▁Manchester ▁United ▁as ▁a ▁goal keeper , ▁he ▁later ▁played ▁nearly ▁a ▁whole ▁season ▁in ▁goal ▁for ▁A ston ▁Villa . ▁ ▁G ael ic ▁footballer ▁Martin ▁played ▁G ael ic ▁football ▁in ▁his ▁youth ▁for ▁St . Ma urs ▁G AA ▁club , ▁R ush ▁Co . ▁Dublin ▁and ▁was ▁called ▁into ▁the ▁Dublin ▁senior ▁panel ▁aged ▁just ▁ 1 8 . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁he ▁helped ▁Dublin ▁win ▁the ▁Le in ster ▁title , ▁partner ing ▁Joe ▁Fitz ger ald ▁of ▁Ger ald ines ▁in ▁mid field ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁against ▁Car low . ▁However ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁as ▁playing ▁for ▁Dublin , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁playing ▁s occer ▁for ▁Dr um cond ra . ▁When ▁this ▁was ▁discovered , ▁the ▁G ael ic ▁Athlet ic ▁Association , ▁which ▁maintained ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁foreign ▁sports , ▁exp elled ▁Martin ▁and ▁with h eld ▁his ▁w inners ▁medal . ▁He ▁eventually ▁received ▁the ▁medal ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁after ▁the ▁ban ▁was ▁lifted . ▁ ▁Martin ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁several ▁notable ▁Dublin ▁football ers ▁to ▁have ▁successfully ▁switched ▁codes . ▁O thers ▁include ▁Jack ▁Kir wan , ▁Val ▁Harris ▁and ▁Kevin ▁Mor an . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Martin ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁s occer ▁while ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁Air ▁Corps ▁and ▁subsequently ▁signed ▁for ▁Dr um cond ra . ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁Dr ums ▁that ▁early ▁signs ▁of ▁his ▁vers at ility ▁emer ged . ▁While ▁helping ▁the ▁club