Roy Martin (footballer)

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Roy Martin
Full name	Robert Martin
Date of birth	16 May 1929 (1929-05-16) (age 79)
Place of birth	Glengarnock, Scotland
Playing position	Fullback
Youth clubs
	Kilwinning Rangers
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1950–1956 1956–1960 1961–1963 1963–19??	Birmingham City Derby County Burton Albion Long Eaton United	69 (0) 81 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Robert "Roy" Martin (born 16 May 1929) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a fullback. He made 150 appearances in the Football League playing for Birmingham City and Derby County.

Born in Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Martin began his football career with local club Kilwinning Rangers. He came to England and signed professional forms for First Division Birmingham City in March 1950. By the time he made his first-team debut some nine months later, standing in for the injured Ken Green, the club had been relegated to the Second Division. In six years with the club he made 74 appearances in all competitions but was never first choice at fullback, playing only as cover for Green, Jack Badham, and later, the England international Jeff Hall. In March 1956 he joined Derby County, and the following season helped them to win the championship of the Third Division (North).

[edit] References

Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, p. 110. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
Birmingham City : 1946/47 - 2006/07. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.
Derby County : 1946/47 - 2006/07. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved on 2008-04-10.

Persondata
NAME	Martin, Roy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Martin, Robert
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1929-05-16
PLACE OF BIRTH	Glengarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH