Geoffrey Martin (9 March 1940 – 6 November 2021) was an English

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who scored 41 goals from 295 appearances in

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playing as a

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for Chesterfield (in two spells),

Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" ...

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

Workington Workington is a coastal town and civil parish in the Cumberland district of Cumbria, England. The town is at the mouth of the River Derwent on the west coast, south-west of Carlisle and north-east of Whitehaven. At the 2021 census the ...

and

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...

. He was on the books of

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, but his only appearance was in the League Cup. He won the Fourth Division championship with Chesterfield in the 1969–70 season, after which he retired. According to a profile in the

''Times & Star'', "Martin was not the most skilful of wingers, but ideal in a 4–4–2 format. His work-rate was phenomenal, so strong and persistent." Martin died on 6 November 2021, at the age of 81.

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1940 births 2021 deaths People from Tupton Footballers from Derbyshire English men's footballers Men's association football wingers Chesterfield F.C. players Leeds United F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Workington A.F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players English Football League players Parkhouse Colliery F.C. players {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub