Mick Martin

Mick Martin

Personal information
Full name	Michael Paul Martin
Date of birth	9 July 1951 (1951-07-09) (age 60)
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 Athletic
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. † Appearances (Goals).

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.

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.^[1] He was a big favourite on Tyneside and captained the side for a while.

Since retiring as a player, Mick had spells on the coaching staff at Newcastle and under Liam Brady at Celtic.

Mick was also a regular match summariser on Metro Radio and won a Sony Gold award with Magic 1152 along with Justin Lockwood for the coverage of the Alan Shearer testimonial.

His father Con Martin was also a Republic of Ireland international, his brother Con Martin Jr. played for Bohemians amongst others and his nephew Owen Garvan is tipped by many to be a future international and now plays for Crystal Palace.

References

1. ^ http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/mickmartin.htm

Sporting positions
Preceded by Terry Hibbitt	Newcastle United F.C. captain 1979–1982	Succeeded by Kevin Keegan

Persondata
Name	Martin, Mick
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	9 July 1951
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Date of death
Place of death