Jack Earp

English footballer

Jack Earp

Personal information
Full name|  Martin John Earp[1]
Date of birth|  6 September 1872[1]
Place of birth|  Nottingham, England[1]
Position(s)|  Full back
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1888|  Sherwood Foresters|  |
1889–1891|  Nottingham Forest|  |
1891–1892|  Everton|  9|  (0)
1892|  Nottingham Forest|  13|  (0)
1892|  Corinthian|  |
1893–1900|  The Wednesday|  155|  (7)
1900–1901|  Stockport County|  15|  (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin John Earp (6 September 1872 – 16 July 1950) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Everton, Nottingham Forest, Stockport County and The Wednesday.[1][2] Earp was the captain of The Wednesday side who beat Wolverhampton Wanderers in the 1896 FA Cup Final.[3] His football career ended in 1901, when he joined Robert Baden-Powell's South African Constabulary and went to fight in the Second Boer War. He reportedly became seriously ill with 'a form of enteric fever' in December 1901, but he survived and remained in South Africa, working for the police before retiring, and dying aged 77 on 16 July 1950.[4]

Earp was the brother of Fred Earp who also played for Nottingham Forest.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Jack Earp at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
3. ^ a b "Jack Earp – The Gentleman Amateur". Toffee Web. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
4. ^ Sawyer, Rob (7 September 2020). "Jack Earp – The Gentleman Amateur – Everton FC Heritage Society". Retrieved 28 March 2025.

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals