Eric Martin (footballer, born 1946)

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Eric Martin
Personal information
Full name Eric Martin [1]
Date of birth (1946-03-31) 31 March 1946 (age 77)
Place of birth Perth, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Blairhall Colliery
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total358+(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]

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References

  1. "Eric Martin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 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 Database
  4. "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search".