwall saw him become a fixture of Kenny Jackett's first team, missing only three games (all through suspension) as Millwall reached the League One Playoff Final at Wembley Stadium, where they lost 3–2 to Scunthorpe United. His form attracted interest from Championship side Cardiff City, but Martin remained at Millwall for the 2009–10 season and played 21 times in the league, scoring three goals. As he was entering the final year of his contract, Millwall offered Martin a new deal, which was rejected, prompting Jackett to state "We haven’t been able to get Dave to sign a new contract this year, so unfortunately halfway through the season we have to take what we can because we would lose him for nothing in the summer. From our point of view there is an offer of a contract on the table for the player. It obviously hasn't been accepted and he isn’t going to sign it, so the next thing is after that if there is a bid then reluctantly we will take it."[4] An offer from Championship side Derby County, who he had impressed when playing against in both ties of the clubs FA Cup Third Round meeting, followed, with Derby boss Nigel Clough attempting to sign Martin in a £150,000 deal at the end of the January transfer window. Although the deal fell through, Clough intimated a desire to make a fresh approach for Martin with the reopening of the emergency loan window on 9 February.[5]

Derby County

Martin signed for Derby on loan until the end of the 2009–10 season on 9 February 2010, with a view to a permanent move on expiration of his Millwall contract.[6] He went straight into the squad for Derby's league game against Newcastle United and came on as a late sub in their 3–0 win. Martin made one start and a further eight substitute appearances before the close of the season and Clough confirmed in an interview after a defeat at Bristol City that Martin would sign for the club permanently in the summer.[7] He scored his first goal for the club on the final day of the season with the second goal in a 2–0 win over Cardiff City and formally completed his move to The Rams on 1 June 2010, signing a two-year deal.[8] However, Martin failed to break into the Derby first team and after just two substitute appearances in his first six months he moved to League One side Notts County on a month's loan.[9] His loan spell, however was cut short due to an abductor strain injury.[10] He played three times for Notts, twice in the league and once in the FA Cup.[10] He rejoined Notts on a two-month loan on 24 February 2011.[11] Martin returned to Derby on 24 April 2011, after making 11 appearances for Notts.[12] On 13 September 2011, Martin joined League One side Walsall on a one-month loan.[13] He made five appearances for The Saddlers, which included a red card in his last game against Preston North End.[14]

Southend United

On 4 January 2012, Martin was sold to Southend United for an undisclosed fee, signing an 18-month contract.[15] His contract was terminated on 25 January 2013 after struggling to get into the Southend first-team during the 2012–13 season. He left having made 35 appearances, scoring four goals in the process.[16]

Luton Town

Following his release from Southend, Martin trained with Conference Premier side Luton Town. After impressing manager Paul Buckle he signed an 18-month contract with the club on 29 January 2013.[17] Buckle left the club shortly afterwards, but his replacement John Still continued to utilise Martin in the squad. Martin signed a one-year contract extension until May 2015 following strong performances towards the end of the 2012–13 season.[18]

Injuries and poor form at the beginning of the 2013–14 season led to Martin falling out of first-team contention at Luton. On 18 November 2013, he signed for fellow Conference Premier side Dartford on loan, where he made nine league appearances.[19] Martin was placed on the transfer list by Luton at the end of the campaign.[20]

Martin joined Conference Premier side Bristol Rovers on a five-month loan in August 2014.[21]

Following his release by Stevenage he signed for National League South side Whitehawk in July 2015.

Career statistics

As of match played 18 October 2014.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crystal Palace 2006–07[22] Championship 500000—50
2007–08[23] Championship 900010—100
Total 1400010—150
Millwall 2007–08[23] League One 112000000112
2008–09[24] League One 44440104[lower-alpha 1]0534
2009–10[25] League One 20340101[lower-alpha 2]0263
Total 759802050909
Derby County (loan) 2009–10[25] Championship 1110000—111
Derby County 2010–11[26] Championship 200000—20
2011–12[27] Championship 000000—00
Total 1310000—131
Notts County (loan) 2010–11[26] League One 100100000110
Walsall (loan) 2011–12[27] League One 4000001[lower-alpha 2]050
Southend United 2011–12[27] League Two 173000000173
2012–13[28] League Two 14120002[lower-alpha 2]0181
Total 314200020354
Luton Town 2012–13[28] Conference Premier 16300—00163
2013–14[29] Conference Premier 7020—0090
Total 23320—00253
Dartford (loan) 2013–14[29] Conference Premier 9000—2[lower-alpha 3]0110
Bristol Rovers (loan) 2014–15[30] Conference Premier 15000—00150
Career total 194171303010022017
  1. ↑ 1 appearance in Football League Trophy, 3 appearances in Football League One play-offs
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

Honours

Millwall
Luton Town

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ↑ "Palace sign Dartford star Martin". BBC Sport. 23 January 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2007.
  3. ↑ "Millwall swoop ign up Martin". BBC Sport. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  4. ↑ "Jackett appears resigned to losing winger to Rams". NewsShopper.co.uk. 4 February 2010.
  5. ↑ "Clough hopes for Martin deal". SkySports.com. 2 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "Rams Swoop to Sign Martin". dcfc.co.uk. 9 February 2010.
  7. ↑ "Sportscene 24/04/10 (20 mins in)". BBC iPlayer. 24 April 2010.
  8. ↑ "Martin makes permanent Rams move". dcfc.co.uk. 1 June 2010.
  9. ↑ "Derby County winger David Martin moves to Notts on loan". BBC Sport. 21 January 2011.
  10. 1 2 "Martin returned to Rams". Sky Sports. 21 February 2011.
  11. ↑ "Martin Staying on at Notts County". Derby County F.C. 24 February 2011.
  12. ↑ "Martin Returns From Notts Loan". Derby County F.C. 26 April 2011.
  13. ↑ "Martin Makes Saddlers Switch". Derby County F.C. 13 September 2011.
  14. ↑ "Martin Back From Saddlers Loan". Derby County F.C. 20 October 2011.
  15. ↑ "Blues Capture Winger Martin". Southend United F.C. 4 January 2012.
  16. ↑ "David Martin leaves Southend United". The Echo. 25 January 2013.
  17. ↑ "Buckle lands winger Martin". Luton Town F.C. 29 January 2013.
  18. ↑ "Martin agrees new Hatters deal". Luton Today (Johnston Publishing Ltd). 11 June 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  19. ↑ "Dartford sign winger Dave Martin on loan from Skrill Premier rivals Luton Town". Dartford Messenger (KM Group). 18 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  20. ↑ "Shaw, Charles and Viana exit Town while Martin and Taiwo both listed". Luton Today (Johnston Publishing Ltd). 9 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  21. ↑ "Dave Martin: Luton winger signs for Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Dave Martin in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Dave Martin in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Dave Martin in 2008/2009". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Dave Martin in 2009/2010". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  26. 1 2 "Games played by Dave Martin in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  27. 1 2 3 "Games played by Dave Martin in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  28. 1 2 "Games played by Dave Martin in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  29. 1 2 "Games played by Dave Martin in 2013/2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  30. ↑ "Games played by Dave Martin in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 19 October 2014.

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