Don Martin (15 February 1944 – 15 November 2009) was an

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professional

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who played for Northampton Town and Blackburn Rovers.

Career

Martin came through the ranks at Northampton Town, although he hardly got into the team during the first few years. However, during the middle part of the 60's, he became a prolific scorer and when the Cobblers were promoted to

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, he was one of the two joint top scorers. Despite the Cobblers falling back down the divisions Martin continued to score goals and once the club fell into Division Three, Blackburn Rovers stepped in with a bid of £36,000. Martin spent eight years at Blackburn suffering relegation to the Third Division and winning promotion back to the second tier in that time. When

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took over at Northampton he brought Martin back to the club. He was a more complete player by now, playing in midfield and

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as well as attack. He left the club in 1978 to play for

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and later managed

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as well as setting up a painting and decorating business.

External links

Northampton Town profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, Don 1944 births 2009 deaths English men's footballers Northampton Town F.C. players Blackburn Rovers F.C. players Hitchin Town F.C. players Men's association football forwards People from Corby Footballers from Northamptonshire English Football League players