Neil "Norrie" Martin (7 May 1939 – 10 October 2013) was a Scottish footballer best known for playing for Rangers.[1] He was a goalkeeper.[1]
 Norrie Martin (1969) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Martin | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Ladybank, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 10 October 2013 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Prestwick, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dalry Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957 | Hamilton Academical | 0 | (0) |
| 1957–1958 | Dalry Thistle | (0) | |
| 1958–1970 | Rangers | 75 | (0) |
| 1970 | East Fife | 2 | (0) |
| 1970 | Queen of the South | 4 | (0) |
| 1970–1971 | Hamilton Academical | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 85 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career
editBorn in Fife but raised in Ayrshire,[2] Martin started his career at Junior side Dalry Thistle and joined Hamilton Academical in 1957 but after a few months he moved back to Dalry.
A year later he joined Rangers, but had poor luck with injuries[2] and became the understudy to Billy Ritchie at Ibrox. He managed to make 75 league appearances for the club over 12 years,[1] 115 in total.[3] his most active seasons were 1966–67 in which he played in the finals of the Scottish League Cup and the European Cup Winners' Cup, and 1968–69 when he took part in the Scottish Cup Final, however Rangers lost to Celtic on both domestic occasions and to Bayern Munich in the continental event.[2]
Martin left Rangers to join East Fife in 1970 but only made two league appearances before leaving to join Queen of the South a few months later. In Dumfries he made four league appearances and then re-joined Hamilton for the rest of the 1970-71 season.
Post playing career
editUpon retirement, Martin took over the family business - his father owned a hotel in Prestwick.[2][4] Martin died on 10 October 2013 at his home in Prestwick after a short battle with lung cancer.[2][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c RANGERS : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
- ^ a b c d e Neil 'Norrie' Martin, The Scotsman, 23 October 2013 (via PressReader)
- ^ Rangers player Martin, Norrie, FitbaStats
- ^ "Former Rangers goalie Norrie Martin dies in Prestwick". Edwin Lawrence. Daily Record. 18 October 2015.
- ^ "Gers Mourn Norrie Martin". Rangers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.