David Kirker Martin (1 February 1914 – 10 January 1991), known as Boy Martin or Davy Boy Martin, was a Northern Irish professional
football
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centre forward
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, best remembered for his spells in the
Football League
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with
Nottingham Forest,
Wolverhampton Wanderers and
Notts County.
He was capped by Ireland at
full
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and
amateur
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level.
After retiring from football, Martin
coached at
Ballymena United and
Carrick Rangers.
In September 1933, Martin scored both of goals as Ireland defeated
Scotland 2–1 in a full
British Home Championship
The British Home Championship
* sco, Hame Internaitional Kemp
* gd, Farpais lìg eadar-nàiseanta
* cy, Pencampwriaeth y Pedair Gwlad, name=lang (historically known as the British International Championship or simply the International Champio ...
international. Two weeks later he got another brace, this time for the
Irish League XI in
Belfast when they won 3–0 over the
Scottish Football League XI.
Sat 30 Sep 1933 Irish League 3 SFL 0
London Hearts Supporters Club
Personal life
Martin served as a drummer boy in the Royal Ulster Rifles, where he acquired his nickname, "Boy".
Honours
Belfast Celtic
* Irish League: 1932–33
See also
* List of men's footballers with 500 or more goals
References
NIFL Premiership players
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Men's association football forwards
1914 births
Association footballers from Belfast
Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
Ballymena United F.C. players
English Football League players
Cliftonville F.C. players
Northern Ireland men's amateur international footballers
1991 deaths
Belfast Celtic F.C. players
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Nottingham Forest F.C. players
Irish League representative players
Notts County F.C. players
Watford F.C. wartime guest players
Aldershot F.C. wartime guest players
Fulham F.C. wartime guest players
Ballymoney United F.C. players
Royal Ulster Rifles soldiers
British Army personnel of World War II
Pre-1950 IFA men's international footballers