Jack Martin

Life and career Martin was born in 1882 in South Shields, County Durham. He spent two seasons with the club, and was selected for a Wearside League representative team in 1904, before moving into the Football League with Lincoln City. 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: at in height and not lightly built, he used his physical strengths well. In his second, he faced competition for the centre-forward position, and a poorer goal return left the player reportedly unhappy with both himself and the club.

He spent the 1908–09 season with Brighton & Hove Albion, where he scored 18 goals from 37 Southern League appearances. He then played for Millwall Athletic, where he led the Lions in scoring in the 1909–10 and 1910–11 seasons, with 12 goals from 39 and 31 matches respectively, before returning to the north-east to spend the 1911–12 season with Hartlepools United of the North Eastern League.