Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | April 1886 | ||
Place of birth | Padiham, England | ||
Date of death | 1955 (aged 68–69) | ||
Place of death | Burnley, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
East Lancashire Regiment | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Oswaldtwistle Rovers | |||
Accrington Stanley | |||
1910–1911 | Southampton | 30 | (9) |
1911–???? | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Martin Dunne (April 1886 – 1955) [1] was an English footballer who played one season as a forward in the Southern League for Southampton.
Dunne was born in Padiham, near Burnley and after playing for Oswaldtwistle Rovers and Accrington Stanley in the Lancashire Combination, [2] he moved to the south coast in May 1910 to join Southern League Southampton. At Southampton, heimmediately created a favourable impressi" [2] in pre-season matches and scored on his debut in a 2–3 defeat at Luton Town on 3 September 1910, followed by a goal in a 3–0 victory over Portsmouth on 10 September. [3]
He was "exceptionally quick off the mark" [2] and a superb sprinter, who was able to use his speed "with admirable effect". [2] By the end of the 1910–11 season he had scored nine league goals, making him joint top-scorer with Harry Brown, [3] although his final tally could have been significantly higher had a foot injury not hampered his form towards the end of the season. [2]
In the summer of 1911, he returned to his native Lancashire to join his Southampton teammate, John Johnston at Stalybridge Celtic. [2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | April 1886 | ||
Place of birth | Padiham, England | ||
Date of death | 1955 (aged 68–69) | ||
Place of death | Burnley, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
East Lancashire Regiment | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Oswaldtwistle Rovers | |||
Accrington Stanley | |||
1910–1911 | Southampton | 30 | (9) |
1911–???? | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Martin Dunne (April 1886 – 1955) [1] was an English footballer who played one season as a forward in the Southern League for Southampton.
Dunne was born in Padiham, near Burnley and after playing for Oswaldtwistle Rovers and Accrington Stanley in the Lancashire Combination, [2] he moved to the south coast in May 1910 to join Southern League Southampton. At Southampton, heimmediately created a favourable impressi" [2] in pre-season matches and scored on his debut in a 2–3 defeat at Luton Town on 3 September 1910, followed by a goal in a 3–0 victory over Portsmouth on 10 September. [3]
He was "exceptionally quick off the mark" [2] and a superb sprinter, who was able to use his speed "with admirable effect". [2] By the end of the 1910–11 season he had scored nine league goals, making him joint top-scorer with Harry Brown, [3] although his final tally could have been significantly higher had a foot injury not hampered his form towards the end of the season. [2]
In the summer of 1911, he returned to his native Lancashire to join his Southampton teammate, John Johnston at Stalybridge Celtic. [2]