| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 September 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Date of death | 27 February 2019(2019-02-27) (aged 83) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1964 | Blackpool | 187 | (1) |
| 1964–1965 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | (4) |
| 1965–???? | Tranmere Rovers | 102 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Barrie Martin (29 September 1935 – 27 February 2019) was an English professionalfootballer. He spent seven years atBlackpool in the 1950s and 1960s, making almost 200Football League appearances for the club.
Martin made his debut forJoe Smith's Blackpool on 28 December 1957, in a 3–2 defeat toBolton Wanderers. He also appeared in the final league game three days later, another defeat, this time atTottenham Hotspur.[1]
Joe Smith retired after 23 years as Blackpool manager at the end of 1957–58. His successor for the1958–59 campaign was former Pool playerRon Suart. Suart gave six league starts to Martin.[2]
It was Martin's third season at Blackpool,1959–60, that he properly broke into the team. He made 38 league appearances, missing only four games. He also scored his first goal for the club, in a 3–1 victory overChelsea at Bloomfield Road on 12 December.[3]
In1960–61, Martin was ever-present in Blackpool's first twelve games of the league campaign, but he went on to miss the next 22. He returned to the line-up on 31 March, with eight games remaining, of which he appeared in six.[4]
Conversely, Martin missed only one league game of the1961–62 campaign (and one of Blackpool's 52 total games, which included a run to the semi-finals of theLeague Cup).[5]
He went one better in1962–63, appearing in all of the club's 47 league and cup games.[6]
Martin chalked up another forty league appearances in1963–64, his final season at the seaside. Hisswan song was in the final game of the league campaign, a 4–3 defeat atIpswich Town on 25 April.[7]