Chris Martin

Norwich City

2006–07 season

Born in Beccles, Suffolk, Martin was rewarded with a place on the bench for the game against Plymouth Argyle on 13 January 2007 after impressing in Norwich's FA Youth Cup run. He made his first team debut in a 1–0 home defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers on 30 January 2007. He scored his first goal in an FA Cup fourth round replay against Blackpool on 13 February 2007 at Carrow Road, and grabbed his first league goal in a 1–1 draw against Coventry City on 24 February. Two more goals against Luton Town and Barnsley quickly followed. His run of form continued against Derby County, scoring one and having another ruled offside.

2007–08 season

However, he found a place in the starting line up hard to come by in the 2007–08 season under Peter Grant. Under new manager Glenn Roeder he was very much out of favour. He was also constantly criticised by Roeder with Roeder questioning his effort and being banned from a number of pubs in the Beccles area led to more criticism from Roeder. Along with Michael Spillane he joined Luton Town at the start of the 2008–09 season with Roeder famously naming the pair as "Tweedledum and Tweedledee". The decision to loan the pair out was met with criticism from many Norwich fans feeling that the pair should have been given a chance instead of relying on the high amount of loanees that Roeder had brought in.

2008–09 season

Loan at Luton Town

Martin joined League Two…

Martin's performances for Norwich in the 2006–07 season saw him win a place in the England Under-19 squad, in which he scored a debut goal in a 1–0 victory over Turkey on 21 March 2007. He featured in England's 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualification campaign making his competitive début against Russia in May 2007. In May 2014, Martin was called up by Scotland to play in a friendly against Nigeria at Craven Cottage. He qualified to play for Scotland because his father was born in Glasgow. Martin came on at half time in a match which ended in a 2–2 draw. He scored his first international goal with the opener in a 6–0 win against Gibraltar in the final game of Scotland's unsuccessful UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign. Martin scored the second goal for Scotland in a 5–1 win against Malta, the first game of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification. He said after the game that he had been surprised to be selected to start the match. Later in the same campaign, Martin scored a late winning goal in a victory against Slovenia, having been jeered by some Scotland fans as he was introduced to that match as a substitute a few minutes before scoring.

Club

As of match played 11 March 2025

International

As of match played 8 October 2017

International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

Luton Town

Football League Trophy: 2008–09 Norwich City

Football League Championship runner-up: 2010–11 Football League One: 2009–10 Individual

EFL League One Player of the Month: January 2024