John Martin (4 December 1946 â 16 November 2013) was an English footballer who played as a winger in the Football League.
Born in Ashington, Martin made one appearance for Aston Villa before making appearances in the Football League for Colchester United, Workington, where he made over 200 league appearances, and Southport, and in non-league football for Chelmsford City, Wigan Athletic and Formby.
Martin lived in Tenerife from 1997. In 2006, he was diagnosed with leukaemia. He died in November 2013.