Martin began his career with the youth system of Scottish Premier League club Motherwell, making the first team for the 2005–06 season.

Rangers made enquiries about signing Martin in 2007,[4] before he joined League One club Leeds United on an initial two-year contract on 31 August 2007, taking the opportunity to be more involved in a first team squad.

[10] Martin had his Football League debut with Stanley in the opening game of the season in a 1–0 defeat to Rotherham United[11] and fought for the number one jersey with fellow goalkeeper Ian Dunbavin.

Martin was part of the Leeds squad that gained promotion to the Championship, although he was confined to being third choice keeper behind Shane Higgs and Casper Ankergren.

In October, after injuries to Kasper Schmeichel and Shane Higgs, Leeds contemplated recalling Martin to act as cover but decided to let him stay at Barrow to help his development.

[15] On 31 January 2011, Martin's contract was cancelled by mutual consent, allowing him to find a new club, after the loan signing of Manchester City goalkeeper David González Giraldo.

Martin was the regular first choice keeper after signing and helped the Somerset Park club to win promotion to the Scottish Football League First Division via the play-offs in May 2011.

Martin signed an initial one-year deal with Crewe Alexandra in July 2011, after impressive performances for the club during their pre-season,[16] finally making his first-team debut on 11 August 2012, keeping a clean sheet in a 5–0 home win over Hartlepool in a Capital One League Cup first round tie.

Martin had his under-21 debut versus Northern Ireland in November 2008 and despite playing only nineteen minutes due to an injury, he retained his place as the team's first-choice goalkeeper for some future matches.