Alan Martin
Midfielder, Football player
1923 – 2004
Who was Alan Martin?
John Alan Martin was an English footballer who played as a half-back and inside-forward. A pacey and intelligent player, he scored 94 goals in 292 league appearances in eleven years in the Football League.
He began his career at Port Vale, turning professional in December 1942. He was sold to Stoke City in exchange for Albert Mullard and £10,000 in September 1951, and played First Division football for the "Potters". He spent 1955 to 1957 at Bangor City, before re-joining Port Vale in July 1957. He helped the "Valiants" to win the Fourth Division title in 1958–59, before moving on to Northwich Victoria.
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- Born
- Nov 23, 1923
Smallthorne - Also known as
- John Alan Martin
- Nationality
- England
- Lived in
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Smallthorne
- Died
- 2004
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on July 23, 2013
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