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.
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 1955–56League 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 careeredit
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 footballedit
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 statisticsedit
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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
^Easter Road game should not have been played, Glasgow Herald (page 4), 22 February 1955
^Leatherdale, Clive (1986). The Aberdeen Football Companion. John Donald. p. 33. ISBN0-85976-182-7.
^"Former keeper Fred Martin passes away". Aberdeen FC. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
^"Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
^"Fred Martin | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
External linksedit
Scotland appearances at londonhearts.com Scotland section
December 15, 2023
fred, martin, footballer, born, 1929, fred, george, martin, 1929, august, 2013, scottish, professional, footballer, played, goalkeeper, only, senior, club, aberdeen, with, whom, played, years, also, represented, scotland, during, their, first, fifa, world, fin. 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 Fred MartinPersonal informationFull nameFred George MartinDate of birth 1929 05 13 13 May 1929Place of birthCarnoustie Angus ScotlandDate of death20 August 2013 2013 08 20 aged 84 Place of deathMethven Perth and Kinross ScotlandPosition s GoalkeeperYouth careerCarnoustie PanmureSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls Carnoustie Panmure1946 1960Aberdeen208 0 International career1952 1954Scottish League XI3 0 1954 1955Scotland6 0 1955 1 Scotland A vs B trial1 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 2 Scotland career 3 Post football 4 Career statistics 4 1 Club 4 2 International 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksClub career editOriginally 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 editMartin 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 editAfter 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 editClub edit Appearances and goals by club season and competition 4 Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe TotalDivision Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsAberdeen 1948 49 Scottish Division One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01949 50 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 01950 51 24 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 36 01951 52 23 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 33 01952 53 28 0 9 0 5 0 0 0 42 01953 54 25 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 33 01954 55 28 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 40 01955 56 32 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 43 01956 57 26 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 28 01957 58 10 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 18 01958 59 8 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 14 01959 60 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0Total 208 0 33 0 52 0 0 0 293 0International edit Appearances and goals by national team and year 5 National team Year Apps GoalsScotland 1954 5 01955 1 0Total 6 0See also editList of one club menReferences edit Easter Road game should not have been played Glasgow Herald page 4 22 February 1955 Leatherdale Clive 1986 The Aberdeen Football Companion John Donald p 33 ISBN 0 85976 182 7 Former keeper Fred Martin passes away Aberdeen FC 20 August 2013 Retrieved 21 September 2018 Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust Player Profile afcheritage org Retrieved 14 March 2023 Fred Martin Scotland Scottish FA www scottishfa co uk Retrieved 14 March 2023 External links editScotland appearances at londonhearts com Scotland section Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fred Martin footballer born 1929 amp oldid 1168786805, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
