Brian Martin (born 24 February 1963 in

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) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a central defender, best known for his seven-year spell at

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Club career

Martin began his career in the Scottish lower leagues with Albion Rovers and Stenhousemuir. He then dropped back into the Junior grade with Shotts Bon Accord for three years before joining second-tier

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in 1985. In his first season with the ''Bairns'' the club achieved promotion to the top division, and maintained their status in the second. In 1987 Martin moved to Hamilton Academical, and in his single campaign there he again helped the ''Accies'' win promotion, this time as champions. By then he had already moved on to St Mirren, where he stayed for three seasons in the Scottish Premier Division before being signed by fellow top-level club Motherwell in November 1991 for £175,000. He made 237 appearances for Motherwell between 1991 and 1998, and was part of the side which finished league runners-up in 1995. He was named in SPFA Team of the Year for 1994. Martin left Motherwell in 1998 and had spells with Stirling Albion and Partick Thistle before retiring from the professional leagues in 2000, aged 37. He returned to local Junior football, appearing for Lanark United, Stonehouse Violet, Shotts - two decades after his first spell there, and Cambuslang Rangers, also playing the occasional game for the 'Motherwell Legends' team.

International career

While playing for Motherwell, Martin earned two caps for the Scotland national team (making his debut aged 32) in the 1995

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matches against

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alongside clubmates Rab McKinnon and Paul Lambert. He also represented the B side on three occasions in the same era.

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