Dan Martin (footballer)

Daniel Ashley Martin (born 24 September 1986) is a former professional footballer. Martin made over 75 appearances in the Football League between 2005 and 2008, and played for England and Wales at youth level.[1]

Dan Martin
Personal information
Full name Daniel Ashley Martin
Date of birth (1986-09-24) 24 September 1986
Place of birth Derby, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Derby County 0 (0)
2005–2007 Notts County 51 (8)
2007–2008 Mansfield Town 26 (0)
2008 Tamworth 0 (0)
2008–2012 Mickleover Sports
2012 Coalville Town
0000–2015 Mickleover Royals
2015–2016 Rocester
National team‡
England U16
England U17
England U18
Wales U21 10
Teams managed
2016–2018 Rocester
2018 Heanor Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:30, 28 June 2008 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:30, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

Career

Martin began his career as a trainee with Derby County in July 2002,[2] having graduated from Derby's academy and captained Derby's Under-18 team to the quarter-finals of FA Youth Cup.[3] He joined Notts County on a free transfer in July 2005,[3] where he made 51 appearances, scoring eight goals, in two seasons.[2] Martin was one of six players released by manager Steve Thompson at the end of the 2006–07 season,[4] after which he signed for fellow League Two side Mansfield Town in June 2007.[5] Martin was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2007–08 season after the club were relegated to the Football Conference,[6] and joined Tamworth in June 2008 but left the club shortly afterwards.[7][8] Martin then signed for Northern Counties East Football League Premier Division side Mickleover Sports and helped them do back-to-back promotions into the Northern Premier League Premier Division. He spent three seasons at Mickleover Sports before joining newly promoted Northern Premier League Division One South side Coalville Town in January 2012.[9]

After joining Rocester as a player in 2015, Martin was appointed interim manager in 2016, before becoming the club's permanent manager. He left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.[1] In May 2018 Martin was appointed manager of Heanor Town.[10] However, he resigned from the post in September that year.[11]

References
  1. Heanor Appoint Martin As New Boss Non-League, 21 May 2018
  2. "Dan Martin". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
  3. "Martin completes Magpies switch". BBC Sport. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
  4. "Notts County release six players". BBC Sport. 8 May 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
  5. "Stags double signing boosts squad". BBC Sport. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
  6. "Seven players to leave Mansfield". BBC Sport. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
  7. "Two for Lambs". Non League Daily. 30 June 2008. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 2008-07-05.
  8. "Good and bad news for Lambs". Non League Daily. 6 July 2008. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
  9. "Player news". Coalville Town FC. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  10. Heanor Town appoint Dan Martin as new boss Ripley & Heanor News, 21 May 2018
  11. Dan Martin quits as Heanor Town boss Ripley and Heanor News, 3 September 2018
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