1 9 5 0 . ▁ ▁League ▁of ▁Ireland ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Martin ▁left ▁Villa ▁to ▁sign ▁for ▁Water ford ▁United ▁. ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁he ▁accepted ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁player - manager ▁at ▁D und alk ▁. ▁ ▁Irish ▁international ▁When ▁Martin ▁began ▁his ▁international ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁there ▁were , ▁in ▁effect , ▁two ▁Ireland ▁teams , ▁chosen ▁by ▁two ▁rival ▁associations . ▁Both ▁associations , ▁the ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁– ▁based ▁I FA ▁and ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland ▁– ▁based ▁FA I ▁claimed ▁juris diction ▁over ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁Ireland ▁and ▁selected ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁whole ▁island . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁several ▁notable ▁Irish ▁players ▁from ▁this ▁era , ▁including ▁Martin , ▁played ▁for ▁both ▁teams . ▁ ▁FA I ▁XI ▁Between ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Martin ▁made ▁ 3 0 ▁appearances ▁and ▁scored ▁ 6 ▁goals ▁for ▁the ▁FA I ▁XI . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁during ▁a ▁tour ▁of ▁I ber ia ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁After ▁half ▁an ▁hour ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁against ▁Portugal , ▁with ▁the ▁Irish ▁already ▁trailing ▁ 3 – 0 , ▁goal keeper ▁Ned ▁Court ney ▁was ▁injured ▁and ▁the ▁select ors ▁put ▁Martin ▁in ▁goal . ▁He ▁kept ▁a ▁clean ▁sheet , ▁the ▁Irish ▁eventually ▁losing ▁ 3 – 1 . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Martin ▁retained ▁his ▁place ▁for ▁the ▁game