Martin Dunne (April 1886 – 1955) was an English

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who played one season as a

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in the Southern League for

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Football career

Dunne was born in

Padiham Padiham ( ) is a town and civil parish on the River Calder, about west of Burnley, Lancashire, England. It forms part of the Borough of Burnley. Originally by the River Calder, it is edged by the foothills of Pendle Hill to the north-west ...

, near

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and after playing for Oswaldtwistle Rovers and

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in the

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, he moved to the south coast in May 1910 to join Southern League

. At Southampton, he''immediately created a favourable impressi''" in pre-season matches and scored on his debut in a 2–3 defeat at

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on 3 September 1910, followed by a goal in a 3–0 victory over

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on 10 September. He was "exceptionally quick off the mark" and a superb sprinter, who was able to use his speed "with admirable effect". By the end of the 1910–11 season he had scored nine league goals, making him joint top-scorer with Harry Brown, although his final tally could have been significantly higher had a foot injury not hampered his form towards the end of the season. In the summer of 1911, he returned to his native

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to join his Southampton teammate, John Johnston at

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921 Stalybridge Celtic ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunne, Martin 1886 births 1955 deaths People from Padiham English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Oswaldtwistle Rovers F.C. players Southampton F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. (1891) players Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Southern Football League players Footballers from Lancashire