Martin Dunne (footballer)

Martin Dunne

Personal information
Full name	Martin Dunne
Date of birth	1887
Place of birth	Padiham, England
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Playing position	Forward
Youth career
	East Lancashire Regiment
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
	Oswaldtwistle Rovers
	Accrington Stanley
1910–1911	Southampton	30	(9)
1911–????	Stalybridge Celtic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Martin Dunne (born 1887, date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played one season as a forward in the Southern League for Southampton.

Football career

Dunne was born in Padiham, near Burnley and after playing for Oswaldtwistle Rovers and Accrington Stanley in the Lancashire Combination,^[1] he moved to the south coast in May 1910 to join Southern League Southampton. At Southampton, he "immediately created a favourable impression"^[1] in pre-season matches and scored on his debut in a 2–3 defeat at Luton Town on 3 September 1910, followed by a goal in a 3–0 victory over Portsmouth on 10 September.^[2]

He was "exceptionally quick off the mark"^[1] and a superb sprinter, who was able to use his speed "with admirable effect".^[1] By the end of the 1910–11 season he had scored nine league goals, making him joint top-scorer with Harry Brown,^[2] although his final tally could have been significantly higher had a foot injury not hampered his form towards the end of the season.^[1]

In the summer of 1911, he returned to his native Lancashire to join his Southampton team-mate, John Johnston at Stalybridge Celtic.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Gary Chalk & Duncan Holley (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. pp. 48–49. ISBN 0-907969-22-4. 

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Name	Dunne, Martin
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Date of birth	1887
Place of birth	Padiham, England
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