Martyn Paul Naylor (born 2 August 1977) is an English former

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. He was a wing back who is currently assistant manager for

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side Leamington in England.

Career

Naylor began his career 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 ...

, but left to join Telford United on a free transfer in August 1996 without making a first team appearance. In August 1997, he joined

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

, making his league debut on 9 August 1997 in the 2–1 win at home to

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...

. Later that month, he also played in the

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defeat at home to

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and kept his place for the following league game away to

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. Town lost 4–3 and Naylor was sent off. He did not play for Shrewsbury again. In September 1998, he rejoined Telford United on loan, moving on a free transfer the following January. He remained with Telford until July 2000, when he joined Scottish side

Greenock Morton Greenock Morton Football Club is a Scottish professional football club, which plays in the Scottish Championship. The club was founded as Morton Football Club in 1874, making it one of the oldest senior Scottish clubs. Morton was renamed Greeno ...

. He played nine times for Morton before returning to England in 2001 with Bilston Town. In 2002, Naylor joined

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(then named Total Network Solutions) and was a regular member of their title-winning sides. He was released from his contract at the end of the 2005–06 season, but was retained as a non-contract player with the Saints after an unsuccessful trial with

Kidderminster Harriers Kidderminster Harriers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. The team compete in the National League North, at the sixth tier of the English football league system. Formed in ...

. He went on to make 15 Welsh Premier League appearances in the 2006–07 season and remained with the Saints for the 2007–08 season. He returned to Telford in 2008. His brother

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is also a professional footballer. When Telford beat

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1–0 in the

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on 31 January 2009, Martyn fractured his

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in a collision with teammate Lee Vaughan. In September 2011 it was announced he was registered with

Worcester City Worcester City Football Club is an English football club based in Worcester, Worcestershire. The club play in the Midland Football League, the ninth tier of English football. Established in 1902, the club play at Claines Lane. Worcester City's ...

but was playing for nothing as the club had spent its budget on players. He left the club in January 2012. He joined Leamington on an initially short-term deal in October 2012. However, he was still at this club at the end of the 2020/21 as a coach.

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Welsh Premier Career Details
{{DEFAULTSORT:Naylor, Martyn 1977 births Living people Footballers from Walsall English footballers Hereford United F.C. players Telford United F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players The New Saints F.C. players Cymru Premier players English Football League players Rhyl F.C. players Scottish Football League players National League (English football) players Worcester City F.C. players AFC Telford United players Rushall Olympic F.C. players Leamington F.C. players Bilston Town F.C. players Men's association football defenders