Full name David Collie Martin Name Collie Martin Role Footballer | Place of death Ypres, Belgium Years Team | |
Date of birth (1890-03-19)19 March 1890 Date of death 26 March 1917(1917-03-26) (aged 27) Died March 26, 1917, Ypres, Belgium | ||
David Collie Martin, universally known as Collie Martin, (19 March 1890, Brechin – 26 March 1917, Ypres, Belgium) was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward. He started his career as a centre forward at Brechin City before moving on to Dundee in 1911. He only played a few games for Dundee before crossing the road to Tannadice where he made his name with Dundee Hibernian (Dundee United's name until 1923). He made his debut for Dundee Hibs on 16 August 1913, and over the course of the season scored 22 goals in Scottish Division 2 becoming the division's top scorer for 1913/14.
His next season with Dundee Hibs was no less spectacular, where again he took the crown of Scottish Division 2 top scorer, this time with 30 goals, scoring 5 in one game against Albion Rovers. After starting season 1915/16 in a similar fashion, he volunteered for the Black Watch in November 1915. In total, he scored 80 goals in 92 games for Dundee Hibs in all competitions. However, his scoring talents were lost forever when he fell near Ypres on 26 March 1917. He had attained the rank of corporal by the time of his death, and is buried in Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Belgium.