Background
Martin was born in South Shields, and played for his home-town club before moving into the Football League with Lincoln City.
Martin was born in South Shields, and played for his home-town club 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, 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 1911-1912 season with Hartlepools United in the North Eastern League.