John Martin (goalkeeper) explained

John Martin
Fullname:John Galloway King Martin
Birth Date:27 October 1958
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1980–1999
Years2:1997–1998
Years3:1998–2000
Years4:2000–2002
Years5:2002–????
Clubs2:Albion Rovers (loan)
Clubs4:Cowdenbeath
Clubs5:Bathgate Thistle
Caps1:658
Caps2:3
Caps4:40
Goals1:1
Goals2:0
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:701
Totalgoals:1

John Galloway King Martin (born 27 October 1958) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Airdrieonians for nineteen years and later spent one season with Cowdenbeath, achieving promotion in the 2000–01 season.[1]

Martin played in both the 1992 and 1995 Scottish Cup Finals for Airdrieonians and was the Kilnockie goalkeeper in the 2002 film A Shot at Glory. Martin often swung on the crossbar during games at the behest of supporters.

Opposition fans would often taunt him with chants of "scab" due to his reported strike breaking exploits during the miner's strike of 1983–84.[2] [3]

Honours

Airdrieonians

1994–95[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cowdenbeath FC - Blue Brazil Online | Cowden | the Beath . 18 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140324184130/http://www.cowdenbeathfc.com/cooshed.php?act=viewHof&docId=66 . 24 March 2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: Legacy of fear still haunts strikebreakers. 7 March 2009.
  3. Web site: In heaven with Thistle girls.
  4. News: Bell's Cup . SPFL . 22 April 2021 .