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{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
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{{Use British English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Fred Martin
| name = Fred Martin
| image =
| image =
| fullname = Frederick Martin
| fullname = Fred George Martin
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1929|5|13}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1929|5|13}}
| birth_place = [[Carnoustie]], [[Scotland]]
| birth_place = [[Carnoustie]], [[Angus, Scotland|Angus]], Scotland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|8|21|1929|5|13|df=yes}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|8|20|1929|5|13|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Methven, Perth and Kinross|Methven]], [[Perth and Kinross]], Scotland
| death_place =
| height = {{Height|ft=6|in=2}}
| height =
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Carnoustie Panmure F.C.|Carnoustie Panmure]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Carnoustie Panmure F.C.|Carnoustie Panmure]]
| years1 = 1946–1960
| years1 =
| clubs1 = [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
| clubs1 = [[Carnoustie Panmure F.C.|Carnoustie Panmure]]
| caps1 = 206
| years2 = 1946–1960
| clubs2 = [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
| goals1 = 0
| caps2 = 208
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1952–1954
| nationalyears1 = 1952–1954
| nationalteam1 = [[Scottish League XI]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Scottish League XI]]
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| nationalyears2 = 1954–1955
| nationalyears2 = 1954–1955
| nationalteam2 = [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| nationalteam2 = [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 1955<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EEdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bFkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4475%2C5200969 Easter Road game should not have been played], Glasgow Herald (page 4), 22 February 1955</ref>
| nationalteam3 = [[Scotland national football team results (unofficial matches)#1940s–1950s|Scotland A vs B trial]]
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
}}
}}
'''Frederick "Fred" Martin''' (13 May 1929 &ndash; 21 August 2013) was a Scottish professional international footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His only senior club was [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]], with whom he played for 14 years. He also represented [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] during their first [[FIFA World Cup]] finals appearance in 1954.
'''Fred George Martin''' (13 May 1929 – 20 August 2013) was a Scottish professional [[association football|footballer]], who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. His only senior club was [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]], with whom he played for 14 years. He also represented [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] during their first [[FIFA World Cup]] finals appearance in 1954.


==Club career==
==Club career==
Originally signed from [[Carnoustie Panmure F.C.|Carnoustie Panmure]] as an [[forward (association football)|inside forward]], Martin was converted into a goalkeeper during his period of National Service. He made his Aberdeen debut in his new position in a 3-1 defeat by [[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]] in [[1949-50 in Scottish football|1949-50]], scoring an [[own goal]] when he fumbled a last minute cross into his net.<ref name="Leatherdale">{{cite book| first=Clive| last=Leatherdale| title=The Aberdeen Football Companion| publisher=John Donald| year=1986| isbn=0-85976-182-7 | pages=33}}</ref> He recovered from this start and became a regular over the next seven seasons, helping the ''Dons'' to their first [[Scottish football champions|League title]] in [[1954-55 in Scottish football|1954-55]] and the [[1955-56 in Scottish football|1955-56]] [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]]. Martin also featured in three [[Scottish Cup]] finals for the ''Reds'' ([[1952-53 in Scottish football|1952-53]], [[1953-54 in Scottish football|1953-54]] and [[1958-59 in Scottish football|1958-59]]), although he was on the losing side on each occasion. The latter years of his time at [[Pittodrie Stadium|Pittodrie]] saw Martin fall victim to a succession of injuries and after making only 4 appearances during the season, he retired at the end of the [[1959-60 in Scottish football|1959-60 campaign]].
Originally signed from [[Carnoustie Panmure F.C.|Carnoustie Panmure]] as an [[forward (association football)|inside forward]], Martin was converted into a goalkeeper during his period of National Service. He made his Aberdeen debut in his new position in a 3–1 defeat by [[East Fife F.C.|East Fife]] in [[1949-50 in Scottish football|1949–50]], scoring an [[own goal]] when he fumbled a last minute cross into his net.<ref name="Leatherdale">{{cite book| first=Clive| last=Leatherdale| title=The Aberdeen Football Companion| publisher=John Donald| year=1986| isbn=0-85976-182-7 | pages=33}}</ref> He recovered from this start and became a regular over the next seven seasons, helping the ''Dons'' to their first [[Scottish football champions|League title]] in [[1954–55 in Scottish football|1954–55]] and the [[1955–56 in Scottish football|1955–56]] [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]]. Martin also featured in three [[Scottish Cup]] finals for the ''Reds'' ([[1952–53 in Scottish football|1952–53]], [[1953–54 in Scottish football|1953–54]] and [[1958–59 in Scottish football|1958–59]]), although he was on the losing side on each occasion. The latter years of his time at [[Pittodrie Stadium|Pittodrie]] saw Martin fall victim to a succession of injuries and after making only four appearances during the season, he retired at the end of the [[1959–60 in Scottish football|1959–60 campaign]].


==Scotland career==
==Scotland career==
Martin was chosen to represent the [[Scottish Football League]] in 1952 and two years later earned his first full [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] cap in a 1-0 win against [[Norway national football team|Norway]], making his debut alongside ''Dons'' team-mates [[Paddy Buckley]] and [[George Hamilton (footballer)|George Hamilton]]. He was selected in the Scotland squad for the [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 World Cup]] and played in both Scotland's matches, a 1-0 defeat by [[Austria national football team|Austria]] and a 7-0 defeat by [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]. Martin was considered partially responsible for scale of the Uruguayan defeat and dropped, with his inconsistency being highlighted in the media. In the opinion of Scottish football journalist and historian [[Bob Crampsey]] ''"when the mood was upon him, he could be very good, but at other times, played exactly as you would expect an inside-right to play if shoved between the posts."''
Martin was chosen to represent the [[Scottish Football League]] in 1952 and two years later earned his first full [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] cap in a 1–0 win against [[Norway national football team|Norway]], making his debut alongside ''Dons'' teammates [[Paddy Buckley]] and [[George Hamilton (footballer)|George Hamilton]]. He was selected in the Scotland squad for the [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954 World Cup]] and played in both Scotland's matches, a 1–0 defeat by [[Austria national football team|Austria]] and a 7–0 defeat by [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]. Martin was considered partially responsible for scale of the Uruguayan defeat and dropped, with his inconsistency being highlighted in the media. In the opinion of Scottish football journalist and historian [[Bob Crampsey]] ''"when the mood was upon him, he could be very good, but at other times, played exactly as you would expect an inside-right to play if shoved between the posts."''


Martin was recalled for games against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] and [[England national football team|England]] in late 1954 and early 1955 but on each occasion Scotland lost heavily (4-2 and 7-2 respectively) and his international career was effectively over. He conceded a total of 20 goals in his six games for Scotland.
Martin was recalled for games against [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] and [[England national football team|England]] in late 1954 and early 1955 but on each occasion Scotland lost heavily (4–2 and 7–2 respectively) and his international career was effectively over. He conceded a total of 20 goals in his six games for Scotland.


==Post Football==
==Post football==
After retiring from football, Martin went into the Whisky trade and worked for Dewars Whisky until he retired in 1994. In 2007 he was one of the inaugural inductees into the Aberdeen Football Club Hall of Fame in recognition of his achievements and legendary status at the club. He died in August 2013 at the age of 84. <ref>{{cite news |title=Former keeper Fred Martin passes away |url=http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20130821/former-keeper-fred-martin-passes-away_2212158_3420235 |publisher=Aberdeen Football Club |date=21 August 2013 |accessdate=21 August 2013}}</ref>
After retiring from football, Martin went into the whisky trade and worked for [[Dewar's]] Whisky until he retired in 1994. In 2007, he was one of the inaugural inductees into the Aberdeen Football Club Hall of Fame in recognition of his achievements and legendary status at the club. He died in August 2013 at the age of 84.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former keeper Fred Martin passes away |url=https://www.afc.co.uk/2013/08/21/former-keeper-fred-martin-passes-away/?cn-reloaded=1 |publisher=Aberdeen FC|date=20 August 2013 |accessdate=21 September 2018}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile |url=https://afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=255 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=afcheritage.org}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season
! colspan="3" |League
! colspan="2" |Scottish Cup
! colspan="2" |League Cup
! colspan="2" |Europe
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="13" |[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|[[1948–49 Aberdeen F.C. season|1948–49]]
| rowspan="12" |[[Scottish Division One]]
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
|[[1949–50 Aberdeen F.C. season|1949–50]]
|2
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|2
|0
|-
|[[1950–51 Aberdeen F.C. season|1950–51]]
|24
|0
|2
|0
|10
|0
|0
|0
|36
|0
|-
|[[1951–52 Aberdeen F.C. season|1951–52]]
|23
|0
|4
|0
|6
|0
|0
|0
|33
|0
|-
|[[1952–53 Aberdeen F.C. season|1952–53]]
|28
|0
|9
|0
|5
|0
|0
|0
|42
|0
|-
|[[1953–54 Aberdeen F.C. season|1953–54]]
|25
|0
|5
|0
|3
|0
|0
|0
|33
|0
|-
|[[1954–55 Aberdeen F.C. season|1954–55]]
|28
|0
|6
|0
|6
|0
|0
|0
|40
|0
|-
|[[1955–56 Aberdeen F.C. season|1955–56]]
|32
|0
|1
|0
|10
|0
|0
|0
|43
|0
|-
|[[1956–57 Aberdeen F.C. season|1956–57]]
|26
|0
|0
|0
|2
|0
|0
|0
|28
|0
|-
|[[1957–58 Aberdeen F.C. season|1957–58]]
|10
|0
|0
|0
|8
|0
|0
|0
|18
|0
|-
|[[1958–59 Aberdeen F.C. season|1958–59]]
|8
|0
|6
|0
|0
|0
|0
|0
|14
|0
|-
|[[1959–60 Aberdeen F.C. season|1959–60]]
|2
|0
|0
|0
|2
|0
|0
|0
|4
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!208
!0
!33
!0
!52
!0
!0
!0
!293
!0
|}

=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fred Martin {{!}} Scotland {{!}} Scottish FA |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/players/?pid=113428&lid=1 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=www.scottishfa.co.uk}}</ref>
!National team
!Year
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
|1954
|5
|0
|-
|1955
|1
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!6
!0
|}

== See also ==
*[[List of one-club men in association football|List of one-club men]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.afc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/forcereg/halloffame/0,,10284~980484,00.html Hall of Fame Profile] at official [[Aberdeen F.C.]] website
*[http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/fredmartin.html Scotland appearances] at londonhearts.com Scotland section
*[http://www.londonhearts.com/scotland/players/fredmartin.html Scotland appearances] at londonhearts.com Scotland section


{{Scotland Squad 1954 World Cup}}
{{Scotland squad 1954 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Aberdeen F.C. Hall of Fame}}


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Latest revision as of 01:03, 5 August 2023

Fred Martin
Personal information
Full name Fred George Martin
Date of birth (1929-05-13)13 May 1929
Place of birth Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland
Date of death 20 August 2013(2013-08-20) (aged 84)
Place of death Methven, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Carnoustie Panmure
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Carnoustie Panmure
1946–1960 Aberdeen 208 (0)
International career
1952–1954 Scottish League XI 3 (0)
1954–1955 Scotland 6 (0)
1955[1] Scotland A vs B trial 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fred George Martin (13 May 1929 – 20 August 2013) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper. His only senior club was Aberdeen, with whom he played for 14 years. He also represented Scotland during their first FIFA World Cup finals appearance in 1954.

Club career

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Originally signed from Carnoustie Panmure as an inside forward, Martin was converted into a goalkeeper during his period of National Service. He made his Aberdeen debut in his new position in a 3–1 defeat by East Fife in 1949–50, scoring an own goal when he fumbled a last minute cross into his net.[2] He recovered from this start and became a regular over the next seven seasons, helping the Dons to their first League title in 1954–55 and the 1955–56 League Cup. Martin also featured in three Scottish Cup finals for the Reds (1952–53, 1953–54 and 1958–59), although he was on the losing side on each occasion. The latter years of his time at Pittodrie saw Martin fall victim to a succession of injuries and after making only four appearances during the season, he retired at the end of the 1959–60 campaign.

Scotland career

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Martin was chosen to represent the Scottish Football League in 1952 and two years later earned his first full Scotland cap in a 1–0 win against Norway, making his debut alongside Dons teammates Paddy Buckley and George Hamilton. He was selected in the Scotland squad for the 1954 World Cup and played in both Scotland's matches, a 1–0 defeat by Austria and a 7–0 defeat by Uruguay. Martin was considered partially responsible for scale of the Uruguayan defeat and dropped, with his inconsistency being highlighted in the media. In the opinion of Scottish football journalist and historian Bob Crampsey "when the mood was upon him, he could be very good, but at other times, played exactly as you would expect an inside-right to play if shoved between the posts."

Martin was recalled for games against Hungary and England in late 1954 and early 1955 but on each occasion Scotland lost heavily (4–2 and 7–2 respectively) and his international career was effectively over. He conceded a total of 20 goals in his six games for Scotland.

Post football

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After retiring from football, Martin went into the whisky trade and worked for Dewar's Whisky until he retired in 1994. In 2007, he was one of the inaugural inductees into the Aberdeen Football Club Hall of Fame in recognition of his achievements and legendary status at the club. He died in August 2013 at the age of 84.[3]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1948–49 Scottish Division One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1949–50 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1950–51 24 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 36 0
1951–52 23 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 33 0
1952–53 28 0 9 0 5 0 0 0 42 0
1953–54 25 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 33 0
1954–55 28 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 40 0
1955–56 32 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 43 0
1956–57 26 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 28 0
1957–58 10 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 18 0
1958–59 8 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
1959–60 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
Total 208 0 33 0 52 0 0 0 293 0

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1954 5 0
1955 1 0
Total 6 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Easter Road game should not have been played, Glasgow Herald (page 4), 22 February 1955
  2. ^ Leatherdale, Clive (1986). The Aberdeen Football Companion. John Donald. p. 33. ISBN 0-85976-182-7.
  3. ^ "Former keeper Fred Martin passes away". Aberdeen FC. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Fred Martin | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
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