Craig Martin (footballer, born 1978)

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

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

Club career

Dunfermline

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

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.

Stirling Albion

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

Martin had a spell as manager of Pumpherston between 2015-2022. 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
  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.
  1. Craig Martin on Soccerbase
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