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Mick Martin

Mick Martin
Personal information
Full name Michael Paul Martin
Date of birth (1951-07-09) 9 July 1951 (age 65)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1973 Bohemians
1973–1975 Manchester United 40 (2)
1975–1978 West Bromwich Albion 89 (11)
1978–1984 Newcastle United 147 (5)
1984 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 (0)
1984 Willington
1984–1985 Cardiff City 7 (0)
1985 Peterborough United 13 (0)
1985 Rotherham United 5 (0)
1985–1987 Preston North End 35 (0)
National team
1971–1983 Republic of Ireland 51 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Michael Paul "Mick" Martin (born 9 July 1951) was an Irish soccer player during the 1970s and 1980s.

Born in Dublin, he played for Bohemians, Manchester United, Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion, Vancouver Whitecaps, Cardiff City, Preston North End, Peterborough United, Rotherham United and the Republic of Ireland where he won a total of 51 caps. His first cap was against Austria in October 1971 and his last against Spain in April 1983.

A devoted Aston Villa supporter, he played his schoolboy football mainly at Home Farm before signing for Seán Thomas's Bohemians in 1968. He spent a year learning his trade in the youth team and "B" team before progressing to the first team where he made his debut against Dundalk. He gave a good account of himself and soon became a regular in the side which competed at the top end of the table. When Mick excelled in a league match against Shelbourne in January 1973, the watching Tommy Docherty liked what he saw and within 48 hours, he was on his way to Old Trafford. He spent two years at United before Johnny Giles took him to West Brom in 1975. Martin moved to Newcastle United for £100,000 in 1978 and spent five years at the club, making 147 appearances and scoring five goals. He was a big favourite on Tyneside and captained the side for a while.


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