John Martin (English footballer)

English footballer

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

John MartinPersonal information

Full name|  John Martin[1]
Date of birth|  (1981-07-15) 15 July 1981 (age 43)[1]
Place of birth|  Bethnal Green, England
Height|  5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Youth career
000?–1998|  Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1998–2003|  Leyton Orient|  93|  (5)
2003–2004|  Farnborough Town|  3|  (0)
2004|  Hornchurch[2]|  5|  (0)
2004–2007|  Grays Athletic|  93|  (14)
2007–2009|  Stevenage Borough|  44|  (2)
2009|  → Ebbsfleet United (loan)|  7|  (0)
2009–2011|  Chelmsford City|  67|  (3)
2012|  Harlow Town|  3|  (0)
Total|  |  315|  (24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:54, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

John Martin (born 15 July 1981 in Bethnal Green, London) is an English footballer who was last attached to Isthmian League Division One North club Harlow Town.

## Career

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Martin began his career with Leyton Orient, making over 90 Football League appearances, before dropping into non-League football with Farnborough Town, Hornchurch, Grays Athletic and Stevenage Borough.

During the 2007–08 season, Martin enjoyed a successful first season featuring in the centre of midfield for Stevenage Borough. However, the arrival of new manager Graham Westley saw Martin fall out of favour and his first-team chances were limited. In February 2009, he was loaned out to Ebbsfleet United.[3] Martin was recalled by manager Westley on 7 April 2009, playing a vital role in the two wins against Cambridge United and Ebbsfleet United.[4] The latter was to be his last performance for Stevenage and on 20 May 2009, Martin was released by Stevenage Borough.[5] On 7 August, it was announced that Martin had joined Essex based Conference South outfit Chelmsford City.[6] Martin's stay lasted two seasons, as he was released by the club in May 2011.[7]

He went on to join Isthmian League Division One North club Harlow Town in January 2012, making his début in the 1–0 away win over Maldon & Tiptree on 21 January.[8] However, Martin left Harlow after playing three games for them up to 18 February.

## Honours

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* FA Trophy: 2005, 2006
* Conference South (VI): 2005

## References

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1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 287\. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
2. ^ "Hornchurch FC 2004-05 Statistics". A.F.C. Hornchurch. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
3. ^ Midfielder Martin joins Ebbsfleet on loan Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ "Stevenage recall Ebbsfleet midfielder". Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
5. ^ John Martin released[permanent dead link‍]
6. ^ "Clarets complete John Martin "coup"". Chelmsford City F.C. official website. 7 August 2009. Archived from the original on 11 August 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
7. ^ "Trio exit Chelmsford as six stay". BBC News. 13 May 2011.
8. ^ "Harlow Town march on as key new signing makes debut". Harlow Star. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.

## External links

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* John Martin at Soccerbase
* John Martin at Soccerbase
* John Martin at Soccerbase

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