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 Hinshelwood withLewes in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Alan Hinshelwood | ||
| Date of birth | (1953-06-16)16 June 1953 (age 72) | ||
| Place of birth | Reading, England | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lewes (Academy coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1972 | Crystal Palace | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1977 | Crystal Palace[1] | 69 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001 | Brighton & Hove Albion (caretaker) | ||
| 2002 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| 2009 | Brighton & Hove Albion (caretaker) | ||
| 2013 | Crawley Town (interim) | ||
| 2015 | Lewes (caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Martin Hinshelwood (born 16 June 1953) is an Englishfootball coach and former professional player. He is a scout atBrighton and Hove Albion FC and was interim Manager atCrawley Town alongsideGary Alexander, following the sacking of managerRichie Barker.
Hinshelwood was born inReading, but grew up inCroydon, and in 1969, (along with his brotherPaul) played in the final of the London FA Schools Cup, watched by thenCrystal Palace managerArthur Rowe. Rowe was impressed, and the brothers were invited for trials with the club. Both performed well, and were taken on as apprentices.
Hinshelwood played in the centre of midfield, and quickly fought his way into the team, while his brother initially languished in the lower echelons of the club.[citation needed]
Hinshelwood was part of the team that reached the semi-final of the 1976FA Cup, and played in the defeats ofLeeds United,Chelsea, andSunderland (all away from home). In the semi-final game,Third Division Palace were drawn againstSecond DivisionSouthampton. Despite the Saints being a tier above the Eagles, Palace were cast as favourites. Hinshelwood missed the game through injury, and some[who?] see this as the reason that Southampton beat Palace by two goals to nil.[citation needed]
That injury proved to dominate Hinshelwood's career, and it eventually led to his retiring from the game, in late 1977. He briefly played again as player/manager at Leatherhead F.C. in the Isthmian Premier in 1980–81 and 1981–82, taking over from long serving Manager Billy Miller.[2]
He went into management in later years at Palace's arch-rivalsBrighton & Hove Albion. He originally began as the youth coach, but whenMicky Adams departed following promotion, he was appointedcaretaker manager, along withBob Booker. Ex-Palace teammatePeter Taylor succeeded Adams, and guided Albion to another successive promotion. He too then left the manager's post, and this time Hinshelwood stepped up to the position on a full-time basis. Brighton were then inDivision One. However, after losing twelve games consecutively, he was moved to director of football, andSteve Coppell came in as manager. Albion were relegated, though Coppell nearly achieved the impossible in keeping the club up. With the departure of Albion managerRussell Slade in November 2009, Hinshelwood was again appointed caretaker manager.
Hinshelwood's family also have a strong footballing background. His fatherWally was a professional footballer in the 1950s, most notably atReading andBristol City. His brother Paul had a long career at Crystal Palace and also represented theEngland under-21 team. His sonDanny had a brief professional career, and his nephews (Paul's sons)Adam, Paul Jr. and grand nephewJack were & are presently, also professional footballers.[3]