Con Martin
Cornelius Joseph Martin (born Rush, Dublin, March 20, 1923), commonly referred to as Con Martin, is a former Irish footballer. In September 1948 Martin was signed by Aston Villa for a fee of £10,000. He was immediately installed in the centre-half position but during his first season played a few games at right-back. He missed only two games during the 1949-50 season and was a permanent fixture in defence for two thirds of the 1950-51 season before injury sidelined him for two months. Martin started the 1951-52 season as a left-back, but a goalkeeping crisis saw Martin take over duties between the posts. He made 27 appearances as a goalkeeper for Villa before reverting back to the centre-half position. Between 1948 and 1956 Martin made 213 appearances for Villa, 193 of them in the First Division. Martin scored just once for Villa - a penalty in a 4-1 league win at Charlton Athletic in April 1950. From Center Half to left back to goalkeeper. If we stick Barry in goals will we have a new Con Martin??? :hehe:
Cornelius Joseph Martin (born Rush, Dublin, March 20, 1923), commonly referred to as Con Martin, is a former Irish footballer. In September 1948 Martin was signed by Aston Villa for a fee of £10,000. He was immediately installed in the centre-half position but during his first season played a few games at right-back. He missed only two games during the 1949-50 season and was a permanent fixture in defence for two thirds of the 1950-51 season before injury sidelined him for two months. Martin started the 1951-52 season as a left-back, but a goalkeeping crisis saw Martin take over duties between the posts. He made 27 appearances as a goalkeeper for Villa before reverting back to the centre-half position. Between 1948 and 1956 Martin made 213 appearances for Villa, 193 of them in the First Division. Martin scored just once for Villa - a penalty in a 4-1 league win at Charlton Athletic in April 1950. From Center Half to left back to goalkeeper. If we stick Barry in goals will we have a new Con Martin??? :hehe: