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Mick Martin Personal information Full name Michael Paul Martin Date of birth 9 July 1951 Place of birth Dublin, Ireland Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Playing position Midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1968–1973 Bohemians 1973–1975 Manchester United 40 (2) 1975–1978 West Bromwich Albion 89 (11) 1978–1984 Newcastle United 147 (5) 1984 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 (0) 1984 Willington Athletic 1984–1985 Cardiff City 7 (0) 1985 Peterborough United 13 (0) 1985 Rotherham United 5 (0) 1985–1987 Preston North End 35 (0) National team 1971–1983 Republic of Ireland 51 (4) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Michael Paul "Mick" Martin (born 9 July 1951) was an Irish soccer player during the 1970s and 1980s.
Born in Dublin, he played for Bohemians, Manchester United, Newcastle United, West Bromwich Albion, Vancouver Whitecaps, Cardiff City, Preston North End, Peterborough United, Rotherham United and the Republic of Ireland where he won a total of 51 caps. His first cap was against Austria in October 1971 and his last against Spain in April 1983.
He played his schoolboy football mainly at Home Farm before signing for Seán Thomas's Bohemians in 1968. He spent a year learning his trade in the youth team and "B" team before progressing to the first team where he made his debut against Dundalk. He gave a good account of himself and soon became a regular in the side which competed at the top end of the table. When Mick excelled in a league match against Shelbourne in January 1973, the watching Tommy Docherty liked what he saw and within 48 hours, he was on his way to Old Trafford. He spent two years at United before Johnny Giles took him to West Brom in 1975. Martin moved to Newcastle United for £100,000 in 1978 and spent five years at the club, making 147 appearances and scoring five goals.[1] He was a big favourite on Tyneside and captained the side for a while.
Since retiring as a player, Mick had spells on the coaching staff at Newcastle and under Liam Brady at Celtic.
Mick was also a regular match summariser on Metro Radio and won a Sony Gold award with Magic 1152 along with Justin Lockwood for the coverage of the Alan Shearer testimonial.
His father Con Martin was also a Republic of Ireland international, his brother Con Martin Jr. played for Bohemians amongst others and his nephew Owen Garvan is tipped by many to be a future international and now plays for Crystal Palace.
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Sporting positions Preceded by
Terry HibbittNewcastle United F.C. captain
1979–1982Succeeded by
Kevin KeeganCategories:- Living people
- 1951 births
- Bohemian F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Wales
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Association football midfielders
- League of Ireland players
- Home Farm F.C. players
- Irish expatriates in Canada
- Irish expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- North American Soccer League players
- People from Dublin (city)
- Peterborough United F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. guest players
- Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL) players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Willington A.F.C. players
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