Con Martin

Name: Cornelius Joseph Martin
Born: 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:
Clubs....... --Seasons-- Signed –-Fee-- League FA Cup
Drumcondra ............... 1941
Glentoran... 46/47...... c/s-46 ...£500 .22/ 1 (all games)
Leeds United 46/47-48/49 Jan-47 £ 8,000 .47/ 1 .2/ 0
Aston Villa. 48/49-55/56 Oct-48 £10,500 194/ 1 19/ 0
Waterford .............. Jul-56
Totals...... ........... ...... £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.