Boy Martin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Kirker Martin | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 1991 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Royal Ulster Rifles | |||
| –1932 | Cliftonville | ||
| 1932–1934 | Belfast Celtic | ||
| 1934–1936 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | (17) |
| 1936–1938 | Nottingham Forest | 81 | (41) |
| 1938–1946 | Notts County | 26 | (16) |
| → Glentoran (guest) | 41 | (63) | |
| 1942–1943 | → Watford (guest) | 9 | (7) |
| → Aldershot (guest) | 1 | (0) | |
| → Fulham (guest) | 1 | (1) | |
| → Derry City (guest) | |||
| 1946–1947 | Ballymoney United | ||
| 1947 | Ballymena United | 6 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 1932–1933 | Ireland Amateurs | 4 | (4) |
| 1933–1934 | Irish League XI | 4 | (4) |
| 1933–1938 | Ireland (IFA) | 10 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
David Kirker Martin (1 February 1914 – 10 January 1991), known as Boy Martin or Davy Boy Martin, was a Northern Irish professional football centre forward, best remembered for his spells in the Football League with Nottingham Forest, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Notts County. He was capped by Ireland at full and amateur level. After retiring from football, Martin coached at Ballymena United and Carrick Rangers.
In September 1933, Martin scored both of goals as Ireland defeated Scotland 2–1 in a full British Home Championship international. Two weeks later he got another brace, this time for the Irish League XI in Belfast when they won 3–0 over the Scottish Football League XI.