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Frederick Martin (died 1932) was an English footballer who played as an inside right for South Kirkby, Barnsley, Sunderland and Raith Rovers

Fred Martin

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Martin
Place of birth	England
Date of death	January 1932
Place of death	Derby
Position(s)	Inside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?–1909	South Kirkby
1909–1912	Barnsley
1912–1913	Sunderland
1913–?	Raith Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

Martin began his football career with South Kirkby[1] before being signed by Barnsley in May 1909.[2] He played at either inside right or centre forward for Barnsley.[3] After three seasons at Oakwell he next moved to Sunderland in February 1913[4] and then to Raith Rovers.[5] By April Martin found himself in the final of the Scottish Cup with Raith but ended up on the losing side.[6] In 1914 Martin scored two goals for Raith Rovers in a Scottish Cup win over the then mighty Hearts, where he broke a tooth in doing so.[7] His exploits for Raith led to him being heavily linked to a return to Sunderland or a transfer to Hearts or Celtic.[8]

Martin died in January 1932 at the age of 43.[9]

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