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. ==References==