Full name Neil Martin Playing position Name Norrie Martin | Role Footballer Position Goalkeeper | |
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Date of death 10 October 2013(2013-10-10) (aged 74) Died October 11, 2013, Prestwick, United Kingdom | ||
Date of birth (1939-05-07)7 May 1939 | ||
Neil "Norrie" Martin (7 May 1939 – 10 October 2013) was a Scottish footballer best known for playing for Rangers. He was a goalkeeper.
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Football career
He started his career at junior side Dalry Thistle and joined Hamilton Academical in 1957 but after a few months he moved back to Dalry.
A year later he joined Rangers, but Martin became the understudy to Billy Ritchie at Ibrox. He managed to make seventy-five league appearances for the club, 110 in total, and was part of the 1965-66 Scottish Cup winning side.
Martin left Rangers to join East Fife in 1970 but only made two league appearances before leaving to join Queen of the South a few months later. In Dumfries he made four league appearances and then re-joined Hamilton for the rest of the 1970-71 season.
Post playing career
Upon retirement, Martin took over the family business - his father owned a hotel in Prestwick.
Death
Martin died on 10 October 2013 at his home in Prestwick, Ayrshire after a short battle with lung cancer.