Martin Foyle

Martin John Foyle (born 2 May 1963) is an English former professional footballer and manager, who is now Head of Recruitment at Northampton Town. In his 20-year playing career he played 533 League games, scoring 155 goals. As a manager he took charge of Port Vale and York City, Northwich Victoria, Hereford United and Southport.

He started his career with Southampton as a trainee and after spending four years at the club, during which he was loaned out on two occasions, he joined Aldershot for a £10,000 fee in August 1984. An £140,000 move to Oxford United followed in March 1987, and he became Port Vale's record signing when they paid £375,000 for him in June 1991. He spent nine seasons at the club, where he scored 107 goals, making him the club's record post-war goalscorer. He was twice voted the club's Player of the Year and helped the Vale to win the Football League Trophy in 1993.

After retiring as a player, he managed Port Vale's youth team and in February 2004 took charge of first-team affairs, eventually leaving the club in September 2007 by mutual consent. A spell as caretaker manager at Wrexham preceded his appointment as manager of York City in November 2008. Foyle took York to an FA Trophy Final and Conference Premier play-off Final, but resigned in September 2010. He was put in charge of Northwich Victoria for a three-month spell in February 2012 before being appointed manager at Hereford United in May 2012. He stayed with Hereford until departing in March 2014. He was appointed as Southport manager in May 2014 but resigned five months later.