Northampton Town Football Club were saddened to learn of the recent passing of former player Don Martin.

Don came through the ranks at the County Ground, winning England youth international caps on the way. He was in and of the team during the Division Three Championship season of 1963, not playing enough games to win a medal.

He became a prolific scorer in the middle part of that decade and when the Cobblers were promoted to Division One he was one of the three joint top scorers.

Before the Division One campaign kicked off Don broke his jaw in training and spent several months on the sidelines. It was suggested in the media that the injury may have cost him an England under 23 cap.

Despite the Cobblers falling back down the divisions, Don continued to score goals and once the club fell into Division Three Blackburn stepped in with a £36,000 bid - a new club record for Northampton.

Don spent eight years at Blackburn suffering relegation to the Third Division and winning promotion back to the second tier in that time.

When Bill Dodgin took over at Northampton he brought Don back to the club.

He was a more complete player by now, playing in midfield and defence as well as attack.

He left the club in 1978 to play for Hitchin and later managed Corby Town as well as setting up a painting and decorating business.