Full name John Martin Years Team Date of birth 1882 1904–1906 Lincoln City | Name Jack Martin Playing position | |
Place of birth South Shields, England | ||
John "Jack" Martin (1882 – after 1909) was an English professional footballer who scored 57 goals from 120 appearances in the Football League playing as a centre forward for Lincoln City and Blackburn Rovers.
Martin was born in South Shields, and played for his home-town club before moving into the Football League with Lincoln City. He made his debut on 3 September 1904 in a 2–0 win away to Doncaster Rovers in the Second Division. In the following season, Martin was the club's leading scorer, with 20 goals from League and FA Cup games. This earned him a transfer to the First Division with Blackburn Rovers. In his first season, he was Blackburn's leading scorer with 17 League goals from 36 games, but a poorer return the next season left the player "unhappy with himself and the 'Rovers'", and he moved to Southern League club Brighton & Hove Albion. He later played for Millwall Athletic, before returning to the north-east to spend the 1911–12 season with Hartlepools United in the North Eastern League.