Norrie Martin

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
Norrie Martin (1969)
Personal information
Full name Neil Martin
Date of birth (1939-05-07)7 May 1939
Place of birth Ladybank, Scotland
Date of death 10 October 2013(2013-10-10) (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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Born 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

Upon 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
  1. RANGERS : 1946/47 - 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
  2. Neil 'Norrie' Martin, The Scotsman, 23 October 2013 (via PressReader)
  3. Rangers player Martin, Norrie, FitbaStats
  4. "Former Rangers goalie Norrie Martin dies in Prestwick". Edwin Lawrence. Daily Record. 18 October 2015.
  5. "Gers Mourn Norrie Martin". Rangers.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
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