Martin McGrath (footballer, born 1960)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Laurence McGrath | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Hendon, England | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chandlers Ford Rangers | |||
| 1977–1978 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1980 | Southampton | 1 | (0) |
| 1980–1981 | AFC Bournemouth | 22 | (0) |
| 1981–19?? | Oxford City | ||
| International career | |||
| 1976 | England Schoolboys | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Martin Laurence McGrath (born 15 October 1960)[1] is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder for Southampton and AFC Bournemouth in the early 1980s.
Playing career
[edit]McGrath was born in Hendon in north-west London but grew up in the Southampton area where he attended St Mary's College.[1] Having played international schoolboy football for England, he was signed by Southampton as an apprentice in August 1977, turning professional on his 18th birthday in October 1978.[1]
He played regularly for the reserves making 51 appearances with six goals.[2] His only first-team appearance came on 8 March 1980 at Elland Road when he replaced Trevor Hebberd in the second half of a 2–0 defeat by Leeds United.[3] In the summer of 1980, he was released and moved across the New Forest to spend a season with AFC Bournemouth,[4] for whom he made 22 League appearances.[5]
Before the end of the 1980–81 season, he had left the Cherries and briefly joined non-league Oxford City in the Isthmian League Division One.[4] During his time at Oxford City, the club was managed by former England and West Ham United player Bobby Moore, assisted by Harry Redknapp.[6]
Later career
[edit]McGrath soon gave up football altogether and became a croupier and gaming inspector in the Ritz Club in London.[6] From 1990, he was employed by British Airways at Heathrow Airport, firstly as a salesman and then in Customer Services looking after VIPs.[6]
He moved to Normandy in 2005[6] from where he runs a website selling the Scuba brand of toothbrush.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Holley & Chalk 1992, pp. 223–224.
- ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, pp. 454–455.
- ^ Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 155.
- ^ a b Holley & Chalk 2003, p. 549.
- ^ Hugman 1981, p. 451.
- ^ a b c d Chalk, Holley & Bull 2013, p. 391.
- ^ "www.designertoothbrush.com". AliBaba.com. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Scuba Toothbrush". www.radiustoothbrush.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
Bibliography
[edit]- Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints – A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9926864-0-6.
- Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (2003). In That Number – A Post-war Chronicle of Southampton FC. Hagiology Publishing. ISBN 0-9534474-3-X.
- Hugman, Barry (1981). Football League Players Records (1946–1981). Aylesbury: Rothmans Publications. ISBN 0-907574-08-4.