Martin Pembleton (born 1 June 1990) is an English

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, who plays as

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for Bottesford Town.

Lincoln City

Pembleton joined the Centre of Excellence at Lincoln City as a nine-year-old and progressed through the system, starting a two-year Apprenticeship for Sporting Excellence (ASE) scholarship with the club at the beginning of the 2006–2007 season. He continued his progression, making his first team debut on 24 March 2008, at home to

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 ...

in the 2–1 win in

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. In April 2008 Pembleton, alongside Gary King, was offered a one-year professional contract. However, his failed to make a first team appearance as a professional being restricted to just six appearances as an unused substitute and on 6 March 2009 he joined

Lincoln United Lincoln United Football Club is a football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Ashby Avenue. Nicknamed the Whites after their home kit colours, they have played at Ashby Avenue since th ...

on a month's loan. Following the close of the 2008–09 season, Pembleton was one of seven players released by the club.

Non-League career

After spending a trial period with

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, appearing in their 1-1 friendly draw with Lincoln City on 15 July 2009, he signed for

before joining Winterton Rangers in December 2009 and Bottesford Town in the summer of 2010. In February 2011 he signed dual registration forms with

Buxton Buxton is a spa town in the Borough of High Peak, Derbyshire, England. It is England's highest market town, sited at some above sea level.

enabling to play both for Bottesford and Buxton. In July 2012 he joined

Goole Goole is a port town and civil parish on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town's historic county is the West Riding of Yorkshire. According to the 2011 UK census, Goole parish had a population of 19,518, an increa ...

References

External links

Lincoln City F.C. official archive profile
* 1990 births Living people Footballers from Scunthorpe English footballers Lincoln City F.C. players Lincoln United F.C. players Buxton F.C. players Goole A.F.C. players Bottesford Town F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football midfielders {{England-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub