| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Plains BC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | Albion Rovers | 10 | (0) |
| 1981 | Stenhousemuir | 6 | (0) |
| 1981–1985 | Shotts Bon Accord | ||
| 1985–1987 | Falkirk | 59 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | (0) |
| 1988–1991 | St Mirren | 129 | (9) |
| 1991–1998 | Motherwell | 237 | (10) |
| 1998 | Stirling Albion | 45 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Partick Thistle | 16 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Lanark United | ||
| 2001–2002 | Stonehouse Violet | ||
| 2002–2003 | Shotts Bon Accord | ||
| 2003–2005 | Cambuslang Rangers | ||
| Total | 532 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Scotland B | 3 | (0) |
| 1995 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Brian Martin (born 24 February 1963 in Bellshill) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a central defender, best known for his seven-year spell at Motherwell.
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Club career
Martin began his career in the Scottish lower leagues with Albion Rovers and Stenhousemuir. He then dropped back into the Junior grade with Shotts Bon Accord[1] for three years before joining second-tier Falkirk in 1985. In his first season with the Bairns the club achieved promotion to the top division, and maintained their status in the second.
In 1987 Martin moved to Hamilton Academical, and in his single campaign there he again helped the Accies win promotion, this time as champions. By then he had already moved on to St Mirren, where he stayed for three seasons in the Scottish Premier Division before being signed by fellow top-level club Motherwell in November 1991 for £175,000. He made 237 appearances for Motherwell between 1991 and 1998,[2] and was part of the side which finished league runners-up in 1995.[3]
Martin left Motherwell in 1998 and had spells with Stirling Albion and Partick Thistle before retiring from the professional leagues in 2000, aged 37. He returned to local Junior football, appearing for Lanark United, Stonehouse Violet, Shotts - two decades after his first spell there,[1] and Cambuslang Rangers, also playing the occasional game for the 'Motherwell Legends' team.
International career
While playing for Motherwell, Martin earned two caps for the Scotland national team (making his debut aged 32) in the 1995 Kirin Cup matches against Ecuador and Japan alongside clubmates Rab McKinnon and Paul Lambert.[4] He also represented the B side on three occasions in the same era.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Brian Martin - Players - Shotts Bon Accord". www.sba.teamexpert.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ^ "Ex-'Well defender Brian Martin is impressed by current Steelmen ahead of semi-final tie". www.glasgowworld.com.
- ^ "Ex-Lanark United stopper Brian Martin: Foreign centre backs are hurting Scotland international team's chances". Carluke Gazette. 15 November 2017. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Opportunity knocked for Scots debutants at the 1995 Kirin Cup - The Scotsman". Archived from the original on 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Scotland 'B' profile". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
External links
- Brian Martin at Soccerbase
- Brian Martin at the Scottish Football Association
- International stats at Londonhearts.com
- Brian Martin at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
This page was last edited on 2 March 2024, at 07:05