Cup third round replay at Tottenham Hotspur in the first game at the club of manager Brian Clough, so Neil Martin has the distinction of scoring the first goal of Clough's reign at Forest. Brighton & Hove Albion Neil Martin in his mid 30s joined third division Brighton scoring a debut goal against Rotherham United. He scored two more at Sheffield Wednesday (yet again) this time in a draw. Despite things seeming to go well at the Seagulls, Brighton signed Sammy Morgan and Martin was reduced to a peripheral figure. Crystal Palace In March Neil Martin left one promotion chase for another signing for Crystal Palace but only scored once for the Eagles when drawing with Halifax Town. The Palace promotion challenged petered out (Brighton also lost out). St Patrick's Athletic Barry Bridges signed Martin in 1976 and he stayed at Richmond Park for two seasons. After playing After hanging up his boots Neil Martin stayed in the game as a coach and in the early 1980s was installed as joint manager at Walsall alongside existing manager Alan Buckley. Initially the duo were successful and had the team challenging for promotion to the Second Division by Christmas of 1981. At the turn of the year, however, Buckley was removed from the coaching staff, with Martin given sole control over team selection. Walsall's form collapsed dramatically after this, and only a last-day draw with Doncaster Rovers prevented relegation to the Fourth Division. After the season ended, Martin left the club, and Buckley was re-instated as manager. Martin still takes an active interest in football; in March 2007, Martin attended a game involving two of his former clubs, Queen of the South against Hibs in a Scottish Cup quarter final at Palmerston Park. Martin has also returned to Coventry City FC on Former Player Celebration days in recent years. International career Martin played once for Scotland at U-23 level and twice for the Scottish Football League XI, scoring at Roker Park in a 2–2 draw against the Football League. At the end of the 1964–65 season Scotland played two away World Cup qualifiers. Martin made his debut partnering a scoring Denis Law in a 1–1 draw in Poland, and again paired with Law in a 2–1 victory in Finland. Martin won his third and yet again unbeaten final cap after his move to Sunderland (all three caps were awarded in 1965). Martin