The following month he scored 2 goals for Longford in a 4–0 win against local rivals Athlone Town in a league cup tie in St Mels Park.
After suffering from a severe bout of tonsillitis he spent numerous weeks out of the team but did return for a league cup semi final win against Finn Harps that Longford won 2–1 thanks to goals from Sean Francis and Dessie Baker.
He scored the first goal in the 2–1 FAI Cup semi final victory against Drogheda United in October 2004 with the winner coming from Seán Dillon in the last minute of extra time.
The loss of several of the FAI cup winning squad saw Town struggle in the 2007 as did a 6-point deduction for licensing issues and Martin left the club in the summer transfer window to sign for Shamrock Rovers in exchange for Jamie Duffy and Ian Ryan.
Persistent hip and groin injuries saw his performances curtailed for the remainder of the 2007 although he did play a starring role in a 2–0 win against local rivals Bohemians which saw Rovers climb to 2nd in the table.
With the side out of promotion contention from the League of Ireland First Division mid-way through their second season, Doherty and Martin departed Shels in June 2016.
In their first full season in charge, Doyle and Martin led the midlanders to promotion to the League of Ireland Premier Division via the play-offs in November 2020.
Following the departure of Doyle from the club, Martin took the role of interim manager on 2 November 2021 for the final three games of the season before he too also left the Town.
[2][3][4] Their father Paul played for Shamrock Rovers in the early 1970s and was part of the famous Athlone Town team that drew with AC Milan in St Mel's Park 1975.