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”’Martin Moran”’ (8 December 1873 – 26 January 1967)<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref> was a Scottish [[Association football|footballer]] who played mainly as an [[Forward (association football)#Outside forward|outside right]].<ref name=litsterprewar>{{cite magazine |title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players |author=John Litster |magazine=Scottish Football Historian magazine |date=October 2012}}</ref><ref>[https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/moran-martin-image-1-chelsea-1907/ Moran Martin Image 1 Chelsea 1907], Vintage Footballers</ref> His many clubs included [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] (two spells),<ref>[https://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/player.php?playerid=2282 (Celtic player) Moran, Martin], FitbaStats</ref> [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]], [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]],<ref name=lhhom>[https://londonhearts.com/scores///newplayers/h00561.html Martin Moran], London Hearts Supporters Club</ref> [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]]<ref name=hamb/> and [[Albion Rovers F.C.|Albion Rovers]] in Scotland, and [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]],<ref>[https://www.11v11.com/players/martin-moran-46938/ Martin Moran], 11v11.com</ref> [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall Athletic]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in England.<ref>[http://www.stamford-bridge.com/player.php?id=401&surname=Moran&firstname=Martin Chelsea FC Player Profile: Martin Moran], Stamford-Bridge.com</ref> Small and slight in stature, he was known as “Mighty Midget”.

”’Martin Moran”’ (8 December 1873 – 26 January 1967)<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref> was a Scottish [[Association football|footballer]] who played mainly as an [[Forward (association football)#Outside forward|outside right]].<ref name=litsterprewar>{{cite magazine |title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players |author=John Litster |magazine=Scottish Football Historian magazine |date=October 2012}}</ref><ref>[https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/moran-martin-image-1-chelsea-1907/ Moran Martin Image 1 Chelsea 1907], Vintage Footballers</ref> His many clubs included [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] (two spells),<ref>[https://www.fitbastats.com/celtic/player.php?playerid=2282 (Celtic player) Moran, Martin], FitbaStats</ref> [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]], [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]],<ref name=lhhom>[https://londonhearts.com/scores///newplayers/h00561.html Martin Moran], London Hearts Supporters Club</ref> [[Hamilton Academical F.C.|Hamilton Academical]]<ref name=hamb/> and [[Albion Rovers F.C.|Albion Rovers]] in Scotland, and [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]], [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]],<ref>[https://www.11v11.com/players/martin-moran-46938/ Martin Moran], 11v11.com</ref> [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall Athletic]] and [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in England.<ref>[http://www.stamford-bridge.com/player.php?id=401&surname=Moran&firstname=Martin Chelsea FC Player Profile: Martin Moran], Stamford-Bridge.com</ref> Small and slight in stature, he was known as “Mighty Midget”.

His first spell at Celtic in 1898, aged 20, included appearances in a two-legged friendly billed as the informal ‘[[Football World Championship|Championship for Great Britain]]’ against Sheffield United (although the first match took place before either club was officially champion of their nation),<ref>[https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1898/1898041615.htm Champions], The Scottish Referee, 15 April 1898, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club</ref> prior to being moved on in October of that year along with several other fringe players in a cost-cutting measure.<ref name=cwiki>[http://www.thecelticwiki.com/m/page/Moran%2C+Martin Moran, Martin], The Celtic Wiki</ref>

His first spell at Celtic in 1898, included appearances in a two-legged friendly billed as the informal ‘[[Football World Championship|Championship for Great Britain]]’ against Sheffield United (although the first match took place before either club was officially champion of their nation),<ref>[https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/images/1898/1898041615.htm Champions], The Scottish Referee, 15 April 1898, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club</ref> prior to being moved on in October of that year along with several other fringe players in a cost-cutting measure.<ref name=cwiki>[http://www.thecelticwiki.com/m/page/Moran%2C+Martin Moran, Martin], The Celtic Wiki</ref>

After a good season with Clyde he moved to England with Sheffield United, where he was a back-up squad member as the ”Blades” were runners-up in the [[1899–1900 Football League]], then played a minor role in Middlesbrough’s promotion from the second tier in [[1901–02 Football League|1901–02]]. From 1902 to 1904 he appeared in 99 competitive matches (17 goals) for [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall Athletic]],<ref>{{Cite book|first=Eddie |last=Tarrant |author2=Richard Lindsay |title=Millwall: The Complete Record | publisher=DB Publishing | year=2010| isbn=978-1-85983-833-4|page=532}}</ref> reached the [[FA Cup]] semi-final in [[1902–03 FA Cup|1902–03]] and won the [[London League (football)|London League]] and the [[Southern Professional Charity Cup]] in 1903–04.<ref>{{Cite book|first=Eddie |last=Tarrant |author2=Richard Lindsay |title=Millwall: The Complete Record | publisher=DB Publishing | year=2010| isbn=978-1-85983-833-4|pages=268–271}}</ref> In his season with Hearts back in Scotland he won the minor [[Rosebery Charity Cup]],<ref name=lhhom/> and was involved in another English promotion with Chelsea in [[1906–07 Football League|1906–07]], having been in their first-ever team the previous year. On returning to Celtic in 1908, a decade after his previous time in [[Glasgow]] (this time in the role of an experienced reserve), he was a [[Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup]] winner.<ref name=cwiki/>

After a good season with Clyde he moved to England with Sheffield United, where he was a back-up squad member as the ”Blades” were runners-up in the [[1899–1900 Football League]], then played a minor role in Middlesbrough’s promotion from the second tier in [[1901–02 Football League|1901–02]]. From 1902 to 1904 he appeared in 99 competitive matches (17 goals) for [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall Athletic]],<ref>{{Cite book|first=Eddie |last=Tarrant |author2=Richard Lindsay |title=Millwall: The Complete Record | publisher=DB Publishing | year=2010| isbn=978-1-85983-833-4|page=532}}</ref> reached the [[FA Cup]] semi-final in [[1902–03 FA Cup|1902–03]] and won the [[London League (football)|London League]] and the [[Southern Professional Charity Cup]] in 1903–04.<ref>{{Cite book|first=Eddie |last=Tarrant |author2=Richard Lindsay |title=Millwall: The Complete Record | publisher=DB Publishing | year=2010| isbn=978-1-85983-833-4|pages=268–271}}</ref> In his season with Hearts back in Scotland he won the minor [[Rosebery Charity Cup]],<ref name=lhhom/> and was involved in another English promotion with Chelsea in [[1906–07 Football League|1906–07]], having been in their first-ever team the previous year. On returning to Celtic in 1908, a decade after his previous time in [[Glasgow]] (this time in the role of an experienced reserve), he was a [[Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup]] winner.<ref name=cwiki/>

Scottish footballer

Martin Moran (8 December 1873 – 26 January 1967)^[3] was a Scottish footballer who played mainly as an outside right.^[4][5] His many clubs included Celtic (two spells),^[6] Clyde, Heart of Midlothian,^[7] Hamilton Academical^[2] and Albion Rovers in Scotland, and Sheffield United, Middlesbrough,^[8] Millwall Athletic and Chelsea in England.^[9] Small and slight in stature, he was known as “Mighty Midget”.

His first spell at Celtic in 1898, included appearances in a two-legged friendly billed as the informal ‘Championship for Great Britain‘ against Sheffield United (although the first match took place before either club was officially champion of their nation),^[10] prior to being moved on in October of that year along with several other fringe players in a cost-cutting measure.^[11]

After a good season with Clyde he moved to England with Sheffield United, where he was a back-up squad member as the Blades were runners-up in the 1899–1900 Football League, then played a minor role in Middlesbrough’s promotion from the second tier in 1901–02. From 1902 to 1904 he appeared in 99 competitive matches (17 goals) for Millwall Athletic,^[12] reached the FA Cup semi-final in 1902–03 and won the London League and the Southern Professional Charity Cup in 1903–04.^[13] In his season with Hearts back in Scotland he won the minor Rosebery Charity Cup,^[7] and was involved in another English promotion with Chelsea in 1906–07, having been in their first-ever team the previous year. On returning to Celtic in 1908, a decade after his previous time in Glasgow (this time in the role of an experienced reserve), he was a Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup winner.^[11]

Moran played in the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots international trial match of 1905 while contracted to Hearts,^[4][14] but received no further representative honours.