Eric Martin (footballer, born 1946)

Scottish footballer

For other people named Eric Martin, see Eric Martin (disambiguation).

Eric MartinPersonal information

Full name|  Eric Martin[1]
Date of birth|  (1946-03-31) 31 March 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth|  Perth, Scotland
Height|  5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s)|  Goalkeeper
Youth career
|  Blairhall Colliery
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1963–1964|  Cowdenbeath|  1|  (0)
1964–1967|  Dunfermline Athletic|  51|  (0)
1967–1975|  Southampton|  248|  (0)
1975–1979|  Washington Diplomats|  58|  (0)
1975–1979|  Washington Diplomats (indoor)|  |
Total|  |  358+|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Martin (born 31 March 1946)[2] is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 248 Football League appearances for Southampton between 1967 and 1975.[3]

He also played both outdoor and indoors in the North American Soccer League for the Washington Diplomats from 1975 to 1979.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Eric Martin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
2. ^ a b Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan & Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 399\. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
3. ^ Eric Martin at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
4. ^ "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search".

## External links

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* Eric Martin profile on ex-Saints website
* NASL stats

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1976 NASL All-Stars

First Team|

* GK: Mausser
* DF: Eddy
* DF: Moore
* DF: T. Smith
* DF: England
* MF: Marsh
* MF: Mifflin
* MF: Simões
* FW: Pelé
* FW: Best
* FW: Chinaglia

Second Team|

* GK: Martin
* DF: Jump
* DF: Ley
* DF: Webster
* DF: B. Smith
* MF: West
* MF: Hope
* MF: Trost
* FW: Smethurst
* FW: Bourne
* FW: Scullion

Honorable Mention|

* GK: Cimpiel
* DF: Gillett
* DF: Spraggon
* DF: Holton
* DF: McNab
* MF: Clements
* MF: Sühnholz
* MF: Cooke
* FW: Robertson
* FW: Liveric
* FW: Ord

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