Carl Clarke Martin (born 24 October 1986) is an English semi-professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defender. He last played in 2015 for
Wealdstone.
Career
Martin was born in
Camden
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People
* Camden (surname), a surname of English origin
* Camden Joy (born 1964), American writer
* Camden Toy (born 1957), American actor
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* Camden, New South Wales
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,
London.
He started his career in
non-league football
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with
Wealdstone before signing for
Football League Two side
Crewe Alexandra in October 2009. He made his league debut for Crewe on 19 January 2010 in the 1–1 draw with
Hereford United
Hereford United Football Club was an association football club based in Hereford, England. They played at Edgar Street for their entire history. They were nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites', after their predominantly white kit, or 'The ...
at
Edgar Street. On 9 March 2010, Martin was sent off in a league game against
Grimsby Town, which led to his manager
Dario Gradi slating him to the media, not for the sending off but for not following his manager's instructions by running with the ball. Gradi went on to state that Martin would not feature again until he could trust him to follow instructions, also stating: "whatever ban he gets will be music to my ears."
On 1 June 2012 Martin was released by
Crewe Alexandra, joining
Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020.
Initially kno ...
, where he remained until 2014.
Carl Martin: Macclesfield Town defender signs deal - BBC Sport
/ref> On 30 June 2014, he returned to Wealdstone.
Honours
Crewe Alexandra
*' Football League Two play-off Final winner: 2012
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References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
Footballers from the London Borough of Camden
People from Camden Town
English men's footballers
Men's association football defenders
Wealdstone F.C. players
Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
Macclesfield Town F.C. players
English Football League players
National League (English football) players
Southampton F.C. non-playing staff