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Craig Martin (footballer, born 1978)

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Craig Martin
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-11-10) 10 November 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Uphall, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2001 Dunfermline 3 (0)
2000Albion Rovers (loan) 7 (0)
2001 Stirling Albion 15 (1)
Broxburn Athletic
Managerial career
2015–2022 Pumpherston
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Craig Martin (born 10 November 1978) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender for Dunfermline, Albion Rovers and Stirling Albion.[1]

Club career

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Dunfermline

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Martin made his professional debut for Dunfermline against Celtic in a 5–0 defeat on 19 December 1998, coming on as an 82nd minute substitute for Derek Ferguson. He went on to make 2 more appearances for the first team, his final game coming in a 2–2 draw at home to Dundee United.[2]

Albion Rovers

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Martin had a short loan spell at Albion Rovers who were managed by John McVeigh. He made 7 first team appearances for the Wee Rovers.[citation needed]

Stirling Albion

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The midfielder eventually left Dunfermline to join Stirling Albion in 2001.[3] He made 14 appearances for the Binos, scoring 1 goal which came in a 4–1 defeat to Berwick Rangers on 28 March 2001.[4]

Managerial career

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Martin had a spell as manager of Pumpherston between 2015 and 2022. During this time, he guided his side to the Scottish Junior Football East Region Premier League South title in 2018–2019.[5]

He left the post in 2022 and was replaced by Darren Pegg.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Craig Martin". Neil Brown.
  2. ^ "Dunfermline 2 Dundee Utd 2". Arab Archive.
  3. ^ "Reid and Martin leave Dunfermline". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ "Berwick Rangers – Stirling Albion". Tribuna.
  5. ^ "Pumpherston boss Craig Martin insists junior title win as big a thrill as playing against Henrik Larsson". Daily Record.
  6. ^ "New Pumpherston boss 'honoured' to be handed role as he takes first steps into senior football". MSN.
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  1. Craig Martin on Soccerbase