James Martin (21 August 1892 – 9 February 1940) was a Scottish footballer who played for Hearts,(Hearts player) James Martin, London Hearts Supporters Club. Retrieved 1 January 2022. Dumbarton, Rangers(Rangers player) Martin, James, FitbaStats. Retrieved 1 January 2022. and Portsmouth, mainly as a left half. He won the Scottish Football League championship with Rangers in the 1917–18 season, making 18 appearances (although he also spent time on loan with both Airdrieonians and Morton during that campaign, and the whole of the next at Falkirk). He moved to English football with Portsmouth in 1921 and became a regular and eventually captain at Fratton Park,No. 40 James Martin, 'Famous Footballers', 1926 card, scan via Doing The 92. Retrieved 1 January 2022. making over 200 appearancesJimmy Martin, Doing The 92. Retrieved 1 January 2022. and winning the Football League Third Division South title in 1923–24.Martin Jimmy Image 5 Portsmouth 1926, Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 1 January 2022. After leaving Pompey in 1927, he had short spells at Montrose and Aldershot.
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