Henry Martin (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 December 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Selston, Nottinghamshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 1974 (aged 82–83) | ||
| Playing position | Outside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sutton Junction | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912–1922 | Sunderland | 213 | (23) |
| 1922–1925 | Nottingham Forest | 107 | (13) |
| 1925–1930 | Rochdale | 93 | (18) |
| National team | |||
| 1914 | England | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1933–1935 | Mansfield Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Henry Martin (5 December 1891 – 1974) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left for Sunderland, Nottingham Forest and Rochdale. At Sunderland he won the Football League title and reached the Cup Final in 1913. He made one appearance for England in 1914, and was later the manager at Mansfield Town.
Martin was born at Selston, Nottinghamshire and played his youth football with Sutton Junction F.C., based in Sutton-in-Ashfield. He joined Sunderland as a professional in January 1912 and made rapid progress with the club.
His debut came at Anfield on 5 April 1912 when he scored in a 2–1 defeat by Liverpool. The following day he was on the scoresheet again in a 4–0 victory over Everton. The other three goals were scored by George Holley.
He was ever-present in 1912–13 helping Sunderland to win the 1913 Football League Championship. He contributed three league goals in the championship winning season, including another against Liverpool in a 7–0 victory, in which Charlie Buchan scored five. Sunderland narrowly missed out on the Double, losing the FA Cup final 1–0 to Aston Villa, who themselves were runners-up in the League.
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