Willie Martin (Scottish footballer)

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Willie Martin
Personal information
Full name William Martin [1]
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1933–1938 Queen's Park 138 (52)
1938–1946 Clyde 33 (20)
International career
1935–1937 Scotland Amateurs 7 (4)
1938 Scottish League XI 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Martin was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 170 appearances in the Scottish League for as a centre forward for Queen's Park and Clyde. [1] [2] [3] In representative football, he was capped by Scotland Amateurs and the Scottish League XI. [4] [5]

Contents

Personal life

Martin attended Queen's Park Secondary School. [6]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queen's Park 1933–34 [1] Scottish Division One 93202 [lower-alpha 1] 1134
1934–35 [1] 296223 [lower-alpha 2] 0348
1935–36 [1] 319101 [lower-alpha 3] 0329
1936–37 [1] 324001 [lower-alpha 3] 0334
1937–38 [1] 3730313 [lower-alpha 4] 24333
Total138528310315658
Clyde 1938–39 [2] Scottish Division One3320775 [lower-alpha 5] 24529
Career total17172151015520187
  1. 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  2. 2 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance in Glasgow Cup
  4. 2 appearances and 1 goal in Glasgow Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup
  5. 2 appearances and 2 goals in Glasgow Cup, 2 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Paisley Charity Cup

Honours

Clyde

Scotland Amateurs

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References

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