David Collie Martin, universally known as Collie Martin, (born 19 March 1890 in Brechin

Brechin

Brechin is a former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. Traditionally Brechin is often described as a city because of its cathedral and its status as the seat of a pre-Reformation Roman Catholic diocese , but that status has not been officially recognised in the modern era...

; died 26 March 1917 in Ypres

Ypres

Ypres is a Belgian municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote...

, Belgium

Belgium

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) was a Scottish

Scotland

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 footballer

Football (soccer)

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 who played as a forward

Striker

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. He started his career as a centre forward at Brechin City before moving on to Dundee

Dundee F.C.

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 in 1911. He only played a few games for Dundee before crossing the road to Tannadice

Tannadice Park

Tannadice Park, usually referred to as Tannadice, is a football stadium located on Tannadice Street in the Scottish city of Dundee. The stadium is home of Dundee United F.C. and has a capacity of 14,209.-Early days :...

 where he made his name with Dundee Hibernian

Dundee United F.C.

Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...

 (Dundee United

Dundee United F.C.

Dundee United Football Club is a Scottish professional football club located in the city of Dundee. Formed in 1909, originally as Dundee Hibernian, the club changed to the present name in 1923...

's name until 1923). He made his debut for Dundee Hibs on the 16th August, 1913, and over the course of the season scored 22 goals in Scottish Division 2 becoming the division's top scorer for 1913/14.

His next season with Dundee Hibs was no less spectacular, where again he took the crown of Scottish Division 2 top scorer, this time with 30 goals, scoring 5 in one game against Albion Rovers. After starting season 1915/16 in a similar fashion, he volunteered for the Black Watch

Black Watch

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 in November 1915. In total, he scored 80 goals in 92 games for Dundee Hibs in all competitions. However, his scoring talents were lost forever when he fell near Ypres

Ypres

Ypres is a Belgian municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote...

 on the 26th March, 1917. He had attained the rank of Corporal

Corporal

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 by the time of his death, and is buried in Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, Belgium

Belgium

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.

Honours

• Scottish Football League Division Two Top scorer: 2

1913/14

1913-14 in Scottish football

The 1913–14 season saw an increase from 18 teams to 20 teams in Division one while the number of teams in Division two was decreased back to 12 from 14...

, 1914/15

1914-15 in Scottish football

The 1914–15 season was the 25th season of competitive football in Scotland. The addition of Lochgelly United and Clydebank meant that there were fourteen teams in Division Two.-Scottish League Division One:Champions: Celtic...