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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Galloway King Martin | ||
| Date of birth | (1958-10-27)27 October 1958 (age 67) | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1999 | Airdrieonians | 658 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | →Albion Rovers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | Preston Athletic | ||
| 2000–2002 | Cowdenbeath | 40 | (0) |
| 2002–???? | Bathgate Thistle | ||
| Total | 701 | (1) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Galloway King Martin (born 27 October 1958) is a Scottish formerfootballer who played as agoalkeeper forAirdrieonians for nineteen years and later spent one season withCowdenbeath, achieving promotion in the2000–01 season.[1]
Martin played in both the1992 and1995Scottish Cup Finals for Airdrieonians and was the Kilnockie goalkeeper in the 2002 filmA Shot at Glory. Martin often swung on the crossbar during games at the behest of supporters.
Opposition fans would often taunt him with chants of "scab" due to his reported strike breaking exploits during the miner's strike of 1983–84.[2][3]
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