John Martin (born 15 July 1981 in Bethnal Green, London) is an English footballer who was last attached to Isthmian League Division One North club Harlow Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Martin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1981[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bethnal Green, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–1998 | Leyton Orient | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Leyton Orient | 93 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | Farnborough Town | 3 | (0) |
| 2004 | Hornchurch[2] | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Grays Athletic | 93 | (14) |
| 2007–2009 | Stevenage Borough | 44 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Ebbsfleet United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Chelmsford City | 67 | (3) |
| 2012 | Harlow Town | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 315 | (24) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:54, 24 February 2012 (UTC) | |||
Career
editMartin began his career with Leyton Orient, making over 90 Football League appearances, before dropping into non-League football with Farnborough Town, Hornchurch, Grays Athletic and Stevenage Borough.
During the 2007–08 season, Martin enjoyed a successful first season featuring in the centre of midfield for Stevenage Borough. However, the arrival of new manager Graham Westley saw Martin fall out of favour and his first-team chances were limited. In February 2009, he was loaned out to Ebbsfleet United.[3] Martin was recalled by manager Westley on 7 April 2009, playing a vital role in the two wins against Cambridge United and Ebbsfleet United.[4] The latter was to be his last performance for Stevenage and on 20 May 2009, Martin was released by Stevenage Borough.[5] On 7 August, it was announced that Martin had joined Essex based Conference South outfit Chelmsford City.[6] Martin's stay lasted two seasons, as he was released by the club in May 2011.[7]
He went on to join Isthmian League Division One North club Harlow Town in January 2012, making his début in the 1–0 away win over Maldon & Tiptree on 21 January.[8] However, Martin left Harlow after playing three games for them up to 18 February.
Honours
edit- FA Trophy: 2005, 2006
- Conference South (VI): 2005
References
edit- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 287. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
- ^ "Hornchurch FC 2004-05 Statistics". A.F.C. Hornchurch. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
- ^ Midfielder Martin joins Ebbsfleet on loan Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Stevenage recall Ebbsfleet midfielder". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
- ^ John Martin released[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Clarets complete John Martin "coup"". Chelmsford City F.C. official website. 7 August 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
- ^ "Trio exit Chelmsford as six stay". BBC News. 13 May 2011.
- ^ "Harlow Town march on as key new signing makes debut". Harlow Star. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
External links
edit- John Martin at Soccerbase
- John Martin at Soccerbase
- John Martin at Soccerbase