George Arthur Martin (26 January 1875 – 2 September 1943) was an
Australian rules footballer who played for the
Essendon Football Club in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL).
A ruckman, Martin was a dual premiership player at Essendon, playing in the inaugural VFL premiership side in 1897 and again in 1901. He was sacked from the club during the 1904 after a disagreement with the board and finished his career with
Essendon Association in the
Victorian Football Association
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFA).
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Essendon Football Club profile
1875 births
1943 deaths
Essendon Football Club players
Essendon Association Football Club players
Essendon Football Club Premiership players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Brunswick Football Club players
Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
People from Brunswick, Victoria
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