Ray Martin (Australian footballer) explained

Ray Martin
Fullname:	John Raymond Martin
Birth Date:	18 November 1909
Birth Place:	Rutherglen, Victoria
Death Place:	Parkville, Victoria
Originalteam:	West Hawthorn Amateurs, Daylesford
Height:	173 cm
Weight:	73 kg
Statsend:	1940
Years1:	1930–1940
Club1:	Richmond
Games Goals1:	159 (135)^[1]
Careerhighlights:	Richmond VFL Reserves Premiership Player: 1929 Richmond VFL Senior Premiership Player: 1932, 1934 Richmond Reserves Best & Fairest: 1930 Richmond Seniors Best & Fairest: 1934 & 1935 VFL Interstate Games: 4

John Raymond Martin (18 November 1909 – 28 July 1988)^[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL in 1930 and then from 1932 to 1940 for the Richmond Football Club.^[3]

Martin played with Daylesford in the Ballarat Football League in 1931,^[4] then returned to Richmond in 1932.

Martin was a member of Richmond's 1932 and 1934 VFL Premiership teams. He also won two club best and fairest awards in 1934 and 1935.

References

• Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, Melbourne 1996

External links

• • • Ray Martin profile via Tigerland Archive
• 1931 - Daylesford FC team photo

Notes and References

1. Web site: AFL Tables - Ray Martin - Stats - Statistics. AFL Tables. 3 October 2014.
2. Web site: Ray Martin - Player Bio. Australian Football. 5 December 2014.
3. Web site: 1940 - Percey Bentley to retire . The Argus . 13 June 2024 . 14 . 2 October 1940.
4. Web site: 1931 - Football - Final Lists . The Age . 13 June 2024 . 12 . 29 April 1929.