John Martin (footballer, born 1985)

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John Martin
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-05-04) 4 May 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Glenrothes
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2005 Raith Rovers 37 (4)
2005–2008 East Fife 46 (4)
2007 → Kelty Hearts (loan)
2008–2010 Kelty Hearts
2010–2012 Glenrothes
2012–2013 Ballingry Rovers
2013–2017 Glenrothes
2017–2018 Dundonald Bluebell
2018 Burntisland Shipyard
2018– Glenrothes
Total83(8)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Glenrothes
2019– Glenrothes
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:19, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

John Martin (born 4 May 1985), is a professional footballer who plays for Glenrothes in the SJFA East Superleague. He has previously played in the Scottish Football League First Division for Raith Rovers.

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Career

Martin began his professional career with Raith Rovers before moving on to East Fife in 2005. [1] [2]

During a period on loan at Kelty Hearts, Martin played in the 2006–07 Scottish Junior Cup final, losing 2–1 after extra time to Linlithgow Rose. [3] He joined Kelty permanently in 2008 before signing for Glenrothes in 2010. Martin had a season at Ballingry Rovers in 2012–13 but returned to Glenrothes and stepped up to the managers role in September 2016, after the resignation of Benny Andrew. [4]

Martin resigned from his management position at Glenrothes in March 2017 and joined Dundonald Bluebell as a player later the same month. [5] He moved on to Burntisland Shipyard in early 2018, [6] before returning to Glenrothes in August that year. [7] In November 2019 Martin became Co-Manager of Glenrothes, along with Kevin Smith, after the team moved to senior football. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Raith Rovers 1-0 St Johnstone". BBC Sport . 30 October 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Fairbairn moves to Rovers in swap". BBC Sport. 30 July 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Citylink Scottish Junior Cup Final". The Herald . 4 June 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Elder, Matthew (7 September 2016). "New boss Martin looking to build on good foundations at Glens". Fife Today. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Baptism of fire for new Glens boss". www.fifetoday.co.uk. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Official Burntisland Shipyard Football Club". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  7. ↑ Glenrothesjuniorsfc [@GJFC1964] (21 August 2018). "Glenrothes are also delighted to announce the return of striker John Martin" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 September 2018– via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "Players". www.glenrothesfc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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