Biography
Right half Bill Martin was a City pioneer, playing in the club’s first two senior fixtures against Stockton in September 1904. He stayed around for City’s first League season in 1905/06 and began the season in the first XI, but soon dropped out of the side and moved on in the 1906 close season.
Londoner Martin was born in the South London docklands of Millwall and played for local side Millwall Athletic prior to joining the newly-formed Tigers in August 1904.
Martin joined Clapton Orient in May 1906 and converted to a goalscoring centre forward, briefly holding the O’s record goal haul in a season. He spent two seasons back in the capital before moving to the north west to serve Stockport County and Oldham Athletic. In July 1910 Martin returned to Millwall Athletic, his first club. He died in December 1954.
Details
Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 27 April 1883, Millwall
Hull City First Game: 17 September 1904, Stockton A (FA Cup Preliminary Round), 21 years, 143 days old
Hull City Final Game: 28 October 1905, Denaby United A (FA Cup Second Qualifying Round), 22 years, 184 days old
Clubs
Millwall Athletic (1901-1904), Hull City (1904-1906), Clapton Orient (1906-1908), Stockport County (1908-1909), Oldham Athletic (1909-1910), Millwall Athletic
Hull City Record
Career: 7 apps, 0 goals
Bill Martin| Season | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904/05 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1905/06 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |