John Martin (footballer, born 1985)

John Martin (born 4 May 1985), is a professional footballer who plays for Glenrothes in the SJFA East Superleague. He has previously played in the Scottish Football League First Division for Raith Rovers.

John Martin
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-05-04) 4 May 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Glenrothes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Raith Rovers 37 (4)
2005–2008 East Fife 46 (4)
2007Kelty Hearts (loan)
2008–2010 Kelty Hearts
2010–2012 Glenrothes
2012–2013 Ballingry Rovers
2013–2017 Glenrothes
2017–2018 Dundonald Bluebell
2018 Burntisland Shipyard
2018– Glenrothes
Total 83 (8)
Managerial career
2016–2017 Glenrothes
2019– Glenrothes
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:19, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Career

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Martin began his professional career with Raith Rovers before moving on to East Fife in 2005.[1][2]

During a period on loan at Kelty Hearts, Martin played in the 2006–07 Scottish Junior Cup final, losing 2–1 after extra time to Linlithgow Rose.[3] He joined Kelty permanently in 2008 before signing for Glenrothes in 2010. Martin had a season at Ballingry Rovers in 2012–13 but returned to Glenrothes and stepped up to the managers role in September 2016, after the resignation of Benny Andrew.[4]

Martin resigned from his management position at Glenrothes in March 2017 and joined Dundonald Bluebell as a player later the same month.[5] He moved on to Burntisland Shipyard in early 2018,[6] before returning to Glenrothes in August that year.[7] In November 2019 Martin became Co-Manager of Glenrothes, along with Kevin Smith, after the team moved to senior football.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Raith Rovers 1-0 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. 30 October 2004. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Fairbairn moves to Rovers in swap". BBC Sport. 30 July 2005. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Citylink Scottish Junior Cup Final". The Herald. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  4. ^ Elder, Matthew (7 September 2016). "New boss Martin looking to build on good foundations at Glens". Fife Today. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Baptism of fire for new Glens boss". www.fifetoday.co.uk. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Official Burntisland Shipyard Football Club". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  7. ^ Glenrothesjuniorsfc [@GJFC1964] (21 August 2018). "Glenrothes are also delighted to announce the return of striker John Martin" (Tweet). Retrieved 30 September 2018 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Players". www.glenrothesfc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
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