Frank Martin (footballer, born 1887)

Francis Martin (3 January 1887 – 5 July 1967) was an English professional football left half and right back who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town, Hull City and Aberdare Athletic.[1]

Frank Martin

Personal information
Full name	Francis Martin[1]
Date of birth	3 January 1887
Place of birth	Gateshead, England
Date of death	5 July 1967 (aged 80)[2]
Place of death	Grimsby, England
Position(s)	Left half, right back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1907	Gateshead Rodsley
1907–1910	Hull City	29	(1)
1911–1920	Grimsby Town	159	(1)
1921–1922	Aberdare Athletic	10	(0)
	Cleethorpes Town
	Charlton's
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Martin was married with two children and worked as a stonemason.[2] He served as a private with the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War.[3] Martin was shot in the jaw near Beaumont-Hamel in April 1916 and remained in France until November 1916, before returning to Britain for recuperation and being medically discharged in August 1917.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hull City	1907–08[4]	Second Division	19	1	3	0	22	1
	1908–09[4]		1	0	0	0	1	0
	1909–10[4]		4	0	0	0	4	0
	1910–11[4]		5	0	0	0	5	0
	Total		29	1	3	0	32	1
Grimsby Town	1914–15[5]	Second Division	19	0	1	0	20	0
Career total			48	1	4	0	52	1

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 197. ISBN 190589161X.
2. "Grimsby Town Football Club". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
3. "Match fit and ready to fight for their country". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
4. "Frank Martin – On Cloud Seven". Retrieved 25 May 2020.
5. "Grimsby Town Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 June 2017.