Alvin Martin was an international footballer who represented England 17 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Brazil on 12th May 1981 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Sweden on 10th September 1986 aged 28. Martin, born on 19th July 1958, in Bootle, Liverpool, has a FA Legacy Number of 951 and played as a Centre Back for his country.
Alvin Martin - 17 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Alvin Edward Martin
- Born: 19th July 1958, Bootle, Liverpool
- England Career: 1981 - 1986
- Positions whilst with England: Centre Back
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: West Ham United (17)
- FA Legacy Number: 951
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Brazil (FR) on 12th May 1981 aged 22 years, 9 months, 24 days - Last Cap: v
Sweden (FR) on 10th September 1986 aged 28 years, 1 month, 22 days - Career Length: 5 years, 121 days
- Starts: 16
- Substitute:
1 - Withdrawn:
1 - Full Games: 15
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup QualifierWCQ
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- European Championship QualifierECQ
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- World Cup FinalsWCF
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 1
- Competitive
- 12
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 1
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 7
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 9
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Neutral
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 1
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Lost
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 12
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 1
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Back
- 17
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 1
- Total
- 17
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 1
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Bobby Robson- 13
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 1
- England Ron Greenwood
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Kenny Sansom
- 14 Matches
- Peter Shilton
- 12 Matches
- Terry Butcher
- 11 Matches
- Bryan Robson
- 9 Matches
- Tony Woodcock
- 9 Matches
- Glenn Hoddle
- 8 Matches
- Sammy Lee
- 8 Matches
- Ray Wilkins
- 8 Matches
- Phil Neal
- 7 Matches
- Steve Coppell
- 6 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- www.theyflysohigh.co.uk by Steve Marsh
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 70 sources from 17 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SWE, 0 - 1, 10th Sep 1986 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 17.
Age: 28 years, 1 month, 22 days. 
PAR, 3 - 0, 18th Jun 1986 (WCF) 
West Ham United, Cap: 16.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 30 days.
CAN, 1 - 0, 24th May 1986 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 15.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 5 days.
ISR, 2 - 1, 26th Feb 1986 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 14.
Age: 27 years, 7 months, 7 days.
NIR, 1 - 0, 27th Feb 1985 (WCQ) West Ham United, Cap: 13.
Age: 26 years, 7 months, 8 days.
WAL, 0 - 1, 2nd May 1984 (HC) 
West Ham United, Cap: 12.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 14 days.
LUX, 4 - 0, 16th Nov 1983 (ECQ) West Ham United, Cap: 11.
Age: 25 years, 3 months, 28 days.
HUN, 3 - 0, 12th Oct 1983 (ECQ) West Ham United, Cap: 10.
Age: 25 years, 2 months, 24 days.- HUN, 2 - 0, 27th Apr 1983 (ECQ) West Ham United, Cap: 9.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 8 days. 
GRE, 0 - 0, 30th Mar 1983 (ECQ) West Ham United, Cap: 8.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 11 day.- WAL, 2 - 1, 23rd Feb 1983 (HC) West Ham United, Cap: 7.
Age: 24 years, 7 months, 4 days. - LUX, 9 - 0, 15th Dec 1982 (ECQ) West Ham United, Cap: 6.
Age: 24 years, 4 months, 27 days. - GRE, 3 - 0, 17th Nov 1982 (ECQ) West Ham United, Cap: 5.
Age: 24 years, 3 months, 29 days. 
FIN, 4 - 1, 3rd Jun 1982 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 4.
Age: 23 years, 10 months, 15 days.- HUN, 1 - 0, 18th Nov 1981 (WCQ) West Ham United, Cap: 3.
Age: 23 years, 3 months, 30 days. 
SCO, 0 - 1, 23rd May 1981 (HC) 
West Ham United, Cap: 2.
Age: 22 years, 10 months, 4 days.- BRA, 0 - 1, 12th May 1981 (FR) West Ham United, Cap: 1.
Age: 22 years, 9 months, 24 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.