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Harry Martin

Sunderland AFC

 1 appearance, 0 goals

P 1 W 0 D 0 L 1 F 0: A 3
0% successful
1914

captain: none
minutes played: 90

Timeline
  Private Henry Martin
 

According to the 1891 census, Lucy (née Skevington) Martin is pregnant with a child that will become Henry. Lucy and George already have four children. They live in Selston and George is a coal miner.
Birth Saturday, 5 December 1891 in Selston, Nottinghamshire
  registered in Basford January-March 1892
 

According to the 1901 census, Harry is now the third child to George and Lucy. They live on the Inkerman Road in Selston. His father is a hewer in the coal mines.
 

According to the 1911 census, Harry is the younger of two children that live at home with their parents on Inkerman Road. His young niece also live with them. Harry is a loader at the coal mines, while his father is a carter. The census reveals that his parents had had nine children, four had tragically died.
Marriage to Elsie Hind Smith, in summer 1919 in Nottingham
  registered in Basford July-September 1919
  According to the 1921 census, Henry, a professional footballer (for Sunderland AFC), is now married to Elsie Hand, and they live with her mother at the White Lion Inn in Woodnook in Selston.
His father died in the autumn of 1925 and then his mother died on 30 June 1930 or 23 July 1932.
  According to the 1939 register, Henry, a football trainer, is married to Elsie H., and they live at 16 Shrivenham Road in Swindon.
Death Tuesday, 31 December 1974
aged 83 years 26 days registered in Ilkeston January-March 1974
Obituary
 
Funeral  
Probate "MARTIN Henry of 78 Victor Cres Sandiacre Derbyshire died 31 December 1974 Probate Nottingham 10 February. £5221. 752500896B" [2025 equivalent: £40,792]
  His wife, Elsie, died on 16 March 1982.
Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Playing Career

Club(s)		 ed his career with Sutton Junction FC, and after impressing in an FA Cup tie against Swindon Town FC, he was signed by Sunderland AFC on 15 January 1912 for a £75 transfer fee. At the outbreak of WW1, Martin guested for Nottingham Forest FC, he also played some matches for Hull City AFC. He returned to Forest when he signed for them on 23 May 1922, before ending his playing career with Rochdale AFC on 19 June 1925 until his appointment as trainer on 9 August 1928.

League honours
411 appearances, 53 goals		 Sunderland AFC 1912-22 211 appearances, 22 goals
debut: 5 April 1912 Liverpool FC 2 Sunderland AFC 1.
Nottingham Forest FC 1922-25 107 appearances, thirteen goals
debut: 26 August 1922 Nottingham Forest FC 1 Sunderland AFC 0.
Rochdale FC 1925-31 93 appearances, eighteen goals
debut (division three north): 26 September 1925 Chesterfield FC 1 Rochdale AFC 2.
last (division three north): 28 March 1931 Rochdale AFC 0 Gateshead FC 1.
Club honours Football League Division One Champions 1912-13 (38ᵃ 4ᵍ); Division Three North third place 1925-26 (28ᵃ 4ᵍ), runner-sup (21ᵃ 10ᵍ)
FA Cup runners-up 1912-13 (9ᵃ);
Individual honours Football League (three appearances)
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 10¼", 12st. 0lbs [1913].
Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Management Career
Club(s) After ending his playing career with Rochdale AFC on 8 August 1928, Martin took up the position of club trainer. Following Jack Peart's move to Bradford City FC, Martin was appointed caretaker manager on 15 August 1930. He did, however, make a further league appearance with Rochdale in the 1930-31 season. He later became manager. Afterwards, on 15 August 1931, Martin was appointed to train the York City FC players. Then he became the trainer of Mansfield Town FC on 16 November 1933, taking over as their manager on 11 January 1934, in succession to J.G. Hickling, until his the directors of the club demanded his resignation on 15 March 1935, which he duly gave. But returned to training with Swindon Town FC in 1936, where he remained on their staff in some capacity until the 1950's.

England Career
Player number One of three who became the 376th players (378) to appear for England.
Position(s) Outside-left
Only match No. 117, 14 February 1914, England 0 Ireland 3, a British Championship match at Ayresome Park, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, aged 22 years 71 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1913-14;
Team honours None
Individual honours England war-time (two appearances)
Distinctions None

Beyond England
No additional information other than which is stated above. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.168/9.
Served in France with the Leicestershire Regiment


The Numbers
parties Appearances comp. apps minutes captain
1 1 1 90 0 none
The minutes here given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an approximation.

Harry Martin - Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home - British Championship 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1 0 0.00 3.00 0.00 -1
All 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1 0 0.00 3.00 0.00 -1

Harry Martin - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1913-14 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1 0 0.00 3.00 0.00 -1
BC All 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1 0 0.00 3.00 0.00 -1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1 0 0.00 3.00 0.00 -1
All 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 1 0 0.00 3.00 0.00 -1

Harry Martin - Match History
 Club: Sunderland A.F.C. - 1 full cap

F.A. International Select Committee - 1 full capx

Age 22
1 117 14 February 1914 - England Ireland 3, Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough BC HL   ol