George Martin (Australian footballer)

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George Martin
Personal information
Birth January 26, 1875,
Recruited from
Playing career¹
Debut 1897, Essendon vs. , at
Team(s) Essendon (1897-1904)
  • 105 games, 34 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1904 season
Career highlights

George Martin (born January 26, 1875) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon in the VFL.

A ruckman, Martin was a dual premiership player at Essendon, playing in the inaugural VFL premiership side in 1897 and again in 1901. He was sacked from the club during the 1904 after a disagreement with the board and finished his career with Essendon Association in the VFA.

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1897 Essendon Bombers Premiership Players
Captain: Stuckey | Anderson | Barry | Campbell | Cleghorn | Cochrane | Collins | Croft | Ferguson | Forbes | Gavin | Groves | Hastings | Kearney | Kinnear | Martin | Officer | O'Loughlin | Vautin | Waugh | Wright
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1901 Essendon Bombers Premiership Players
Captain: T.Collins | Anderson | Barry | M.Collins | Gavin | Griffith | Hastings | Hiskins | Kinnear | Larkin | Mann | Martin | McKenzie | Robinson | Stuckey | Thurgood | Vollugi | Wright