Johnny Martin (footballer)

For other people of the same name, see John Martin.
Johnny Martin
Personal information
Full name John Martin
Date of birth (1946-12-04) 4 December 1946
Place of birth Ashington, England
Playing position Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1966 Aston Villa 1 (0)
1966–1969 Colchester United 78 (11)
1969–1974 Workington 207 (32)
1974–1976 Southport 63 (7)
1976–? Wigan Athletic ? (?)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

John Martin (born 4 December 1946) is an English former footballer who played as a winger in The Football League.

Career

Born in Ashington,[1] Martin made one appearance for Aston Villa before making appearances in the Football League for Colchester United, Southport and Workington, where he made over 200 league appearances[2]

Martin lived in Tenerife from 1997. In 2006 he was diagnosed with cancer. He died in November 2013.[3]

References

  1. "News & Star | Poor man’s George Best but the Crown Prince of Borough Park". Newsandstar.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-11-19.
  2. "Johnny Martin Profile". Coludata. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  3. "News & Star | Sport | Reds | Workington Reds legend Johnny Martin dies". Newsandstar.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-11-24.

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