Harold Martin is a former Australian rules football

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er who played for Fitzroy

Fitzroy Football Club

The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...

 in the Victorian Football League

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 (VFL) and coached in the Victorian Football Association

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Martin made only one appearance with the seniors at Fitzroy, with his debut coming in a 52 point loss to Carlton at Princes Park late in the 1968 VFL season

1968 VFL season

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. He then embarked on a long career in the VFA and captain-coached Sunshine

Sunshine Football Club

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 from 1975 to 1977. As captain-coach of Preston

Northern Bullants

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, he took the club to a Grand Final in 1978, where they were beaten by Prahran, with Martin involved in an infamous fist fight with Sam Kekovich

Sam Kekovich

Sam Kekovich is an Australian media personality, sports commentator and former Australian rules football player.He is well known for his controversial behaviour, both on and off the field, and most recently for his series of satirical advertisements as the spokesman for Meat and Livestock...

. Martin steered Preston to another Grand Final in 1981 but his team against ended the day disappointed. His next appointment was at Coburg, which he coached to third place in 1982. After winning a 'Best and Fairest' with Coburg in 1983, Martin joined Reservoir

Reservoir Football Club

The Reservoir Football Club is an Australian rules football club located 12 km north of Melbourne in the suburb of Reservoir founded in 1923, the club initially competed in the Bourke-Evelyn, Diamond Valley, Metropolitan, and Panton Hill leagues before returning to the DVFL now known as the...

 as coach and steered them to the 1984 division two DVFL premiership. He was coach of Box Hill in 1987 and 1988.