Frank Martin (footballer, born 1887)

Francis Martin (3 January 1887 – 5 July 1967) was an English professional football left half and right back who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town, Hull City and Aberdare Athletic.

Personal life 
Martin was married with two children and worked as a stonemason. Martin served as a private with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War. He was shot in the jaw near Beaumont-Hamel in April 1916 and remained in France until November 1916, before returning to Britain for recuperation and being medically discharged in August 1917.

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Category:English footballers
Category:English Football League players
Category:British Army soldiers
Category:British Army personnel of World War I
Category:Middlesex Regiment soldiers
Category:1887 births
Category:Sportspeople from Gateshead
Category:Hull City A.F.C. players
Category:Grimsby Town F.C. players
Category:Aberdare Athletic F.C. players
Category:Cleethorpes Town F.C. players
Category:Association football midfielders
Category:Association football fullbacks
Category:1967 deaths
Category:Stonemasons