Name: Cornelius Joseph MartinBorn: 20 March 1923, Rush (Co. Dublin)
Died: 24 Februay 2013
Height: 6.01 ft
Weight: 13.00 st
Position: Full-Back/Half-Back
Representative Honours: Ireland: 6 Full Caps (1946-1950); Eire: 30 Full Caps / 6 Goals (1946-1956); League of Ireland Representative.
Club Honours: (with Drumcondra) FAI Cup Winner 1945/46.
Club Career:
Teams
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Seasons
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Signed
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Fee
|
League
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FA Cup
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Other
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Drumcondra
|
-
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-41
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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Glentoran
|
446/47
|
c/s-46
|
£500
|
* 22/1
|
-
|
-
|
Leeds
United
|
46/47-48/49
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Jan-47
|
£8,000
|
47/1
|
2/0
|
-
|
Aston
Villa
|
48/49-55/56
|
Oct-48
|
£10,500
|
194/1
|
19/0
|
-
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Waterford
|
-
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Jul-56
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
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TOTALS
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-
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£19,000
|
263/3
|
21/0
|
-
|
|
Biography:
To follow...Wikipedia
FAI Career
LeedsFans.org
AstonVilla Player Database
Irish Post Interview
RTE News - Martin Passes Away
BBC News - Irish Football Mourning Martin
Aston Villa
Glentoran
Irish FA
Ireland Cap Details:
27-11-1946 Scotland A D 0-0 BC
04-10-1947 Scotland H W 2-0 BC
05-11-1947 England. A D 2-2 BC
10-03-1948 Wales... A L 0-2 BC
09-10-1948 England. H L 2-6 BC
08-03-1950 Wales... A D 0-0 WCQ
Summary: 6/0. Won 1, Drew 3, Lost 2.
Eire Cap Details:
23-06-1946 Spain... A W 1-0 FR
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