James Colin Martin (2 December 1898 – 1969) was a

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...

for

Aberdare Athletic Aberdare Athletic Football Club were a Welsh football club founded in 1893 and based at the Athletic Ground in Aberdare. They joined the Football League in 1921 but were replaced by Torquay United after failing to be re-elected in 1927. Histo ...

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. It is located on the Irish Sea coast of the Fylde peninsula, approximately north of Liverpool and west of Preston, Lancashire, Preston. It is the main settlement in the Borough of Blackpool ...

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England. The team compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. Founded in 1894, the club competed in the Southern League and Western L ...

Halifax Town FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of English football league system. They replaced Halifax Town, who went i ...

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Southend United Southend United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth level of English football. The team are known as "The Shrimpers", a reference ...

Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club ( ), commonly referred to as Wolves, is a professional association football, football club based in Wolverhampton, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league s ...

and

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Career

Martin was born in

Stoke-upon-Trent Stoke-upon-Trent, also known as Stoke, is one of the six towns that along with Hanley, Staffordshire, Hanley, Burslem, Fenton, Staffordshire, Fenton, Longton, Staffordshire, Longton and Tunstall, Staffordshire, Tunstall form the city of Stoke-o ...

started his career with local clubs Stoke St Peter's and Basford before joining Football League club

in 1919. He played 19 matches for the club and scored just the one goal which came in a 2–0 win over

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founde ...

in the 1919–20 season. He left in 1921 and joined Welsh side

where he impressed scoring 34 goals in 76 league matches, this prompted

to sign Martin in 1923. He struggled to settle at Wolves left for

before re-joining Aberdare and then on to

. Martin joined Harry Evans'

in 1928. He made his debut for the club on 6 October, in a 4–2 victory at

Clapton Orient Leyton Orient Football Club, commonly referred to as Orient, is a professional association football club based in Leyton, Waltham Forest, London, England. The team compete in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. ...

, scoring two of the visitors' goals. He played in the three games that followed, before being sold to

. He then played for

before ending his career with

Congleton Town Congleton Town Football Club is an association football club based in Congleton, Cheshire, England. They currently play in the and are full members of the Cheshire County Football Association. The club have played in a number of regional leagu ...

Career statistics

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martin, James English men's footballers Aberdare Athletic F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Halifax Town A.F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Congleton Town F.C. players English Football League players 1898 births 1969 deaths Reading F.C. players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Staffordshire 20th-century English sportsmen