Martin Foyle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Martin Foyle

English association football player and manager

Date of Birth: 02-May-1963

Place of Birth: Salisbury, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Martin Foyle

  • Martin John Foyle (born 2 May 1963) is an English former professional footballer and manager.
  • In his 20-year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals.
  • As a manager, he took charge of Port Vale and York City, Northwich Victoria, Hereford United and Southport. He started his career with Southampton as a trainee and after spending four years at the club, during which he was loaned out on two occasions, he joined Aldershot for a £10,000 fee in August 1984.
  • An £140,000 move to Oxford United followed in March 1987, and he became Port Vale's record signing when they paid £375,000 for him in June 1991.
  • He spent nine seasons at the club, where he scored 107 goals, making him the club's record post-war goalscorer.
  • He was twice voted the club's Player of the Year and helped the Vale to win the Football League Trophy in 1993. After retiring as a player, he managed Port Vale's youth team and in February 2004 took charge of first-team affairs, eventually leaving the club in September 2007 by mutual consent.
  • A spell as caretaker manager at Wrexham preceded his appointment as manager of York City in November 2008.
  • Foyle took York to an FA Trophy Final and Conference Premier play-off Final, but resigned in September 2010.
  • He was put in charge of Northwich Victoria for a three-month spell in February 2012 before being appointed manager at Hereford United in May 2012.
  • He stayed with Hereford until departing in March 2014.
  • He was appointed as Southport manager in May 2014 but resigned five months later.

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