Background
Hinshelwood was born in Reading, but grew up in Croydon, and in 1969, (along with his brother Paul) played in the final of the London FA Schools Cup, watched by then Crystal Palace manager Arthur Rowe.
Hinshelwood was born in Reading, but grew up in Croydon, and in 1969, (along with his brother Paul) played in the final of the London FA Schools Cup, watched by then Crystal Palace manager Arthur Rowe.
He is currently an academy coach at Lewes and was Interim Manager at Crawley Town F.C. alongside Gary Alexander, following the sacking of manager Richie Barker. Both performed well, and were taken on as apprentices. In the Semi-final game, Third Division Palace were drawn against Second Division Southampton.
Despite the Saints being a tier above the Eagles, Palace were cast as favourites.
Martin would miss the game through injury, and some see this as the reason that Southampton beat Palace by two goals to nil. That injury proved to dominate Hinshelwood"s career, and it would eventually lead to him retiring from the game, in late 1977.
He originally began as the Youth Coach, but when Micky Adams departed following promotion, he was appointed caretaker manager, along with Bob Booker. Ex-Palace teammate Peter Taylor succeeded Adams, and guided Albion to another successive promotion.
He too then left the manager"s post, and this time Hinshelwood stepped up to the position on a full-time basis.
Brighton were now in Division One, and Hinshelwood seemed to have a tough season ahead. However, after losing twelve games consecutively, he was moved to Director of Football, and Steve Coppell came in as manager. With the departure of Albion manager Russell Slade in November 2009, Hinshelwood was again appointed caretaker manager.
Hinshelwood"s family also have a strong footballing background.
His father Wally was a professional football player in the 1950s, most notably at Reading and Bristol City.