Frank Martin (footballer, born 1887)

Frank Martin
Personal information
Full name Francis Martin[1]
Date of birth 3 January 1887
Place of birth Gateshead, England
Date of death 5 July 1967(1967-07-05) (aged 80)[2]
Place of death Grimsby, England
Playing position Left half, right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Gateshead Rodsley
1907–1910 Hull City 29 (1)
1911–1920 Grimsby Town 159 (1)
1921 Aberdare Athletic 10 (0)
Cleethorpes Town
Charlton's
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Francis "Frank" Martin (3 January 1887 – 5 July 1967) was an English professional football left half and right back who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town, Hull City and Aberdare Athletic.[1]

Personal life

Martin served as a private with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 197. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Grimsby Town Football Club". Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. "Match fit and ready to fight for their country". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 2015-12-27.


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