Johnny Martin (footballer)

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Johnny Martin

Personal information
Full name	John Martin
Date of birth	(1946-12-04)4 December 1946
Place of birth	Ashington, England
Date of death	16 November 2013(2013-11-16) (aged 66)
Place of death	Tenerife, Spain
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1966	Aston Villa	1	(0)
1966–1969	Colchester United	78	(11)
1969	Chelmsford City
1969–1974	Workington	207	(32)
1974–1976	Southport	63	(7)
1976–19??	Wigan Athletic
	Formby
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Martin (4 December 1946 – 16 November 2013) was an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League.

Career

Born in Ashington, Martin made one appearance for Aston Villa before making appearances in the Football League for Colchester United, Workington, where he made over 200 league appearances, and Southport, and in non-league football for Chelmsford City, Wigan Athletic and Formby.

Martin lived in Tenerife from 1997. In 2006, he was diagnosed with leukaemia. He died in November 2013.