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{{Short description|Former Ireland international rugby league footballer and coach}}
{{other people||Thomas Martyn (rugby league)|Thomas Martyn (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name               = Tommy Martyn
|fullname           = Thomas Martyn
|image              = 
|caption            = 
|position           = {{rlp|SO}}
|birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1971|6|4|df=yes}}
|birth_place        = [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]], [[Lancashire, England]]
|height             = 
|weight             = 
|club1              = [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]]
|year1start         = 1989
|year1end           = 92
|appearances1       = 78
|tries1             = 36
|goals1             = 85
|fieldgoals1        = 13
|points1            = 327
|club2              = [[St Helens R.F.C.|St Helens]]
|year2start         = 1992 
|year2end           = 03 
|appearances2       = 211
|tries2             = 127
|goals2             = 105
|fieldgoals2        = 25
|points2            = 743
|club3              = {{nowrap|[[Leigh Centurions]]}}
|year3start         = 2003
|year3end           = 04
|appearances3       = 36
|tries3             = 26
|goals3             = 3
|fieldgoals3        = 4
|points3            = 114
|teamA              = [[Ireland national rugby league team|Ireland]]
|yearAstart         = 1997
|yearAend           = 00
|appearancesA       = 8
|triesA             = 5
|goalsA             = 8
|fieldgoalsA        = 1
|pointsA            = 22
|coachteam1         = {{nowrap|[[Leigh Centurions]]}}
|coachyear1start    = 2005
|coachyear1end      = 
|coachgames1        = 
|coachwin%1         = 
|coachpremierships1 = 
|updated            = 18 September 2020
|source             = <ref>RL Record Keepers' Club</ref><ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Tommy-Martyn/summary.html Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org]</ref>
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| father       = [[Thomas Martyn (rugby league)|Thomas Martyn]]
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| education    = 
| alma_mater   = 
| relatives    = [[Mick Martyn (rugby league)|Mick Martyn]] (uncle)<br>[[Shay Martyn]] (son)
}}
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'''Thomas Martyn''' (born 4 June 1971) is a former [[Ireland national rugby league team|Ireland international]] [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, and [[Coach (sport)|coach]]ed in the 2000s. He played at representative level for [[Ireland national rugby league team|Ireland]], and at club level for [[Oldham R.L.F.C.|Oldham]] and [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] in the [[Rugby Football League Championship|Championship]], and, subsequently, [[Super League]] and [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]], as a {{rlp|so}}. Martyn was known for his very good passing ability and vision. He was able to enjoy a successful rugby career despite undergoing two knee reconstructions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/super_league/3009512.stm|publisher=BBC News|title=Martyn quits Saints for Leigh|date=2003-06-21|access-date=25 May 2010}}</ref>

==Background==
Martyn was born in [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]], [[Lancashire]], England.

==Playing career==
The son of the rugby league footballer [[Thomas Martyn (rugby league)|Tommy Martyn Sr]], and the nephew of the Leigh and Great Britain rugby league footballer [[Mick Martyn (rugby league)|Mick Martyn]],<ref name="Leigh RLFC Past Players Association dinner">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/sport/rugbyleague/leighcenturions/4532358.Leigh_RLFC_Past_Players_Association_dinner|title=Leigh RLFC Past Players Association dinner|publisher=thisislancashire.co.uk|date=6 August 2009|access-date=1 January 2012}}</ref>
Martyn played for St Helens from the interchange bench in their [[1996 Challenge Cup]] Final victory over [[Bradford Bulls]].<ref>{{cite web|title=steveprescottfoundation.co.uk|url=http://www.steveprescottfoundation.co.uk/About/StevePrescottStats.aspx|work=Steve Prescott Stats|publisher=Steve Prescott Foundation|access-date=3 June 2012}}</ref> Tommy Martyn Jr. teamed up with [[Bobbie Goulding]] in the halves for the 1997 [[Challenge Cup]] Final at Wembley. His two tries and try-saving [[ankle tap]] tackle on [[Danny Peacock]] helped St. Helens to victory and earned him the [[Lance Todd Trophy]] as man-of-the-match.<ref>
{{cite news 
|last = Kelner
|first = Simon
|title = Saints go shining through the hype
|work = The Independent
|date = 1997-05-04
|url = https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-saints-go-shining-through-the-hype-1259756.html
|access-date = 5 December 2009
|location=London}}</ref> Martyn played for [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] at scrum half back in their [[1999 Super League Grand Final]] victory over [[Bradford Bulls]].

Having won the [[1999 Super League Grand Final]], [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] contested in the [[2000 World Club Challenge]] against [[National Rugby League]] Premiers [[Melbourne Storm|Melbourne]], with Martyn playing as a stand-off half back in the loss. He also played for [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] at stand-off half back in their [[2000 Super League Grand Final]] victory over [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]]. In 2000, Martyn's abilities were rewarded when he was selected to represent [[Ireland national rugby league team|Ireland]] in the [[2000 Rugby League World Cup]] where he represented the Wolfhounds at Stand-off defeating [[Samoa]] and Scotland in the pool stages and losing to England 26–16 in the quarter finals where he scored a try and kicked 2 goals.

As [[Super League V]] champions, [[St Helens R.F.C.|St. Helens]] played against [[2000 NRL season|2000 NRL]] Premiers, [[Brisbane Broncos|Brisbane]] in the [[2001 World Club Challenge]]. Martyn played at stand-off half back in St. Helens' victory.

Having won [[Super League VI]], St Helens contested the [[2003 World Club Challenge]] against 2002 NRL Premiers, [[Sydney Roosters]]. Martyn played at scrum half back in St. Helens' 38–0 loss.

==Post playing==
In 2008 he joined the coaching staff of Super League side [[Warrington Wolves|Warrington]], to act as a kicking coach for the academy side.<ref name="Martyn to add Wolves bite">{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12196_3407155,00.html|title=Martyn to add Wolves bite|publisher=Sky Sports|date=2008-04-10|access-date=10 April 2008}}</ref>

In December 2009 he joined [[Widnes Vikings|Widnes]] in a similar role.<ref name="Martyn kicks in">{{cite web|url=http://www.runcornandwidnesworld.co.uk/vikings/vikingsnews/4789370.Martyn_kicks_in|title=Martyn kicks in|publisher=Runcorn and Widnes World|date=2009-12-11|access-date=3 August 2012}}{{dead link|date=July 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Martyn's son [[Shay Martyn]] is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for St Helens in the [[Super League]].

==References==
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{{succession box
| before = [[Darren Abram]]<br>2004-2005
| after  = [[Tony Benson (rugby league)|Tony Benson]]<br>2006
| title  = Coach<br>{{leagueicon|leigh|size=18}}<br>[[Leigh Centurions]]
| years  = 2005
}}
{{S-end}}

==External links==
* [http://www.saints.org.uk/saints.org.uk/home/viewpage.php?page_id=10&num=15911 Statistics at saints.org.uk]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2000/world_cup/team_profiles/ireland.stm Ireland 2000 RLWC squad] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001216083500/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2000/world_cup/team_profiles/ireland.stm |date=16 December 2000 }}

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