George Martin | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | George Arthur Martin | ||
Date of birth | 26 January 1875 | ||
Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 2 September 1943 | (aged 68)||
Place of death | St Kilda, Victoria[1] | ||
Original team(s) | Brunswick | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1897–1904 | Essendon | 105 (34) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904. | |||
Career highlights | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
George Arthur Martin (26 January 1875 – 2 September 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
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 Victorian Football Association (VFA).